The African Women's Database has citations to
English language articles, books, govt. documents, theses, etc. from 1986
to date.
The Africana Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database has
citations to journal articles from the mid-19th c. to date and indexes the
e-journals - Africa Update, African Studies Quarterly, Electronic Journal
of Africana Bibliography, Internet Journal of African Studies, Jouvert,
a Journal of Postcolonial Studies, West African Review.
The Vol. 3, No. 4, Fall 1996 newsletter of Central Connecticut State University's
African Studies Program features Cameroon. Articles include "Multiparty
Democracy in Cameroon" by Dr. Elvis Ngolle Ngolle. http://www.CCSU.EDU/AFSTUDY/fall96.html
Independent, secular, non-profit, co-educational institution which offers
an American, college preparatory education to children from pre kindergarten
through 12th grade. Information about the school, including its administration,
facilities and admissions policy." http://asoy.org/
Non-profit created in 1999 to bring information technology to youth in Cameroon by installing and managing computer centres in schools. Based in Buea, Cameroon. http://www.adcome.net
In French. Web site does not work in the Firefox browser. "L’association
Les Anneaux de la Mémoire, créée en 1991, a pour objectif
de mieux faire connaître l’histoire de la traite négrière,
de l’esclavage et de leurs conséquences contemporaine...."
Has an online exhibition
on the Atlantic slave trade including a link to a video
(in English and French). Has development
projects in Burkina Faso and Cameroun. . Based in Nantes, France. [KF]
http://www.lesanneauxdelamemoire.com/
In English and Italian. Life, music and initiation in the Equatorial Forest
of the Baka pygmies (Cameroon). Texts, photos and recordings by the ethnomusicologist
Mauro Campagnoli. Campagnoli's
site includes many photographs from Cameroun and the
Aka pygmies concert tour of Italy.
http://www.pygmies.info
Over 25,000 images from the Basel Mission Archive with 6,100 images
from Cameroon and 5,900 images from Ghana "dating from 1860
(in the case of Ghana) or 1885 (in the case of Cameroon) to ca. 1945."
Includes the "Basel Mission's "sample book" of engravings used
in its publications in the 19th century." "These were often
"drawn" very exactly from photographs and increase the number of images
of direct interest to students of Africa...". The web-site includes
a substantial essay
in interpretation of the use of photographs for themes of interest to
historians, written by Emmanuel Akyeampong. Search the image database
by Proper name, Institution name, Photographer / Photo Studio, Theme, Geography.
http://www.bmpix.org
Biography of the composer, writer, performer, example of his poetry. From
the University of Florida Libraries. http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/bebey.htm
See also the obituary in the New York Times, June 7, 2001, "Francis
Bebey; African-Music Expert, 72"
Weblog about the writer born in Nigeria of Cameroonian parents. Biography,
bibliography of his writings, interviews, reviews of his writings, photographs.
Comments from site visitors. Site based in Wilmington, Delaware. [KF] http://www.batebesong.com/
Beti, Mongo
Dossier
Mongo Beti The African Studies Centre,
Leiden, Netherlands, Library, Documentation and Information Department
has compiled a dossier on the Cameroonian writer, Mongo Beti, who died October
2001. "The dossier consists of an introduction on the man and his work,
a list of publications by and about Mongo Beti, and a selection of Web resources."
http://www.ascleiden.nl/Library/Webdossiers/MongoBeti.aspx
Ngwane, George - "Mongo Beti: the writer-gadfly" Biography of Mongo Beti in "BPN [Bellagio Publishing Network]
Newsletter, Issue No 30, May 2002. http://apm.brookes.ac.uk/sulaiman/bellagio/newsletter30/ngwane.htm
Peuples Noirs - Peuples Africains (Paris)
In French. Paris : Éditions des Peuples noirs, 1978-1991. Full text issues.
Political / social journal published by Mongo Beti (writer from Cameroon)
and his wife Odile Tobner. Articles include - MONGO BETI. - De la violence
de l'impérialisme au chaos rampant, NGUINZA AKAMGBI KODRO. - Où
en sont les droits de l'homme et de la femme en Centrafrique?, MONGO BETI.
- « La ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle » (roman), J.-B.
NDI. - Répression contre le mouvement étudiant camerounais
: l'interdiction de l'Union Nationale des Etudiants du Kamerün (UNEK)
en France, Dulaye DANYOKO. - Les langues et l'éducation au Mali,
Emmanuel Boundzéki DONGALA. - Coucou, revoilà les tirailleurs
sénégalais. Has a biography of Mongo Beti. http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/mongobeti
"a multi-disciplinary publication devoted to all aspects of fundamental and applied research.... publishes topical reviews on science and technology in development, arts, humanities and culture." Abstracts on-line. Full text articles are $16.00 (for high income countries); pay by credit card. http://www.ajol.info/journal_index.php?jid=93&ab=jcas
Full text of a supplement on Cameroon's economy, business opportunities.
