A report on Cameroon, Republic of the Congo and Central Africa

Membership of ECCAS
Congo Basin
Bamum script is a writing system developed by King Njoya in the late 19th century.
The court of N'Gangue M'voumbe Niambi, from the book Description of Africa (1668)
The Kanem and Bornu Empires in 1810
Alphonse Massamba-Débat's one-party rule (1963–1968) attempted to implement a political economic strategy of "scientific socialism".
Abéché, capital of Wadai, in 1918 after the French had taken over
Former president Ahmadou Ahidjo ruled from 1960 until 1982.
Marien Ngouabi changed the country's name to the People's Republic of the Congo, declaring it Africa's first Marxist–Leninist state. He was assassinated in 1977.
Lunda town and dwelling
Paul Biya has ruled the country since 1982.
A pro-constitutional reform rally in Brazzaville during October 2015. The constitution's controversial reforms were subsequently approved in a disputed election which saw demonstrations and violence.
Kongo in 1711
Unity Palace – Cameroon Presidency
Denis Sassou Nguesso served as president from 1979 to 1992 and has remained in power ever since his rebel forces ousted President Pascal Lissouba during the 1997 Civil War.
French explorer Paul Du Chaillu confirmed the existence of Pygmy peoples of central Africa
A statue of a chief in Bana, West Region
Map of the Republic of the Congo exhibiting its twelve departments
Fishing in Central Africa
President Paul Biya with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014
Climate diagram for Brazzaville
UN Macroregion of Central Africa
Military vehicles during a parade
GDP per capita development in the Republic of Congo, 1950 to 2018
Art from Cameroon
Cameroon is divided into 10 regions.
A proportional representation of Republic of the Congo exports, 2019
ECCAS/CEMAC state, part of Middle Africa ECCAS state, part of Middle Africa ECCAS state only
Volcanic plugs dot the landscape near Rhumsiki, Far North Region.
Cassava is an important food crop in the Republic of the Congo.
Elephants in Waza National Park
Young women learning to sew, Brazzaville
School children in Cameroon
Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville
Life expectancy in Cameroon
Trois Pieces, a Congo-Brazzaville food
Dutch bulls and cows at Wallya community during the rainy season in Cameroon
School children in the classroom, Republic of the Congo
Douala seaport
Cameroonian women on Women's Day Celebration
The homes of the Musgum, in the Far North Region, are made of earth and grass.
Map of the region's indigenous languages
Dancers greet visitors to the East Region.
Plantains and "Bobolo" (made from cassava) served with Ndolè (meat and shrimp)
Cameroonian fashion is varied and often mixes modern and traditional elements. Note the wearing of sun glasses, Monk shoes, sandals, and a Smartwatch.
A woman weaves a basket near Lake Ossa, Littoral Region. Cameroonians practise such handicrafts throughout the country.
Cameroon faces Germany at Zentralstadion in Leipzig, 17 November 2004.
Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, catholic church in Yaoundé

Cameroon (Cameroun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (République du Cameroun), is a country in west-central Africa.

- Cameroon

The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo, ), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river.

- Republic of the Congo

It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south.

- Cameroon

It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.

- Republic of the Congo

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, and São Tomé and Príncipe are members of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).

- Central Africa

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Economic Community of Central African States

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The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS; Communauté Économique des États de l'Afrique Centrale, CEEAC; Comunidad Económica de los Estados de África Central, CEEAC; Comunidade Económica dos Estados da África Central, CEEAC) is an Economic Community of the African Union for promotion of regional economic co-operation in Central Africa.

The treaty became effective in 1966 after it was ratified by the then five member countries—Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and Gabon.

Central African Republic

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The Bouar Megaliths, pictured here on a 1967 Central African stamp, date back to the very late Neolithic Era (c. 3500–2700 BCE).
The Sultan of Bangassou and his wives, 1906
Charles de Gaulle in Bangui, 1940.
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, self-crowned Emperor of Central Africa
Rebel militia in the northern countryside, 2007.
Refugees of the fighting in the Central African Republic, January 2014
Current military situation in Central African Republic
Falls of Boali on the Mbali River
A village in the Central African Republic
Dzanga-Sangha Reserve
Central African Republic map of Köppen climate classification.
Central African Republic President Faustin Touadera with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 11 April 2019
President Faustin Touadera with Russian President Vladimir Putin, 23 May 2018
The Aka Pygmies living in the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve
Fula women in Paoua
A Christian church in the Central African Republic.
A proportional representation of Central African Republic exports, 2019
GDP per capita development in the Central African Republic
Bangui shopping district
Trucks in Bangui
Classroom in Sam Ouandja
Mothers and babies aged between 0 and 5 years are lining up in a Health Post at Begoua, a district of Bangui, waiting for the two drops of the oral polio vaccine.
A Central African woman

The Central African Republic (CAR; Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka; République centrafricaine, RCA;, or Centrafrique, ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa.

It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west.

Gabon

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A map of West Africa in 1670
The Battle of Gabon resulted in the Free French Forces taking the colony of Gabon from Vichy French forces, 1940
President George W. Bush welcomes President Omar Bongo to the Oval Office, May 2004
Independence Day celebration in Gabon
Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Gabonese Republic, his wife Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama in 2014
Prime Minister of Gabon Julien Nkoghe Bekale and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi in October 2019
U.S. Navy Captain is greeted by Gabonese Army
Gabon map of Köppen climate classification
Beach scene in Gabon
A proportional representation of Gabon exports, 2019
Change in per capita GDP of Gabon, 1950–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 International dollars.
Crowd on beach in Gabon
Libreville
People in Libreville
A Gabonese mask

Gabon, officially the Gabonese Republic (République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa.

Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.