A report on Cameroon

Bamum script is a writing system developed by King Njoya in the late 19th century.

Former president Ahmadou Ahidjo ruled from 1960 until 1982.

Paul Biya has ruled the country since 1982.

A statue of a chief in Bana, West Region

President Paul Biya with U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014

Volcanic plugs dot the landscape near Rhumsiki, Far North Region.

Dutch bulls and cows at Wallya community during the rainy season in Cameroon

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

Country in west-central Africa.

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Fula people

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The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people (Fulɓe, 𞤊𞤵𞤤𞤩𞤫; Peul; Fulani or Hilani; Fula; Pël; Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region.

A distribution map of Fula people. Dark green: a major ethnic group; Medium: significant; Light: minor.

Fulani man with traditional marks on his face (Nigeria)

Fula Village and its Agricultural Products, after Francis Moore, 1802

Fula people have helped form several historic Islamic theocracies and led many Jihad states such as the 19th-century Masina.

Fulbe woman at the Sangha market, Mali 1992

Several Wodaabe clans in Niger have gathered for a Gerewol festival

The traditional hat (Tengaade) of the Fulani people worn in diverse slightly different variations among every Fula subgroup

Antique Fulani Blanket, Mali, estimated to be from the 1920s courtesy the WOVENSOULS collection

Fulani dancers in their full traditional regalia.

Fulani calabashes used for butter and milk storage and as containers for hawking

Pair of Earrings; 1981; 3.2 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm (1{{1/4}} x 1{{1/4}} x {{3/4}} in.); Brooklyn Museum (New York City)

$Bracelet; made before 1985; red copper; 5.3 x 10.6 x 10.6 cm (1{{frac|1|16}} x 4{{frac|3|16}} x 4{{frac|3|16}} in.); Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen (the Netherlands)$

This caste system, however, wasn't as elaborate in places like northern Nigeria, Eastern Niger or Cameroon.

Cameroon defeated Argentina in the first game of the 1990 World Cup

Cameroon national football team

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Rigobert Song is Cameroon's most capped player with 137 appearances.

Samuel Eto'o is Cameroon's top goalscorer with 56 goals.

The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe camerounaise de football) represents Cameroon in men's international football and It is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football.

North Region (Cameroon)

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Territories of the North Province's ethnic groups

A Donkey used for transporting goods in Northern Cameroon

Giraffe in Waza Park during the dry season

Laundry in the Benoué River in North Cameroon

Environmental condition during the dry season

Animals left with little or no grass to eat during the dry weather

Dry palms due to hash climatic conditions

The North Region (Région du Nord) makes up 66,090 km² of the northern half of The Republic of Cameroon.

Southwest Region (Cameroon)

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Thatched roof structures at the Limbe Beach

Extensive view of a Reunification Monument in Buea

Closer view of the Buea Reunification Monument

The Southwest Region or South-West Region (Région du Sud-Ouest) is a region in Cameroon.

Photograph taken by Apollo 7, October 1968

Lake Chad

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Historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Central Africa, which has varied in size over the centuries.

Shrinking of Lake Chad from 1972 to 2007

The Transaqua scheme (in red) to replenish the lake

Lake Chad is economically important, providing water to more than 30 million people living in the four countries surrounding it (Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria) on the central part of the Sahel.

Kanem–Bornu Empire

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Influence of Kanem Empire around 1200 AD

Young woman from Bornu, mid-19th century

Kanembu warriors and their mounted chief in an illustration from Heinrich Barth's Travels and Discoveries, Vol. III, 1857

The Kanem–Bornu Empire existed in areas which are now part of Niger, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria.

Kamerun

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Location of Kamerun: Green: Territory comprising German colony of Kamerun Dark grey: Other German territories Darkest grey: German Empire

Policemen at Duala on the Kaiser's birthday, 1901

Bananas being loaded for export to Germany, 1912

Cameroon, 1901–1972:
Kamerun
British Cameroons
French Cameroon (Cameroun)
Independent Cameroon (Cameroun)

Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today's Republic of Cameroon.

John Fru Ndi

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Ni John Fru Ndi (born 7 July 1941) is a Cameroonian politician.

The Adamawa Emirate (Adamaawa; إمارة أداماوة; Adamaua; Adamaoua) is a traditional state located in Fombina, an area which now roughly corresponds to areas of Adamawa State and Taraba state in Nigeria, and previously also in the three northern provinces of Cameroon (Far North, North, and Adamawa), including minor Parts of Chad and the Central African Republic.

Union of the Peoples of Cameroon

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The Union of the Peoples of Cameroon (Union des Populations du Cameroun - UPC) is a political party in Cameroon.