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| Waterfall in Wina River -- Photo courtesy
of Africa Focus |
Situated on Africa's western coast, Cameroon
is a nation of incredible diversity, both in its
geography and its people. From the desert in the
north, to the tropical rain forests of the south,
to the savannahs, mountains, national parks, and
game reserves throughout the country, the variation
in Cameroon's landscape is remarkable. Opportunities
to view elephants, lions, antelopes, warthogs,
chimpanzees, crocodiles, and other wildlife are
abundant.
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| Local Ruler on National Independence
Day -- Photo courtesy of Africa Focus |
As a result of colonialism, both French and English
are the official languages in Cameroon. In addition,
a large number of indigenous languages are spoken
among the more than 200 ethnic groups in the country.
Cameroon's per capita income and rates of school
attendance are among the highest in sub-Saharan
Africa.
Today, there are six universities in Cameroon
- the University of Buea, the University of Douala,
the University of Dschang, the University of Ngaoundere,
the University of Yaounde I, and the University
of Yaounde II (the University of Yaounde was split
into two separate institutions in 1993 as a result
of the growing number of students, and the need
to distribute higher education opportunities more
evenly across the country). In addition, a private
university, technical and professional schools,
and a number of teacher training colleges have
been established in recent years.
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| Family Compound in Mindy -- Photo courtesy
of Africa Focus |
Sixty-one Fulbright grants to Cameroon have been
awarded since 1970 for lecturing and/or research
on a large variety of topics. The majority of
Fulbright Scholars were at the University of Yaounde,
although over the past decade an increasing number
of scholars have been based at the University
of Buea and the University of Dschang.
Fourteen Fulbright Scholars renewed their grants
for an additional year or more, and two scholars
returned to Cameroon on a second Fulbright grant
several years after the completion of their original
project. More than a third of Fulbright Scholars
in Cameroon have been accompanied by family members.
Fulbright grant packages for Cameroon include
tuition support for accompanying children.
CIES encourages interested applicants to make
use of the following links to complement their
research into potential opportunities available
in Cameroon. Please also feel free to use the
contact information to get in touch with CIES
program personnel.
U.S. Embassy
in Cameroon
http://usembassy.state.gov/yaounde/
Official information about the embassy, consulates,
visas, tourism, etc.
World
Rover Embassy Listings
http://www.worldrover.com/entry/cameroon_embassy.html
Contact information for the Cameroon Embassy
in the United States.
Embassy
World website
http://www.embassyworld.com/maps/Maps_Of_Cameroon.html
Maps of Cameroon, including city maps and interactive
maps.
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General Country
Information
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The
Africa Guide
http://www.africaguide.com/country/cameroon/index.htm
Visitor information, with sections on books related
to Cameroon.
The Lonely
Planet
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/cameroon/
Traveler's information on Cameroon, including
sections on events, activities, culture, and history.
Ecameroon.com
http://www.ecameroun.com/
A search database for all sorts of information
on Cameroon.
U.S. Department
of State
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/index.cfm?docid=2822
Background information on Cameroon including
political conditions, foreign relations, relations
with the U.S., history, people, government, economy,
and business.
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News / Media / Current
Events
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Cameroon
News
http://www.cameroonnews.com/
News and links for Cameroon.
Cameroon
Radio TV
http://www.crtv.cm/
Archive of recent news stories about Cameroon
and a link to listen to Cameroon radio.
All Africa
http://allafrica.com/cameroon/
New stories from Cameroon
Mbendi
- Information for Africa
http://www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/ca/p0005.htm
Information on Cameroon including news, politics,
and economics.
Africa
Online
http://www.africaonline.com/site/
General news for all of Africa including business
and discussions.
Université
de Yaoundé I
http://www.uninet.cm/uy1/uy1.html
Université
de Yaoundé II
http://www.cm.refer.org/edu/ram3/univers/uy2/uy2.htm
University
of Buea
http://www.uninet.cm/ed_sup/External/universities/buea/frame.html
University
of Dschang
http://www.uninet.cm/ed_sup/External/universities/dschang/frame.html
University
of Douala
http://www.uninet.cm/ed_sup/External/universities/douala/frame.html
University
of Ngaoundere
http://www.refer.org/camer_ct/edu/ram3/univers/ungaou/ungaou.htm
Pan African
Institute for Development (PAID) - West Africa
http://www.paid-wa.org/
Photographs
Africa Focus - Sights and Sounds of a Continent
http://africafocus.library.wisc.edu/
An Online collection of photographs and digitized
sound recordings from every country in Africa,
hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Libraries and the University of Wisconsin-Madison
African Studies Program.
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