From Summit Communications which
produces special sections that appear in the New York Times. [KF]
http://www.summitreports.com/cameroon/index.htm
Travel information for visitors to Cameroon, the government, photographs,
hotels (with commentary), facts, business opportunities, etc. http://www.cameroonconsul.com
A festschrift for E. M. Chilver, appearing in three different
publications, has been produced. The introductions to these three projects
are online. http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/Chilver/index.html
Has a midi audio file of the national anthem and links to many other Cameroon-related
sites. Not a government page. Maintained by Michael T. Fosong. http://www.compufix.demon.co.uk/camweb/
News, sports, people profiles (of musicians, writers, the creator of Cameroon-Info,
Jean-Valère N. Edou) shopping, links to Cameroon-related sites. [KF]
http://www.cameroon-info.net/
"Created by the Laboratoire d'électronique et de traitement du Signal
- Ecole nationale supérieure polytechnique - University of Yaounde I."
Part of UNESCO's la
Mémoire virtuelle du Monde / Virtual Memory of the World program for
the preservation of archival and library holdings world-wide. http://www.unesco.org/webworld/africa/cameroon.htm
In French and English. News links to sites such as the BBC, sports news,
discussion forums, recipes,online
polls, travel
tools, links to related sites. Send SMS messages to mobile phones in
the USA and Canada. Interactive, well-designed site. [KF] http://www.cameroononline.org/
In French and English. Short news articles, , the President
of Cameroun's activities, information about CRTV.
Listen to and watch CRTV news (need RealPlayer or Windows Media Player)[KF]
http://www.crtv.cm
In French. News, information on each political party contesting the 2004
election. From Camerounlink Communications Networks, who also maintain Camerounlink.
Based in Maryland. [KF] http://www.cameroun21.com/
In French. Extensive information on research, education, the economy,
media, Cameroon
newspapers, culture, practical information, embassies and international
organizations in Cameroun. Maintained by Centre SYFED-REFER de Yaoundé and
l'AUPELF-UREF dans le cadre de REFER, le Réseau électronique francophone
pour l'Education et la Recherche. http://www.cm.refer.org/cm_contact/
In French. Extensive directory on all areas of life in Cameroun. Facts, tourism, artists and
culture, newspapers,
universities, etc. [KF] http://www.cameroun-plus.com
In French. Official site. Government directory with photographs (governmemt
ministers, prime minister, other officials), government acts and decrees,
facts about Cameroon (history, cuisine, economy, arts, sport, research,
etc). http://www.spm.gov.cm/
Current news, articles from Le Messager, Mutations and
other newspapers organized by topic, commentary on world events, history
of Cameroun and chronologies, Cameroun associations world-wide, yellow pages,
and more. Maintained by Camerounlink Communications Networks, based in Maryland,
U.S. [KF] http://www.camerounlink.net
In French. Cameroon's national soccer team. Game results, game news, team
organization, reports on injuries, transfers, facts about players, team
awards, photographs. http://www.camlions.com/
In English, French, Portuguese. Full text, in
Adobe pdf. 110 p. Covers Nigeria, Gabon, Angola, Congo-Brazzaville,
Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Cameroon. Based in Baltimore, Maryland. [KF] http://www.catholicrelief.org/get_involved/advocacy/policy_and_strategic_issues/oil_report.cfm
Has a list of Cameroon newspapers on microfilm from the 1950s to the 1980s
held by CRL in Chicago. CRL or CAMP members may borrow microfilm. http://crlcatalog.uchicago.edu/screens/mainmenu.html
In French and English. Christian NGO concerned with ecology, sustainable development. Annual reports are online. Based in Bafoussam, Cameroun. http://www.cipcre.org/
Directory of sites on Cameroon, discussion forums. Will provide information,
products, services "tailored to local Cameroonian communities (i.e.,
in North America, France, Germany, United Kingdom, etc.)" Facts about
the geography, history, economy, embassies, travel. Services include web
hosting, web design. http://www.cmclick.com
"...an online magazine and resource center ...to investigate and
analyze corporate activity. We are committed to exposing corporate greed
by documenting the social, political, economic and environmental impacts
of these transnational giants." Has a
guide to research on corporations. Use their keyword search
to locate, for ex., information on the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline.
Based in San Francisco, CA. http://www.corpwatch.org/
Jacob Crawfurd's 100 photographs
of Cameroon, a panorama photograph of the valley in Bafang, Cameroon,
East Africa
slide show and video clips, plus a few1937
historical photographs (no captions). Crawfurd, from Denmark, also heads
JCJ Film, a one-man production company producing documentaries and short
features. Learn about his video
short story, Low Tide, with the Kizingo Arts Troupe, a group
of 25 young Kenyan artists based in Mombasa, who perform Malaika.
http://crawfurd.dk/africa
Publishes "scores, sheet music and music books on traditional and
contemporary music from Central-West Africa. Music by Cameroon musician Emmanuel Tanka Fonta. Based in Berlin, Germany. http://www.cwjefmusic.net/
Des frontières en Afrique du XIIe au XXe siècle.
