Subject Guides: Cameroon: Government & the Economy

Boko Haram Insurgency, Youth Mobility and Better Life in the Far North Region of Cameroon
By Isaiah Kunock Afu from
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos. 2019, Vol 37, p 17-39. 22p.

This article portrays youth mobility in Cameroon as a means to escape poverty and to achieve a better life. Youth mobility though not new is, however, taking a new dimension as a result of Boko Haram’s violent conflict. To explore how this violence has affected mobility, this study analyses narration of youngsters’ escape experiences from Boko Haram and their ideas of how to achieve a better life, drawing on interviews in Cameroon’s Far North Region.
Cameroon's Economy Confirms its Resilience
The article reports on the economic condition of Cameroon. According to a forecast by International Monetary Fund (IMF), the economy is rising with growth of more than 4% in 2018. The IMF stated that the growth is the result of natural gas production, stronger output by the manufacturing and food industries and increased activity in the construction sector.
Cameroon at the Crossroads
The article provides a background information on the crisis in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Topics discussed include the history of Cameroon under colonial rule and the years after independence, the emergence of Anglophone movements in the 1990s, and the protests started by English-speaking teachers and lawyers in November 2016 that escalated into a crisis.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Pathology of the Economic and Political Architecture in Cameroon
The Roots of the Anglophone Problem: Language and Politics in Cameroon
Describes the unique situation in Cameroon, a country with a complex colonial past, and the effects of adopting two colonial languages.
‘Good morning, Yaoundé’: refugees take the mic
In Cameroon, a group of refugees trained in radio journalism is raising public awareness about forced displacement.

Baka: A Cry from the Rainforest

Phil Agland revisits the Baka Pygmy family he filmed 25 years ago in his BAFTA award winning documentary 'Baka: People of the Rainforest'. An extraordinary journey into the heart of the rainforest in Cameroon, where the past of the Baka revisits them through watching the old film projected in the forest - raising questions about their old life in the forest and what is happening to them now.

Books and eBooks

Building Integrated Economies in West Africa by Alexei Kireyev; International Monetary Fund Staff
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781513511832
Publication Date: 2016-04-15
The Constitution and Governance in Cameroon by Laura-Stella E. Enonchong
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781351028844
Publication Date: 2020-10-18
Decentralisation and Community Participation by Numvi Gwaibi
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789956763917
Publication Date: 2016-09-14
Diminishing Corruptive Practices in the Public Hospital System of Cameroon : A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by M. Ndofor
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789956550678
Publication Date: 2019
Political Philosophies and Nation-Building in Cameroon by Aseh Andrew
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789956763443
Publication Date: 2016-10-15
Promoting Green Economy by Elias T. Ayuk (Editor); Effiom E. Oku (Editor); Praise Nutakor (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9789988633097
Publication Date: 2016-12-29

Websites

Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
Cameroon Embassy to the U.S.
We provide Cameroon diplomatic and consular services for the United States of America
Global Partnership for Education
Focus areas: Access to Education, Gender equality, Early Learning, Quality teaching, Data systems
Coordinating agency: UNICEF
Human Rights Watch: Cameroon
Violence has been rife in Cameroon’s North-West and South-West regions since late 2016, as armed separatists seek independence for the country’s minority Anglophone regions. Separatists targeted civilians, including aid workers, students, and teachers, while continuing to enforce a boycott on children’s education. Security forces have also committed a litany of abuses including the killing of civilians, arson, sexual violence, and torture of suspected collaborators with separatist groups. Boko Haram attacks are a persistent threat in the Far North region. The Cameroonian government has also taken steps to limit freedom of expression and association, including through the arrests of hundreds of opposition party members and supporters in September 2020 following peaceful demonstrations.
University of Oxford Faculty of Law: Cameroon Conflict Research Group
A research group which investigates the ongoing conflict in the anglophone regions of Cameroon.
World Education News and Reviews
Profiles of education in countries around the world