Cameroon
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Mar 19, 2010 00:00 EDT
Today in History. Today is Friday, March 19, the 78th day of 2010. There are 287 days left in the year.
Freed Chinese hostages 'traumatised' by Cameroon captivity
Mar 18, 2010 13:54 EDT
Seven Chinese hostages who were freed by an armed gang in Cameroon's southwest Bakassi region arrived "traumatised" Thursday in Yaounde, the capital, Chinese source said.
Freed Chinese hostages arrive in Cameroon's capital
Mar 18, 2010 11:27 EDT
Seven Chinese hostages who were freed by an armed gang in Cameroon's southwest Bakassi region arrived on Thursday in Yaounde, the capital, and went straight into the Chinese embassy.
Freed Chinese hostages headed to Cameroon capital
Mar 18, 2010 09:47 EDT
Seven Chinese fishermen freed after being abducted off Cameroon's Bakassi peninsula were on Thursday on their way to Yaounde, a Chinese diplomat told AFP.
Chinese fishermen seized off Cameroon freed: sources
Mar 17, 2010 16:59 EDT
Seven Chinese fishermen abducted off Cameroon's resource-rich Bakassi peninsula last week were freed on Wednesday, Cameroonian and Chinese sources told AFP.
Eto'o gives Mourinho revenge over Chelsea in Champions League
Mar 16, 2010 17:52 EDT
Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho got his revenge on Chelsea as a late goal from Samuel Eto'o sealed a 1-0 last 16 second leg victory over his former club at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday for a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Cameroon soldiers punished for clash with civilians
Mar 16, 2010 14:20 EDT
Nineteen members of an elite army unit in Camerooon have been punished, including 16 who were dismissed from the ranks, for acts of brutality against civilians, a government statement said Tuesday.
Despite ban, African ivory flows to Asia
Mar 16, 2010 07:08 EDT
A booming black market in African ivory linked to Asian crime syndicates may scupper efforts by Zambia and Tanzania to hold a one-off sale of tusks, experts and delegates at a UN wildlife trade meeting say.
China working to rescue Cameroon kidnap victims
Mar 16, 2010 06:19 EDT
China said Tuesday it was doing everything possible to secure the release of seven fishermen abducted off Cameroon and had asked for help from other countries involved in the rescue effort.
Break the law and your new 'friend' may be the FBI
Mar 16, 2010 03:25 EDT
Facebook feds go undercover: Report shows FBI, other agents dipping quietly into social media. The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too.
Chinese kidnapped in Cameroon 'in good health': diplomat
Mar 15, 2010 13:52 EDT
Seven Chinese nationals abducted off the coast of southwest Cameroon are in good health, a Chinese diplomat in Yaounde said Monday, adding that he was unaware of a reported ransom demand.
Cameroon kidnappers demand 15,000 dollars for Chinese
Mar 14, 2010 17:25 EDT
The kidnappers of seven Chinese nationals abducted off the Bakassi peninsula in southwest Cameroon have demanded 15,000 dollars (11,000 euros) for their release, a Cameroonian source said Sunday.
Chinese fishing boat, 7 crew hijacked off Cameroon
Mar 13, 2010 15:54 EST
YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Chinese fishing vessel with seven fishermen aboard was hijacked off the coast of Cameroon in the latest attack in the waters of West Africa's Gulf of Guinea, the Chinese embassy in Cameroon said on Saturday.
Seven Chinese nationals kidnapped off Cameroon
Mar 13, 2010 10:38 EST
Seven Chinese nationals working for a private fishing company have been kidnapped off the Bakassi peninsula in southwest Cameroon, Cameroonian and Chinese sources said on Saturday.
Seven Chinese nationals kidnapped off Cameroon
Mar 13, 2010 08:52 EST
Seven Chinese nationals have been kidnapped from a trawler off the Bakassi peninsula in southwest Cameroon, several sources told AFP Saturday.
WFP launches airlift to help DR.Congo refugees in Congo
Mar 12, 2010 13:26 EST
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday announced an airlift to deliver supplies to thousands of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Drogba named African Player of the Year
Mar 11, 2010 18:00 EST
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was on Thursday named African Footballer of the Year for 2009, the second time the Ivory Coast international has won the award.
Mutombo to lead NBA talent to Dakar for youth camp
Mar 10, 2010 15:21 EST
Retired NBA star Dikembe Mutombo will lead a group of NBA players and coaches to Dakar for the eighth Basketball Without Borders trip to Africa in August, the league announced Wednesday.
Cameroon footballer jailed in Myanmar for forgery
Mar 07, 2010 22:43 EST
Cameroon footballer sentenced to 9 years in prison for currency forgery in Myanmar. A Cameroon football player who sought refuge at the French Embassy in Myanmar's main city has been sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of forging U.S. currency, a newspaper said Monday.
World Cup will build South African unity: Jordaan
Mar 04, 2010 13:59 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Cup will do even more to forge a united South Africa than Nelson Mandela's success in pulling a divided country together through the 1995 world rugby tournament, the chief organizer said on Thursday.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Republic of Cameroon
République du Cameroun
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| Motto: "Paix - Travail - Patrie" (French) "Peace - Work - Fatherland" | ||||||
| Anthem: Ô Cameroun, Berceau de nos Ancêtres (French) O Cameroon, Cradle of our Forefathers 1 | ||||||
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| Capital | Yaoundé 3°52′N 11°31′E / 3.867°N 11.517°E | |||||
| Largest city | Douala | |||||
| Official languages | French, English | |||||
| Demonym | Cameroonian | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Paul Biya | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Philémon Yang | ||||
| Independence | from France and the UK | |||||
| - | Date | 1 January 1960, 1 October 1961 | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 475,442 km2 (53rd) 183,568 sq mi | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 1.3 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2009 estimate | 19,522,000[1] (58th) | ||||
| - | 2003 census | 15,746,179 | ||||
| - | Density | 42.1/km2 (167th) 106.3/sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $41.467 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $2,139[2] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $23.732 billion[2] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $1,224[2] | ||||
| Gini (2001) | 44.5 (medium) | |||||
| HDI (2007) | ▲ 0.532 (medium) (144th) | |||||
| Currency | Central African CFA franc (XAF) | |||||
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+1) | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Internet TLD | .cm | |||||
| Calling code | 237 | |||||
| 1 | These are the titles as given in the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, Article X. The French version of the song is sometimes called "Chant de Ralliement", as in National Anthems of the World, and the English version "O Cameroon, Cradle of Our Forefathers", as in DeLancey and DeLancey 61. | |||||