In French. Full text book. Paris: UNESCO, 2005. 313 pages, in PDF.
Papers from a 1999 Bamako conference. Includes authors - Alpha Oumar Konaré, président de la République du Mali, Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch, Boubacar Barry, Anthony I. Asiwaju, Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Pierre Kipré, Patrick Harries, Thierno Bah, Martin Z. Njeuma, Sékéné Mody Cissokom and others.
Topics include - quel avenir pour les frontières africaines ?, cas en Afrique australe et orientale, cas en Afrique centrale, l’exemple des chefferies Bamiléké et du royaume Bamum, la frontière entre le Cameroun et le Nigeria (1885-1992), cas en Afrique du Nord et du Nord-Ouest, les frontières du Songhaï à la fin du XVe et au XVIe siècle, le Soudan-Mali du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, le Burkina Faso et ses voisins aux XIXe et XXe siècles, etc. http://unesdoc.unesco.org/
In English and German. The Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main has
put on-line a large keyword
searchable database of colonial era photographs, 1822-1936,
from the archives of the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft [German Colonial
Society], a major organization behind Germany's colonial expansion. Covers
Namibia, Tanzania, Cameroon, Togo, etc. One can click on the small
photos to see a larger version. The database can be searched by Region,
Subject Areas, Keyword, Person, Photographer, People. The collection, of
thousands of photographs, is also being microfilmed for preservation. Description of the Image Collection of the German Colonial Society. [B.Lawrance
and KF] http://www.ub.bildarchiv-dkg.uni-frankfurt.de/
Publishes censored material. Has letters from prison from
Pius Njawé publisher of Le Messenger and the article which
precipatated his incarceration. Has a
Sub-Saharan Africa page."DFN gets most of its funding from a private
unrestricted grant by Howard Jonas, the founder and CEO of IDT Corporation."
http://www.dfn.org/
In French. "un espace de rencontre et d'animation culturelle entre
tous les fils, filles et amis du Cameroun en général et
du département de la Menoua en particulier." Has a discussion
forum, a history of Dschang, information on art, historical figures,
the Université
de Dschang, Cameroun's national anthem (with audio file), historical information
on slavery and the "Campagne militaire française en pays Bamiléké,"
a 178 page (in Adobe pdf) dictionary
of Yemba-French, recipes,
photographs (including contemporary artists), sports, etc. Site based
in Brooklyn, New York. [KF] http://www.dschang-online.com/
A directory to Cameroun web sites and links to news on Cameroun and interviews
with prominent Cameroonians (Roger Milla). Includes law firms (under Government).
"...owned and operated by Nettel Internet Technologies, a subsidiary
of Nettel Corporation." Maintained by Nji Mbandi. Based in Pittsburg,
PA. http://www.ecameroun.com/
ECOFAC, Conservation et utilisation
rationnelle des Ecosystèmes Forestiers d'Afrique Centrale.
In French. ECOFAC, funded by the European Union, is concerned with
the environment and biodiversity of forests, animal life, etc. in the Cameroun,
Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon, and Sao Tome. Has the full text of its bulletin, Canopée,
on line. http://www.ecofac.org/
Has some of its masters
in public administration memoires in full text online. "L'Ecole
nationale d'administration recrute et forme la haute fonction publique de
l'Etat." "ENA has welcomed many foreign students in its «
International Cycles » since 1949." http://www.ena.fr/
In French. The ENSP "a été créée en 1971. Sur le plan national,
plus de 1 500 ingénieurs y ont été formés en 28 ans." Includes directories
for faculty and students. http://polytech.uninet.cm/
"Join the North Carolina Zoo and a team of researchers on an interactive
project to track and study elephants in northern Cameroon." Includes
lessons & activities for K12, photographs, information on Cameroon's
natural environment, links to related sites. Part of the Field
Trip Earth site. http://www.fieldtripearth.org/div_index.xml?id=3
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World,
13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by
Barbara F. Grimes. Provides no. of speakers, dialects, linguistic affiliation,
etc.
Cameroon Page: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Came.html
Main Page: http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/
The FRSC declared its independence Dec. 1999 from the Cameroon government.
History, landmark documents, education, culture, religion,
the economy. Has a bibliography covering history, dissertations
and theses, literature, women, legal affairs, culture, Bakweri
Land Problem. Maintained by the Southern Cameroons Peoples Conference
in North America (SCPC-NA). Offices in Bamenda, Southern Cameroons, Washington,
D.C. and New York city. [KF] http://www.southerncameroons.org/
Site about the philosopher, writer, academic Dr. Bernard Fonlon. Essays,
articles, and remembrances, his writings, bibliography of works by and about
him. http://www.fonlon.org
Search their large online database of articles on Cameroun forests,
such as stories on Jacques Ngoun, leader of the Bagyeli being displaced
by an oil pipeline. Also has African Rainforest Conservation News & Information--1998
& Earlier. The mission of Forests.org is to "contribute to the conservation
of rainforests, forests, biodiversity, indigenous cultures and the climate..."
