Location: Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

Capital: Yaounde

Total Area: 475,440 sq km'

Population: appox. 18,549,00018,549,000

Languages: 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

Currency: Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF) Communaute Financiere Africaine franc (XAF)

Independance Day: 1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Date Joined: 1995

Head of Government: Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute(since 4 January 2019)



President

His Excellency Paul Biya


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HE Joseph Ngute


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7 African countries witness 20% rise in COVID-19 cases

YAOUNDE, Cameroon

While coronavirus cases have recently started declining across much of Africa, seven countries are showing an increase of more than 20% in cases, according to a report on Tuesday.

Benin, Eritrea, Eswatini, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and South Africa have been facing the surge in infections, while the World Health Organization (WHO) has also noted a slight uptick in deaths.

South Africa -- the hardest-hit African country by the pandemic -- is facing an increase in weekly cases for the second consecutive week.
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ANADOLU AGENCY
Primary, secondary schools reopen in Cameroon

More than two months after suspension of classes due to the coronavirus in Cameroon, primary and secondary school students returned to school on Monday. The government is facing criticism for weak measures to combat spread of the virus in one of the most affected countries in sub-Saharan Africa. With masks on, students returned to school in the capital Yaound?. Sanitary kits have been made available. “So, this morning at the entrance, we gave masks to all the students, each teacher will also receive a mask. We also have alcohol-based gels”, said Seyapdje Maurice, Deputy Headmaster of Deido High school.
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africanews
Dangote Cement supports Cameroon's fight against Covid-19

Nigerian cement-manufacturing company Dangote has handed over personal protection equipment (PPE) kits worth 100-million CFA francs to Cameroon’s ministry of public health to support health-care workers on the front line in the country's fight against Covid-19. Cameroon has been fighting the novel coronavirus for several weeks, and a number of corporate organisations are contributing towards this battle, which requires a lot of resources, according to Nairametrics, a financial resource company based in Nigeria.
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engineeringnews.co.za
AFDB approves above $43.46 million grants for bridge linking Cameroon and Chad

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved grants worth about $43.46 million for the construction of a bridge to connect Cameroon and Chad across the Logone river. The grants, comprising a $22.586 million tranche for Cameroon and $20.880 million for Chad, were approved on April 30. The facility is from the Investment Facility for Africa under a framework agreement between the Bank Group and the European Commission.
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africanews
Cameroon all set to join the ATI

Cameroon has just taken a big step towards its goal to enter into the capital of the African Trade Insurance (ATI) Agency. Indeed, on March 9, 2020, the Minister of Economy, Alamine Ousmane Mey, signed a XAF7.4 billion loan agreement with Nikolaos Milianitis, Director of the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the Central African region. The said loan, with an interest rate of 7.49%, is intended to cover Cameroon's contribution to the capital of the African Trade Insurance (ATI) Agency.
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businessincameroon
Cameroon needs dialogue to avert useless, senseless civil war – Bishop

The call for dialogue as a way out of the security crisis in Cameroon’s Anglophone region has been reiterated by the country’s Catholic Bishops.
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africanews
Cameroon summon US Ambassador for legacy comments

Sources at Cameroon’s Ministry of External Relations indicate the Ambassador was summoned on Tuesday to explain comments he made to the press after
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journalducameroun
US Ambassador leaves Cameroon amidst diplomatic fracas

The United States Ambassador to Cameroon Peter Henry Balerin has left the country for the United amidst the diplomatic fracas between both countries.
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journalducameroun
No court can solve Anglophone crisis-Mancho Bibixy

In one of his last statements before he is sentenced, the coffin revolution leader stressed that the solution to the Anglophone crisis is political that judicial and no court can solve problem.
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journalducameroun
46th National Day. Paul Biya To Preside Over Festivities In Yaounde

All is set for the grandiose celebration of Cameroon’s National Unity Day across the ten regions of the country. In Yaounde where the President of the Republic,
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cameroon-report.com
Cameroon’s opposition parties discuss route to peace with Secretary-General

Leading political figures from across the spectrum have united in calling on Cameroonians to engage in dialogue to resolve the ongoing
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thecommonwealth.org
Calls for peaceful dialogue in Cameroon

The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth has called for unity and peace during a meeting with the President of Cameroon.Speaking to President Paul Biya during a five-day visit to the country,
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