Beryl Thyer
Memorial Africa Trust
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Cameroon
Cameroon is situated on the West coast of Africa and its population is about 16 million, 1.6 million being in the NW Province. A recent population census was conducted in November 2005. When the results are known they will be posted on this page.
Most of Cameroon is under French influence, and is Francophone. The NW and SW Provinces are British orientated, and largely Anglophone.
First inhabited by the mysterious Pygmies, and then the Bantu and Sudanic peoples, Cameroon, would like other West African countries, eventually become an infamous source of slaves for Muslim and European Traders.
Missionaries arrived in the mid-19th century, and the land was subsequently colonized by Germany. In 1918 at the end of W W 1, it was invaded by both Britain and France, and was later divided between those two countries.
Cameroon first flirted with independence in 1960, but then a long series of internal political jugglings between north and south, and the bloody coups of the 1980s delayed that process until the 1990s.
The country is ethnically diverse with over 225 individual tribal groups and dialects. The local economy is driven by foreign aid, a variety of agricultural ventures, as well as oil and timber production.
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A view of the mountains, near Ndop, NW Province
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Tourism is limited, but those who venture into this country enjoy the beach areas near Kribi, the interesting capital city of Yaoundé, in the south, and the abundant wildlife of the national parks, and especially the elephants found in Waza National Park, in the north.
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One of many impressive waterfalls to be found in NW Province
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The area of benefit for the Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust is the NW Province, which occupies 17,812 sq km area and is the third most populated Province. This NW province is situated in the Kumbo/Bamenda district.
Yaoundé is the Capital. Douala is the commercial centre and the bigger city. Bamenda is the principal town of the NW Province. The area of benefit for the Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust is the NW Province, which occupies 17,812 sq km area and is the third most populated Province. Kumbo and Bamenda are situated in the NW Province.
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(Cameroon)
Beryl Thyer Memorial Africa Trust, a UK registered charity ~ 1112603