The name of my country is the Republic of Cameroon. Cameroon, which is located in Central Africa, shares its border with the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. Cameroon has an area of 183,568 square miles. Tennessee is 42,180 square miles which means Cameroon is roughly 4.35x the size of Tennessee or a little bigger than California which is 163,695 square miles. Cameroon has a diverse terrain with coastal plain in the southwest, dissected
Cameroon Imagine beaches, mountains, beautiful stone buildings and a refreshing and relaxingly cool climate. These are all descriptions of Cameroon, the gem of central Africa. Cameroon occupies about 180,000 square meters of land, and has approximately 20,000,000 people called Cameroonians. The capital city, Yaoundé, is the largest city in the country. Cameroonians speak English and French, there are also about twenty-seven other tribal languages (Edman, 2014). Physical characteristics Cameroon is
religious backgrounds makes Cameroon a complex country altogether. The distinctive and unlike groups of many religions comprising of Christianity, Islam, and even Animalism may make outsiders conclude Cameroon to have many conflicts and wars in the country. However, ever since their independence from 1960, it has had no civil war, no religious clashes, no rebellion, and no violence. This case is very interesting because there are no other countries that are like Cameroon in the last few decades that
Introduction: Cameroon and Suriname are two countries that both are on the coast touching the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname is located in northern South America, whereas Cameroon is located on the inside bend of the African continent. In this paper I will compare the both these countries physical characteristics, climate, and the life in these countries Physical Characteristics Cameroon. Cameroon is a Triangular shaped country split up into four regions; North, Central, Southern, and Western. The
The Cameroon Grasslands are known for their different styles of art that represent different social statuses. One significant style of art that indicates status is dedicated to royalty. Royal art not only represents the supremacy of the nation’s ruling family, but also of its people. Masks, such as the Elephant Mask, are used to represent kings and their power throughout funerals. The Elephant Mask of the Cameroon people is valuable not only for its place in funerary practices, but it also represents
France terminated the slave trade in French Cameroon and abolished slavery in the French colony of Martinique. Although the French removed the physical chains on people of African descent living in French territories, the remnant of slavery and colonialism continues to manifest itself through the mental enslavement and exploitation of people of continental Africa and the African Diaspora. In Jean-Marie Téno’s unorthodox documentary about the history of Cameroon, Africa, I Will Fleece You, and Euzhan Palcy’s
influence they have, comes a great responsibility to use their power to be a positive role model and to lead the youth towards a positive identity. Nigeria is located on the west coast of Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, and between Benin and Cameroon. Nigeria was named after the Niger River that runs straight through it. It is sometimes referred to as the "the Giant of Africa", because of its large population and economy (CIA, 2014). Nigeria was at first colonized by the British. It gained its
unique in other Spanish speaking countries because it is so far away. Equatorial Guinea is a country located in the western coast of Africa. The region is also known as Rio Muni. Equatorial Guinea borders a lot of countries which includes Gabon, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, and Cabinda. Equatorial Guinea is a country with interesting history. Equatoguineans are the people of Fang and Bubi that migrated there long time ago. Then the Portuguese came to Equatorial Guinea. The Spanish also
people are living in poverty, lacking safe water, housing, food, and the ability to read. There is a high concentration of communities in poverty in Africa; particularly Central Africa. States that are considered in Central Africa are the following: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Republic of Africa, Chad, Equatorial Guinea and the Congo. The majority of these Central African states’ economies are dependent on agriculture. As a result of this dependency, natural disasters, droughts and
In Amanda Ngozi Adichie’s short story, “My Mother, the Crazy African American,” it presents mainly the relationship between mother and daughter’s relationship and their misunderstandings and struggles. Ralindu grew up in Nigeria. Ralindu’s father works in America and three years after his residency was approved Ralindu came to America, and she is now getting used to American style. This situation has cause problems with her mom who came to America with her. Her mother still sticks to their Nigerian
Compared to different countries Cameroon is regarded to be enjoying comparatively high political and social stability (Burnham 1975). it's set at the central country on the gulf of real, boxed by Federal Republic of Nigeria, chad the Central African Republic, The republic of Congo, African nation and African country. This country was initial discovered by the Bantu speaking individuals followed the Muslim within the 18th- nineteenth centuries (Burnham 1975, Njeuma 1995, Ngwainmbi 1996, and Manning
has been structured into two broad phases: the first phase looks at drama as a genre, politics as a discipline and their relationship. The next phase looks at how Bate Besong uses the art of drama to handle some burning issues in Post-independent Cameroon Aristotle defines drama as “action”. Action results from the interaction between the dramatis personae. Through action, the audience understands the conflicts and follows closely how it is resolved.
this region. The two types of coasts in this region include a low,muddy coast, which is found around a major river delta, and other coasts in which the offshore current is weak. Also, mountain ranges in this region include the Guinea Highlands, the Cameroon Mountains, and other mountain ranges. As for climate, It is always gradually changing from hot,to wet, and humid in the south, and very hot and dry in the north...
” Due to issues such as health in Cameroon, people view that nation as well as the continent of Africa as impoverished. Health has always been a very prevalent problem in Cameroon. A record number of diseases contribute to their quickly deteriorating population. Fortunately, multiple generous nations help to provide health care for those who are poverty stricken and would not be able to receive treatment otherwise. When most people think of places like Cameroon, they only recognize the negative aspects
The city of Cameroon is located near the border of the Atlantic Ocean, its neighbors are Congo, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The republic of Cameroon is a democracy which grants executive powers and control to its president. The languages dominating this republic are English and French and has an area of 475,650 Km2 which will turn out to be slightly bigger than the state of California in size. The monetary unit in the republic of Cameroon is the Franc, it has been pegged to the euro since the early
Two decades of research on the integration of ICT in education has shown that although changes are taking place to integrate ICT effectively into teaching and learning, the changes are not substantial enough to bring about the required change at the required pace (Cowie & Jones, 2005; Darling-Hammond, 2005; Ehman et al., 2005; Jimoyiannis & Komis, 2007). Furthermore, the prospects of using ICT in education has been debated, researched and speculated on. The debate has changed a little, namely that
For ICT to be effective integrated in the school curriculum, one needs to understand its psychological foundation. The essence of integrating ICT in learning and teaching is to facilitate the process of knowledge acquisition (Mayer, 2003). Achieving this objective requires a clear comprehension of how individuals learn using various theories of learning and how the tool can be used to enhance the process. Roblyer (2006) states that “theories describe how learning should take place and hence strategies
The World Bank’s involvement in the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline project was originally intended to make sure that Chad’s oil money was being returned to the civilians and ensure that the pipeline was being constructed in an ecologically friendly way (Horta, Nguiffo, & Djiraibe, n.d.). In 2000, the World Bank stated that the project’s success "will be measured by poverty reduction rather than by barrels of oil produced or millions of dollars received by Chad for oil exports,” (Horta, Nguiffo, & Djiraibe
I. Demographic Transition Cameroon, a low-income country with a rapidly increasing population estimated at 21,700,000 million in 2012 [1] is currently experiencing high population growth resulting from continuing high fertility during a period when mortality rates have been declining consistently. In the period 1950-1955, life expectancy for both males and females was 38.5 years [3]. In 2012, over 17.5 years have been added to life expectancy for both sexes, raising it to 56 years [3]. On
a national duty (MINAS, 2005). Filial piety (respect for parents and grandparents), cooperation and reciprocity are important values in Cameroon. Some elderly persons live with their children and extended family members and more than half of old persons receive help from their children, extended family or live with them. Family based systems of support in Cameroon, is a broad definition of kin