Based in Madison, Wisconsin. [KF] http://forests.org/
In French. Includes information on French cooperation / aid, a directory
of NGOs in Cameroun, French trade, investments, schools, higher ed,
Yaounde restaurants, history,
the media,
tourism, etc. [KF] http://www.ambafrance-cm.org/index.htm
1991 paper "which looks at the conflict between an increasingly free
press and a government that wants to present its own version of events."
Covers the Cameroon Tribune and Le Messager, has an interview
with Celestin Monga. [KF] http://www.lightningfield.com/cameroon/contents.html
"an international data and mapping network..." "Global
Forest Watch began its work in 1997 in...Cameroon, Canada, Gabon,
and Indonesia." Also works in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Full text reports include: An Analysis of Access to Central Africa's
Rainforests (26 pages, in
Adobe pdf), An Overview of Logging in Cameroon (72 pages),
A First Look at Logging in Gabon (56 pages), Monitoring
for Impact - Lessons on Natural Resources Monitoring from 13 NGOs (2
vols., has case studies from Cameroon, Nigeria, Angola).
Create interactive maps for Cameroon and Gabon (showing logging
concessions, protected areas); also has an African continent interactive
forest map. Provides downloadable data (over 35 gigabytes of map data);
one must register first. [KF] http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/gabon/
In French and English. Current political news, reports on the plight of
"Pygmies" in Congo (Kinshasa), Cameroun, and Rwanda, the situation
of churches in Kivu, work in conflict mediation and human rights. http://www.heritiers.org/
"a non-governmental organization in the Republic of Cameroon. Its mission is to provide a sanctuary in a natural environment for captive chimpanzees in Cameroon and to wage a conservation campaign aimed at saving the country's remaining wild chimpanzees." Newsletter, information on the bushmeat trade, adopt-a-chimpanzee-program. Based in Beaverton, Oregon. [KF] http://www.ida-africa.org/
In French. Site for Cameroon's national soccer (football) team. Player interviews, game results, statistics. Information on the Féderation Camerounaise de Football. http://www.camlions.com/
doctoral theses such as L’Approvisionnement et la distribution
alimentaires a Douala (Cameroun): logiques sociales et
pratiques spatiales des acteurs, by HATCHEU Emil TCHAWE. 455 p. in
pdf.
On-line statistics such as the Annuaire Statistique du Cameroun 2004 and 2006; Comptes Nationaux du cameroun de 1993 à 2003; CONDITIONS DE VIE DES POPULATIONS ET PROFIL DE PAUVRETE AU CAMEROUN EN 2001; http://www.statistics-cameroon.org/
Founded 1989 at the Univ. of Durham (UK), the IBRU is concerned with "problems
associated with international boundaries on land and at sea, including their
delimitation, demarcation and management." One of its most useful
features is a keyword searchable News
Database which retrieves articles from the BBC Summary
of World Broadcasts, West Africa, Keesings, and other sources. One
can also do keyword searches of messages posted to their email
discussion list, Int-Boundaries. Has links to related net resources.
[KF] http://www-ibru.dur.ac.uk
On October 10, 2002, the World Court determined that Cameroon was the
owner of the Bakassi Peninsula in a long standing dispute with Nigeria.
The decision was based on the 1913 Anglo-German Agreement.See the Press
Release. The Case instituted in 1994, has written and oral pleadings,
orders, judgments, press communiques. "On 30 June 1999 Equatorial Guinea
filed an Application for permission to intervene in the .....case. It stated
that the purpose of its intervention was "to protect [its] legal rights
in the Gulf of Guinea." http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/idocket/icn/icnframe.htm
Excellent site for locating African internet service providers including
those in Cameroon. Has
links to related web sites. http://demiurge.wn.apc.org:80/africa/
Progressive Afro-Jazz by guitarist composer arranger Jay Lou Ava."Born
in Cameroon, Africa, guitarist Jay Lou first emerged with a spiritual, gospel-influenced
sound that was partially inspired by his upbringing." "Jay Lou's
style is a real fusion between jazz and modern African melodies, what he
calls himself “Progressive Afro Jazz” Sample audio files (mp3).
http://www.jaylou-ava.com
Full text. (London: H.M.S.O., 1952. Colonial Research Publication No.
14, 1952.) Covers ecology, land tenure, labour and leisure, standards of
living, budgets. Includes photographs. Prepared for use in teaching
anthropology as part of the Experience Rich Anthropology Project, University
of Kent at Canterbury. the ERA
Project has other Cameroon studies online. http://www.era.anthropology.ac.uk/Kaberry/
Three page article by A. Kom from the Universite de Yaounde, in Mots
Pluriels, Revue electronique de Lettres a caractere international,
(Univ. of Western Australia), Vol. 1, No. 2, Feb. 1997. http://www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP297ak.html
"In this study, we propose to use high resolution satellite imagery
to map areas of forest clearing and general land cover types for the entire
Central African tropical region." "The resulting land cover map
will be integrated in a socio-economic study to assess the trends and patterns
of deforestation by including demographic and social and environmental policies."
