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The original report was published in The Independent on Monday, November 7, 2011
Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
President Paul Biya and UK ´Minister for Africa´, Henry Billingham, met in July to discuss a wide range of issues
Firm handshakes between friends
“Cameroon is a Commonwealth country, and we believe in the same values: values like democracy, good governance and human rights” Henry Bellingham, UK ‘Minister for Africa’
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Finance | Africa | Cameroon
Essimi Menye, Minister of Finance
Dawning of a new era
Grand Projects  will create an extensive infrastructural backbone
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Infrastructure | Africa | Cameroon
The port city of Douala serves as a transshipment hub for the region and a trade portal for landlocked neighbours
A vital hub for Central Africa
From north to south, the country has broken ground at key energy, road, ports, telecoms and water supply projects
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
Mining potential abounds
Rich and varied mineral deposits have piqued interest around the globe

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Finance | Africa | Cameroon
Louis-Paul Motaze, Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development
Transformation through innovation
Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Louis-Paul Motaze believes “it is an incontestable fact that foreign direct investment (FDI) is critical for our economy as it enters a new phase of modernisation.”

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Infrastructure | Africa | Cameroon
Major infrastructure projects already under way
433 Kilometres for the Cameroon-Nigeria Highway.
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
The Star Project of Cameroon
The Lom Pangar Hydropower Project (LPHP) is a priority project in the Government of Cameroon’s development strategy to improve access to reliable low-cost hydropower supply for growth and poverty reduction
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
A new generation of power plants along the Sanaga River will harness indigenous resources
A growing industry with tremendous potential
Hydroelectric power provides 95 per cent of Cameroon’s energy output and a 216 MW powerplant at Kribi is the country’s first foray into gas-fired technology

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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
'Colossal' energy and water demand
Public-private alliances are being pushed to power the nation’s ongoing development
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Tourism & Culture | Africa | Cameroon
Three keys to stability
According to Clobert Tchatat, Minister of Urban Development and Housing, Cameroon “is greatly diversified in the composition of its population, religions, languages
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Tourism & Culture | Africa | Cameroon
Africa's Eden
A microcosm of landscapes, flora and fauna, Cameroon is often referred to as ‘Africa in miniature’
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
Hand in hand
Business and government move forward together
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
The power of public-private partnerships
Hydromine and the government of Cameroon are working in tandem – for mutually beneficial results
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
Exploitation of Camreroonian oil resources has yet to be fully maximised
Black gold
Oil profits continue to flow from Cameroon
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
CICAM, competitive in fabric
Many African women – both in Africa and in the rest of the world – choose to dress in traditional garb, characterised by lively and colourful cotton prints
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Agriculture | Africa | Cameroon
Wake up and smell the coffee with ONCC
The ONCC (National Board of Cocoa and Coffee) was created in 1991 to foster an environment in which the cocoa and coffee industries could do business with limited government intervention
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Agriculture | Africa | Cameroon
Makossa Bananas are set to compete with other top brands in the UK and Europe
Branding Bananas
Makossa is not only Cameroon’s  music and dance style, but is now a new star brand of bananas
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
Wider horizons
Exchange visits with a network of allied countries are opening more foreign eyes to the nation’s potential
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
The Grand Projects in Cameroon
Electricity, Roads, Energy and Health
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
IN BRIEF: Cameroon’s top mining projects
Rio Tinto Alcan (RIO.L) has partnered Cameroon’s Government in Alucam for a project slated to include a one million tonne aluminium smelter at Kribi
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Finance | Africa | Cameroon
Shifting to a developing economy
Economic vision with depth of field has put the country on a good footing as it moves towards its goal of becoming an emerging market by 2035
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Infrastructure | Africa | Cameroon
On the right track
Millions being spent to improve infrastructure and quality of life
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Infrastructure | Africa | Cameroon
"Cameroon's road network is the transport backbone of Central Africa"
International collaborations are helping with the target to double paved roads by 2015
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
Lom Pangar Hydropower Project is critial to ensuring power supply
Hydro will power growth
As well as producing electricity, the Lom Pangar Dam will provide other great benefits
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
Hydroelectric projects
Memve’Ele, Nachtigal, Bini a Warak and Song-Mbenge
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Infrastructure | Africa | Cameroon
Unity, history and astute leadership have created a stable nation that fosters a harmonious diversity
Urban development and housing for all segments of society
The Government is setting out to prepare cities and towns for future growth
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Education | Africa | Cameroon
Providing leadership
As part of the Cameroon Government’s far-reaching programme of reforms
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Tourism & Culture | Africa | Cameroon
Fighting climate change and deforestation
Although Cameroon’s Ministry of Environment was created just seven years ago, the Government has long put great emphasis on environmental issues, participating in international conferences and ratifying conventions
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Finance | Africa | Cameroon
Cameroon’s dominant stock exchange
The Douala Stock Exchange (DSX) was created in December 2001 as the official market for securities in Cameroon
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Energy | Africa | Cameroon
Liquid Assets
Cameroon’s oil  and gas industries can generate a healthy return for investors
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Industry and Trade | Africa | Cameroon
Cream of the crop
Along with petroleum, aluminium and lumber, industries such as dairy products and cotton contribute to a diverse economy
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Agriculture | Africa | Cameroon
Seed capital
Cameroon needs to exploit the varied climatic conditions which give the country a huge advantage in farming

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Agriculture | Africa | Cameroon
Agriculture is still Cameroon’s main industry and source of livelihood
A growing concern
The interests and ambitions of the Cameroon Development Corporation reflect those of the country as a whole
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World Report

LOCATION:   
Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria

AREA:   
total: 475,440 sq km
country comparison to the world: 54
land: 472,710 sq km
water: 2,730 sq km

AREA - comparative:   
slightly larger than California

CLIMATE:   
varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

NATURAL RESOURCES:   
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower

RELIGIONS:   
indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%

LANGUAGES:   
24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)

POPULATION:   
19,711,291 (July 2011 est.)
 
POPULATION GROWTH RATE:   
2.121% (2011 est.)
 
GOVERNMENT TYPE:   
republic; multiparty presidential regime

CAPITAL:   
name: Yaounde
 
INDEPENDENCE:   
1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

AGRICULTURE - products:   
coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, root starches; livestock; timber

INDUSTRIES:   
petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair

EXPORTS:   
$4.495 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
$4.079 billion (2009 est.)

IMPORTS:   
$4.975 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
$4.405 billion (2009 est.)