Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Cameroon voted against several anti-Israel UN resolutions, and was the only nation to join Israel in voting against the UN resolution "Assistance to Palestine Refugees". [1] Cameroon cut ties with Israel from 1973 to 1986 [2] and was one of the first states to restore relations. [3]
Cameroon 's noncontentious, low-profile approach to foreign relations puts it squarely in the middle of other African and developing country states on major issues. It supports the principles of non-interference in the affairs of third world countries and increased assistance to underdeveloped countries. Cameroon is an active participant in the ...
The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee ( French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun, abbreviated as CNOSC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Cameroon and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It is also the body responsible for Cameroon's representation at the Commonwealth Games .
The Parliament of Cameroon (French: Parlement du Cameroun) is the legislature of Cameroon. A bicameral body, it consists of the Senate and the National Assembly . [1] The parliament is composed of 280 members, 180 MPs and 100 senators.
The National Assembly ( French: Assemblée Nationale) is the lower house of the Parliament of Cameroon. It has 180 members, elected for five-year terms in 49 single and multi-seat constituencies. [3] Together with the senate, it constitutes the legislative arm of government. [4]
Joseph Dion Ngute, Prime Minister of Cameroon, visits the plenary hall of the Palais des Congrès in Yaoundé on Sept. 29, 2019, on the eve of the Major National Dialogue. The Major National Dialogue ( French: Grand dialogue national) is the official name of a dialogue between the Government of Cameroon and various opposition parties, aimed at ...
The Senate was created in 1996 after an amendment to the constitution created the upper chamber. [1] However, power to convene the Electoral College and call elections for the Senate remained with the President. President Paul Biya chose not to do so until he signed decree 2013/056 on 27 February 2013, which set 14 April as the election date.
The Cameroon government held two national censuses during the country's first 44 years as an independent country, in 1976 and again in 1987. Results from the second head count were never published. A third census, expected to take years to produce results, began on November 11, 2005, with a three-week interviewing phase.