Concerns Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Zaire. By Sasan Saatchi and Al Wong, The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,
Cailfornia. http://southport.jpl.nasa.gov/centralafrica/africa.html
Attractive site for students and teachers, with information on the people,
geographic features, wildlife, national parks. Includes a Christian
school in Cameroon, brief descriptions of major cities,
a Wildlife Conservation Challenge game, brief audio and video clips of music
and dance, photographs from various photographers. Site was created by high
school students and their coaches as part of the ThinkQuest contest to use
the internet as a learning tool. ThinkQuest was created by Advanced
Network & Services of Armonk, New York. http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/the_people/cameroon_school.shtml
"The treatment of twins in West Africa is particularly unusual, possibly
due to the high twin rate in this area. In the Cameroonian Grassfields twins
are generally regarded as gifts from God. They are highly celebrated and
respected." Includes twin myths, a history
of Cameroon with bibliography, a slide
show of Cameroon scenes and art work. Site by Rachael Sydenham-Ndi,an
undergraduate at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada, working
on an honour's
thesis in the Archaeology Department on the topic of her web site. http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/ndi/
"This paper examines Cameroon's present transition program and provides
suggestions on how to undertake effective constitutional discourse. In addition,
we suggest constitutional federalism as an effective institutional arrangement
for Cameroon's ethno-nationally complex society and its dual colonial heritage."
Dr. Mbaku is Professor of Economics at Weber State University, Utah. From
Makerere Political
Science Review, (Kampala, Uganda) Vol. 2. http://www.afrst.uiuc.edu/Makerere/Vol_2/chapter_two.html
Cameroon singer / composer, now based in Europe. "Winner of the
1996 Radio France Internationale Decouvertes 'prize in the African music
category." Discography, reviews. [KF] http://www.coco-mbassi.com/
Basic information, information on mainly the mining and oil industry. By MBendi Information
Services (Pty) Ltd. a business consulting from in Claremont, South Africa.
http://www.mbendi.co.za/cycacy.htm
Access only to universities
subscribing to Columbia International Affairs Online.The full text of
the book by the Cameroon economist and political theorist. Uses examples
from Cameroun. Translated by Linda L. Fleck and Célestin Monga. Lynne Rienner
Publishers, Inc. 1996. https://wwwc.cc.columbia.edu/sec/dlc/ciao/book/monga/index.html
"Born in Cameroon, with no formal training, Bachot Muna is author,
composer and pianist singer, covering a great variety of musical trends
: Jazz, Funk, Classical and Soul Makossa." "Bachot won the awards
of "best singer" and "best clip" of 1998 in Cameroon." Biography, audio
files. http://www.bachotmuna.com
"a museum with focus on the Arts and Crafts of Cameroon's Western
Grassfields." The Director is Mangong Peter Musa. Carvings, sculpture, artwork from tree bark (barkcloth applique). Also collects Cameroon music. School outreach program. Works with the African Swedish Museum Nework. Based in Kumbo, Nso, NWP,
Cameroon. [KF] http://www.musartgallery.info.ms
"Cameroon,...is the continent's largest exporter of raw timber. To
its north, the forests of West Africa have been largely depleted. As the
gatekeeper to the Congo Basin, Cameroon is an important indicator for the
future of the entire region." "Samuel Nguiffo, 33, directs the
Center for Environment and Development (CED) in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde.
A lawyer by training, Nguiffo has devoted himself to the Herculean task
of stopping the liquidation of the region's forests for short-term profit."
http://www.goldmanprize.org
Site for ethnographers, on the northern Mandara mountains of North Cameroon
and North East Nigeria. Has a bibliography on the ethnography of the Northern
Mandaras which includes journal articles and Ph.D. theses, a detailed list
(with literature sources) and map of the ethnic units and sub-units, a bibliography,
research issues, and photographs. Site based in London. [KF] http://www.mandaras.info
Blog of Cameroonian scholar, Dr. Nyamnjoh, Associate Professor and Head of Publications, CODESRIA. Full text articles on diverse topics (the media, democracy, popular culture, etc.), very fine photographs from Cameroon. Reviews of the author's books (Negotiating an Anglophone Identity: A Study of the Politics of Recognition and Representation in Cameroon, Africa's Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging). [KF] http://www.nyamnjoh.com/
In French. "OCISCA est un programme de recherche en partenariat entre
l'ORSTOM et le Ministère de la recherche scientifique du Cameroun. Lancé
en 1990, il a pour ambition de suivre de plus près l'évolution des comportements
des acteurs socio-économiques dans la mouvance de la crise économique et
des mesures d'ajustements prises, afin de rendre compte au plus vite aux
décideurs qui, fort de ces données, peuvent se réajuster à temps si besoin
est, voire anticiper sur les tendances à venir. L'accent initialement mis
sur le monde rural porte aussi actuellement sur l'espace urbain." Their
Cahiers d'OCISCA cover the effects of structural adjustment, devaluation,
women in development, health care, education, etc. http://www.refer.fr/camer_ct/rec/ocisca/rocisca.htm
Its newsletter, Pipeline,
provides news on oil production issues in African oil producing countries
(Nigeria, Chad, Cameroun, Angola, etc.). See also Oilwatch International.
http://antenna.nl/aseedeur/oilwatch/index.htm
In Spanish. Founded in 1996, established to link communities threatened
by oil activities in a Southern Hemisphere network of resistance."
