Cameroon
Question # 1 Who live in Cameroon? Where do people live?
http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/cameroon-population/
The population of Cameroon is growing strongly.
City Douala YaoundĂŠ Garoua
People 1.3 million 1.3 million 450,000
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/cm.html http://www.geonames.org/CM/largest-cities-in-cameroon.html
English and French are spoken as official languages in Cameroon. This gives Cameroonians the unique possibility to communicate with people across most parts of Africa.
http://www.okayafrica.com/stanley-enow-cameroon-10-things-i-love/
Question # 2 What are examples of innovations and innovation potential in Cameroon?
http://giftedmom.co/ provides pregnant women and new mothers get access to health information.
The app helps eradicate infant and maternal mortality in Cameroon. https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/17/africa/gifted-mom-cameroon-alain-nteff/index.html
The Cardiopad is a touch screen medical tablet which facilitates heart examinations such as electrocardiograms (ECGs) to be performed at remote places.
The results of the tests can be transferred wirelessly to specialists for diagnosis. It can save lives especially for Africans who cannot take a long and difficult journey to reach a distant city hospital. http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2015/07/15/africas-innovators-can-help-solve-africas-problems/
There’s a strong potential to increase Internet access in Cameroon. Only 25% of the people, who live in Cameroon, use the Internet.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#cm
There is a strong potential to make Internet access in Cameroon much cheaper
https://qz.com/884072/if-you-want-affordable-internet-in-africa-move-to-a-country-on-the-coast/
Selamo Dorothy Binla created food innovations around cassava, one of the most consumed crops in Africa. Some examples: Pasta with cassava. Garilight, a drink. Gari-Plus, a fast-food enriched with nutritional fruit and vegetables. This being widely sold in schools. https://www.africanindy.com/business/adding-value-is-the-key-to-cameroon-womans-success-8952166
Ms. Solange Besong is the only woman among the 4,000 registered taxi drivers in Bamenda, Cameroon.
http://globalpressjournal.com/africa/cameroon/lone-female-taxi-driver-battles-sexism-cameroon
In 1990, Cameroon reached the quarter-finals at the football world cup in Italy.
http://www.the42.ie/cult-world-cup-teams-cameroon-1990-2115922-Jun2014/
A deep-sea port is being built in Kribi in the South Province of Cameroon. Also, Cameroon wants to tap its great hydropower potential by damming the Lom River in the Eastern part of Cameroon. https://www.heritage.org/index/country/cameroon
Cameroon is a leading producer of crude oil and has rich deposits of natural gas, cobalt, bauxite, iron ore, gold and diamonds.
Revenues from the extractive industries accounted for 5,43% of GDP in 2015. https://eiti.org/cameroon
Question # 3 How is the political structure of Cameroon?
The National Assembly of Cameroon has 180 members. The Senate of Cameroon has 100 members. 30% are appointed by the President.
http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=1285067512&Country=Cameroon&topic=Summary&subtopic=Political+structure
Cameroon declared independence from France in 1960. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon