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Capital: Yaoundé
Government: Unitary Dominant-Party Presidential Republic Current President: Paul Biya Economy:
Population: 28,524,175 (July 2021 est.) Land Size: 475,442 sq km (183,568 sq miles) Major Ethnic Groups:
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RECENT NEWS
- Mon - Apr 8, 2024: Kidnappings in Chad Could Spark Regional Security Crisis - AllAfrica News: Cameroon
[Premium Times] The Chad-Cameroon-CAR border area is a powder keg of crime that needs swift action from all three governments. - Fri - Apr 5, 2024: Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera - AllAfrica News: Cameroon
[GAVI] Geneva/New York -- More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection and monitoring of outbreaks, effectiveness of vaccination campaigns in response to current outbreaks, and targeting of future preventive vaccination efforts. The global cholera rapid diagnostic test procurement programme is a - Thu - Apr 4, 2024: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages - AllAfrica News: Cameroon
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. - Tue - Apr 2, 2024: Food Assistance to Refugees in Cameroon At Risk of Halt Amid Funding Shortages - AllAfrica News: Cameroon
[UNHCR] YAOUNDE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa, East and North regions is at risk of grinding to a halt due to funding shortfalls. - Tue - Apr 2, 2024: Senegal Is Example for Fair Elections, Ousting Entrenched Leader - Cameroon Opposition - AllAfrica News: Cameroon
[VOA] Yaounde -- Members of Cameroon's opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African continent. They say it's time for change in Cameroon, where President Paul Biya, now in his 90s, has ruled for more than four decades and is preparing to run for re-election.