Reports on Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea. See also OilWatch
Europe. http://www.igc.apc.org/ecuanex/oilwatch/
Blog of Dr. Omoigui, a cardiovascular surgeon. Commentary on Nigerian politics, military figures, coups, Nigerian military history, the Bakassi Peninsula dispute between Nigerian and Cameroun. [KF] http://www.omoigui.com/
In French. Has reports. Information on the Laboratoire de Paludologie research, the Laboratoire de Recherche sur la Trypanosomiase, and the Centre Inter-Etats d'Enseignement Supérieur en Santé Publique d'Afrique Centrale. Based in Yaounde. [KF] http://www.oceac.org/
An inter-governmental organization for French-speaking countries created
in Niamey in 1960 by Leopold S. Senghor, Habib Bourguiba, and Hamani Diori.
(Formerly Agence de cooperation Culturelle et Technique, ACCT). Official
documents (declarations, accords, symposiums, annual summits). Facts
about each African country (from Hachette Livre). http://www.francophonie.org/
For example has full texts on -
3e Symposium de la Francophonie "Coopérer pour la paix dans
l'Afrique des Grands Lacs: quel rôle pour les droits de l'Homme et
l'humanitaire?"
Genève, 27-28 septembre 2001
Website for the Lourdes Ex-Students Association (LESA) national office
and chapters. LESA's membership resides in Africa, the United States, and
Europe. LESA serves current students and graduates of Our Lady of Lourdes
Secondary School, Bamenda, Cameroon which was established in 1963 as a secondary
school for girls, one of only 3 secondary schools for girls in Cameroon
at the time. http://www.lesans.org/
Operating since 1969, the NGO PAID-WA "runs internationally-recognised
training courses [on development issues] which attract
participants from across Anglophone Africa, particularly West Africa."
Offers consultancy, research. Full text of PAID-WA Institutional Policy On HIV/AIDS ( 34 p. in PDF). Based in Buea, Cameroon. http://www.paidwestafrica.org/
"The site contains my army and military experiences whilst
serving in the Kings Own Royal Border Regiment as a national serviceman
in the Cameroons [1960-1962] and also contains the true story of
my time training from Fulwood to Barnard Castle to the Cameroons and back
to Barnard Castle." Maintained by Alan Parkinson. [KF] http://www.nationalservicememoirs.co.uk
Video about an American educated librarian, inaugurated as a Commissioner
of Native Affairs in Bamenda County, Cameroon. He solves problems ranging
from violence, land disputes, recalcitrant tenants, mean landlords, fake
shamans and more. Includes a slide show of scenes. Written, produced and
directed by Boniface Ndemping Wewe, a librarian (from Cameroon) with the
Brooklyn Public Library, New York. http://www.balatatree.com/AF/index.html
Political science journal, published by the Groupe de Recherches Administratives,
Politiques et Sociales in Yaounde, Cameroun. Has the tables of contents
and selected full text articles. Mainly in French, some articles are in
English. [KF] http://www.polis.sciencespobordeaux.fr/
Official government page. Information on President Paul Biya, brief biography,
honors, the government, history,
rural
development, etc. http://www.camnet.cm/celcom/homepr.htm
Find citations to articles about Cameroon. The online version of the print
index published by the U.S. Library of Congress Nairobi Office. Since 1991
the Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, has indexed over 300 journals
from 24 eastern and southern African countries. (In 1997 LC began
acquiring publications from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, and Senegal.)
http://www.ICIPE.ORG/LOCNairobi/QuarterlyIndex/index.html
Political party whose national President is Paul Biya, President of Cameroun. Includes speeches, ICT / NTIC and the party, the party newsletter, l'Action, etc. Based in Yaoundé. [KF] http://www.rdpcpdm.cm/
Provides a directory of human rights organizations and other NGOs in Cameroun.
Produced by the Canadian organization, Banque internationale d'information
sur les Etats francophones, BIEF. http://www.acctbief.org/repdroit/dr_camer.htm
Search by acronym or search by country for a directory of educational
organizations, research institutes, NGOs. Produced by the Canadian organization,
Banque internationale d'information sur les Etats francophones, BIEF.http://206.231.118.6/bief/bief3/ReSigl01.cfm
RSF (based in Paris) supports freedom of the press world-wide. Its site
includes reports of actions against journalists in Africa.
