Professor Julia Allen Intro to Sociology 12 July 2015 Cameroon Cameroon‚ on the Gulf of Guinea‚ is a Central African country of varied terrain and wildlife. Its inland capital‚ Yaoundé‚ and its biggest city‚ the seaport Douala‚ are transit points to ecotourism sites as well as beach resorts like Kribi – near the Chutes de la Lobé waterfalls‚ which plunge directly into the sea – and Limbe‚ home to a wildlife center. The modern state of Cameroon was created in 1961 by the union of two former colonies
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is to evaluate how this concept‚ which showed its ability‚ can be promoted in Cameroon to stimulate the entrepreneurship. Some enterprises in Cameroon are familiar with the franchise distribution and benefit from it but few are aware of the potential of working in that network. This study presents a holistic overview of details‚ analysis‚ approaches and pertinent considerations about creating a franchise in Cameroon. It also outlines what a businessperson should know while contracting a franchise
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of the country. Cameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea‚ bordered by Nigeria to the west‚ Chad to the northeast‚ the Central African Republic to the east‚ the Republic of Congo‚ Equatorial Guinea‚ and Gabon. It is nearly twice the size of Oregon. The country is often referred to as "Africa in miniature" for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches‚ deserts‚ mountains‚ rainforests‚ and savannas. The highest point is Mount Cameroon in the southwest
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Cameroon Decolonization Essay Part one: A brief historical overview of imperialism. During the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century‚ European powers divided Africa and their resources into political partitions at the Berlin Conference in 1884-85. One of the countries that had been colonized was Cameroon. The colonial powers that had imperialized Cameroon are France‚ United Kingdom and Germany. The territory was first colonized by the Germans in 1884 and after the end of WWI‚ Cameroon
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"Cameroon is whimsically named after the Rio dos Camarões‚ of River of Prawns‚ the name given to the Wouri River estuary by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century." ("Into Africa" 202) Cameroon is a less developed country seeking to improve its situation‚ with the aid of western nations and by reducing poverty and unemployment rates which are extremely high. Cameroon is a former French and British colony and the country merged in 1961‚ to later form the present country. The country got renamed the
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HIV/AIDS in CAMEROON Abstract Almost three decades after its discovery‚ HIV infection remains the number one killer disease in Sub-Saharan Africa where up to 2 million people are still living with the virus. In Cameroon‚ a health survey carried out in 2004 estimated the national prevalence at 5.5% with women and youths being predominantly infected. Orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) from HIV/AIDS have been on the rise in recent years. This high prevalence rate is also due to the country’s lack
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Journal of Social Development in Africa (2000)‚15‚ I‚ 93-108 The Persistence of the Family Farm and the Economy of Affection: The Cameroonian Case JILL Y M. NOW AINMBI* ABSTRACT This case study attempts to account for the persistence of the economy of affection in Cameroon in light of the persistence of the family farm debate. The study demonstrates‚ like previous studies‚ that the economy of affection persists because of subjective values such as the farmers ’ desire to be independent; the farmers
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Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline Chad is one of the poorest countries in the world. Although significant oil reserves have been found in the early 1970s‚ these could not be developed because: 1- Chad is a landlocked country with limited domestic demand; 2- civil war prevented the creation of a stable investment environment and caused the departure of several investors. Since peace was established in 1990‚ investors and the World Bank returned to Chad for developing its oil reserves. In order to justify
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Cameroon Cameroon is a beautiful country that is located in Western Africa. It lies just north of the Equator on the Gulf of Guinea and is bordered by Nigeria‚ Chad‚ the Central African Republic‚ Congo and Gabon. Cameroon consists of various ethnic groups‚ and speaks many different types of language. Cameroon is filled with forests‚ hills and plateaus. It also includes some of the highest mountains in the world. Cameroon has a warm temperature year round‚ but affected by the worst rainstorm
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Cameroon‚ or ‘Africa in miniature’‚ contains all of Africa’s different types of geographic landforms‚ weather‚ and cultures in a small area making it an extremely diverse country. There are many reasons why Cameroon is such a diverse country; however‚ Cameroon’s five geographic and climatic zones are the main and underlying reason why Cameroon has so many diverse ethnic cultures‚ such as the Kirdi in the warm desert climate‚ the Fulani in the warm semi-arid climate‚ the western highlanders in the
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