Cameroon

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon (French: République du Cameroun), is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both

Quotes

 * I come to you as a pilgrim. It has really been a pilgrimage for me from when I left Cameroon to when I am standing here as the bishop of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
 * Jerome Feudjio, Maryland church offers warm welcome to African-born bishop now leading Virgin Islands diocese (September 7, 2021)


 * Homophobia is like a binding glue when it comes to Cameroonians. When it comes to hating LGBTQ people, they all come together.
 * Bandy Kiki, "Cameroonian LGBT activist champions imprisoned transgender women", Reuters (April 26, 2021)


 * Growing up an English speaker in a predominantly French-speaking country, I couldn’t understand most TV shows since they were in French, so coming to America allowed me to enjoy such a simple pleasure…
 * Imbolo Mbue, On her favorite thing upon emigrating to the United States from Cameroon in “INTERVIEW: IMBOLO MBUE, AUTHOR OF BEHOLD THE DREAMERS” in Book Riot (2017 Jul 24)


 * In Wouri-Est around 22,000 Cameroonians voted for the PCRN list led by myself… We are all brothers and sisters and we have a country to build! A country where everyone will have a special place, a country where everyone will have their say, a country where life will be beautiful! A country where there will be enough opportunities for everyone. This will only be possible if we go in close ranks, we must go to the National Assembly together! Nothing is impossible for young people when they show solidarity. Those who want to divide us know this very well.
 * Nourane Fotsing Moluh Hassana, Who is Nourane Foster, the businesswoman turned politician? February 20, 2020


 * I don't trust the vaccine. The whites don't like us. They want to kill us with vaccines in which they have slipped in illegal products.
 * Ramos, Fears, suspicion cloud vaccine takeup in Cameroon (December 1, 2021)