It has copies of protest
letters sent by the organization regarding violations in African countries.
Cameroun Page, in French: http://www.calvacom.fr/rsf/RSF_VF/Rapp_VF/Afrik_VF/CAM.html
http://www.rsf.fr/
The Network, based in Paris, is composed of donor
agencies (governments, foundations and international bodies). Has the latest
news on the media (newspapers / radio) in Africa, a directory
of African journalist associations, directory of press centres, full
text media status reports (the media sector in the country, including
the media landscape and its stakeholders, the legal framework, the role
of donors and the sector's support needs) for Burundi, Cameroon,
Chad, Ethiopia, Niger, Togo. For each country, has a "List
of newspapers, completed with indicators on the importance of their audience
(frequency, average circulation, number of staff...) and addresses,"
a list of radio broadcasters, and two maps.
In French. Culture of the Bamoun. News, photographs, discussion forums, Bamoun symbols, festivals, biography of the king, Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya, prominent figures. Articles on Les origines du peuple Bamoun, discussion forums. Maintained by CLC Networks, based in Maryland, U.S. [KF] http://www.royaumebamoun.com
Site of Mr. Snowsel, a broadcast journalist with Cameroon Radio Television CRTV. Has the text of his radio commentaries on Cameroon events and issues and photographs. [KF] http://www.snowsel.friendpages.com.
In English and French. Main opposition party, formed in 1990. Its leader
is Ni John Fru Ndi. Discussion forum, party manifesto, policy documents,
who's who, communiques, the SDF in Parliament, etc. [KF] http://www.sdfparty.org/
Scroll one fourth down the page for a summary and full text of the 28
p. paper. (OECD. Development Centre. Technical Paper, No. 146, 1999). http://www.oecd.org/dev/pub/tp1a.htm
Organization opposed to the present government of Cameroon. "The SCYL is not a Political Party. It is not a Njangi Group or a tribal or regional group of Southern Cameroonians. It is a Non-Profit Political Freedom Fighting Organisation, open not just for Southern Cameroonians alone but for all who cherish freedom and supports the Southern Cameroons Total Independence Drive." http://www.scylforfreedom.org
Links to many Cameroon-related sites. Maintained by Tom Tadfor Little,
technical writer/editor at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, who
is married to Cecilia Tador-Little, born
in Cameroon. She has a page, Casa
Bangante, about her African import and hair salon business. http://www.telp.com/cameroon/d_cam.htm
Published by Academia Africana, Centre de Recherches et de Culture Afrricaines. Table of contents are on-line. The journal is also associated with the academic imprint, Éditions Terroirs. The publication director is Fabien EBOUSSI BOULAGA. Based in Yaounde, Cameroun. http://www.revue-terroirs.net/
Demographics, political environment, caveats about investing in Cameroon,
background notes, full text market research reports, industry sector analysis
reports, trade information, financing sources, business customes and infrastructure.
From the Association of Bay Area Governments, Oakland, CA. [KF] http://www.tradeport.org/ts/countries/cameroon/
A visa/passport expediting service for U.S. citizens. One can print out
a visa application form in
Acrobat or Common Ground format. Uses the CIA World Factbook information
though did not have the latest edition. http://www.traveldocs.com/cm/index.htm
In French. The official site for higher education in Cameroon.
Provides information on Cameroon's six universities:
Université de Yaounde I, Université de Yaounde II, Universté de Douala,
Université de Dschang, Université de Buea, Université de Ngaoundere. http://www.uninet.cm/
Has information on networking in Cameroon, work with the Women's Programme,
University of Buea, Cameroon forestry policy and environmental law, the
Annuaire des Organisations Non-Gouvernementales (ONG) du Cameroun (in MS
Word), Déclaration de politique nationale du Programme National de Lutte
contre les Maladies Diarrhéiques au Cameroun (in French), an SDNP Cameroon
mailing list and related email
lists, information on SDNP Cameroon partners including INADES,
and more. http://www.sdnp.undp.org/sdncmr/
A draft survey of Information Policy in Africa by Marius Francisco for
the UN ECA. Covers the history and current state of information technology
and computerization in Cameroon,
Congo-Brazzaville, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Tanzania, Senegal.
Cameroon Page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ECA/nan2b.html
Main Page: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/ECA/infrmtks.html
United Nations. High Commissioner for Refugees, Refworld
Has an search
engine. Be sure to put in Search All Databases under
the box "Limit Scope of Search" if you want the most complete
results. Also has a keyword Newswire Service search
facility to locate current wire stories from AP, UPI, Reuters, Excite
Newstracker and Refworld Country reports.
Search engine: http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/index/engine.htm
Search news: http://www.unhcr.ch/news/newswire/newswire.htm
Provides a list of the President, Cabinet members, the Governor of the
Central Bank, the country's Ambassador to the U.S., and its U.N. Representative. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-c/cameroon.html
Information on geography, people, government, economy, transportation,
communication, defense. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html
Thomas, U.S. Legislative Information. Keyword search access to
the full text of the U.S. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD(similar
to parliamentary proceedings or debates) and to Congressional legislation
from the 101st Congress (1989-1990) to date. Searching on Cameroon for the
107th Congressional Record Text
retrieves, for example, Senate confirmation (July 12, 2001) of George McDade
Staples as Ambassador to Cameroon. [KF] http://thomas.loc.gov/
Biography, speeches, interviews with the Ambassador, photos of former
U.S. Ambassadors. Has a Democracy and Human Rights Fund for NGOs, lists
public holidays, visa information, links to related sites, etc. The Embassy
also represents American
interests in Equatorial Guinea. http://usembassy.state.gov/yaounde/
Multi-disciplinary research unit on comparative studies of the Third World.
Includes a list of theses,
some on Cameroun, completed at U. Paris II. See also the list of Maîtrises
et DEA: http://www.sedet.cicrp.jussieu.fr/sedet/Afrilab/Afrtrav/MemP7.htm
Univ. Paris 7 site: http://www.sedet.cicrp.jussieu.fr/sedet
Find Masters theses (full text online, in Dutch) and abstracts of Ph.D. theses in English (some in full text - Adoption Potential of two Agroforestry Technologies: Improved Fallows and Domestication of Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Humid Forest and Savannah Zones of Cameroon, by Ann M. I. Degrande, 2005). The University is in Ghent, Belgium. http://www.africana.ugent.be/
The department has the following projects. http://www.ucalgary.ca/UofC/faculties/SS/ARKY/research.html
Maya-Wandala
Project - Directed by Dr. Scott Maceachern, research in Cameroon
and Borno State, Nigeria "to elucidate the historical relationships
between populations found in this area today. [1992-93]...and earlier
populations
"online collection of ephemeral material - pamphlets, t-shirts, cloths, posters, ......- that documents the material culture of politics in Sub-Saharan Africa." Includes Malawi calendars, clothing depicting Hastings Banda, Bakili Muluzi, Pope John Paul II, Cloth from Cameroon depicting Paul Biya. Malawi political party publications. Bowl promoting a Malawi candidate, posters, wall hanging commemorating the wedding of President Bakili Muluzi, posters for Abdoulaye Bathily and Abdoulaye Wade in the 2007 Senegal presidential election, kanga with three portraits of Barack Obama. Materials were digitized and returned to their respective owners. Suggested bibliography. [KF] http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/afpep/index.html
Maps, embassies, travel, language information, etc., created by Julie
Sisskind, now maintained by Ali Dinar. UPenn's African studies web site
has a keyword search engine.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Cameroon.html
Photographs and information on African
crafts and literature in Cameroon, bronze casting,
batik, bark pictures, masks, beadwork, wood carving, the
African Arts/Handicraft and Environmental Management Institute Museum in
Cameroon. Dr. Ventura teaches at Tennessee Technological
University, Cookeville,Tennessee. http://iweb.tntech.edu/cventura/
The Institute "seeks to collate and connect ...researchers with an
interest in the Mambila people of the Nigeria-Cameroon borderland and their
neighbours..." "...research is primarily of an anthropological
and linguistic nature..." The site has reports on David Zeitlyn's research
on kinship and language and his annotated version of C. K. Meek's early
ethnological work in the region, and Bruce Connell's comparative study of
Mambila dialects. There is a bibliography of anthropological,
linguistic, and related research on Mambila. The site has a short story
by Jonathan W. Mangbon, (from Mambila L.G.A.) "Drink and the Innocent
Policeman" and the History and Customs of Ntem
by P. M. Kaberry and E. M. Chilver. The site was established by Zeitlyn
and Connell. http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/
"The project, which is expected to cost $3.7 billion, will develop
the oil fields at Doba in southern Chad and construct a 1,070 km pipeline
to offshore oil-loading facilities on Cameroon's Atlantic coast. The sponsors
are ExxonMobil of the U.S. (the operator, with 40 percent of the private
equity), Petronas of Malaysia (35 percent), and Chevron of the U.S. (25
percent). Depending on world oil prices, the project could yield up to $2
billion in revenues for Chad and $500 million for Cameroon over the 25-year
production period." Has a slide show, many documents. http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ccproj/
"up to 80% of people in the south use it as part of primary health
care. The situation has given rise to concerns among health practitioners
and consumers on the issue of safety, above all, but also on questions of
policy, regulation, evidence, biodiversity and preservation and protection
of traditional knowledge." WHo released 'a global plan..... The
strategy provides a framework for policy to assist countries to regulate
traditional or complementary/alternative medicine (TM/CAM) to make its
use safer, more accessible to their populations and sustainable."
Full text article on the commercial use of the Internet in Cameroon. Links
to many Cameroon sites. From the e-journal, First Monday, September 2004,
Vol. 9, NO. 9. http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_9/zeitlyn/
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