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The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British League of Nations mandate territory of the British Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961, it has been part of the Republic of Cameroon , where it makes up the Northwest Region and Southwest Region .
The South Region (French: Région du Sud) is located in the southwestern and south-central portion of the Republic of Cameroon.It is bordered to the east by the East Region, to the north by the Centre Region, to the northwest by the Littoral Region, to the west by the Gulf of Guinea (part of the Atlantic Ocean), and to the south by the countries of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Congo.
In 1953, the Southern Cameroons delegation at a conference in London asked for a separate region. The British agreed, and Southern Cameroons became an autonomous region with its capital still at Buea. Elections were held in 1954 and the parliament met on 1 October 1954, with E. M. L. Endeley as Premier. [26]
The South Province (Sud) lies on the Gulf of Guinea and the southern border. Cameroon's western region is split into four smaller regions: the Littoral (Littoral) and South-West (Sud-Ouest) regions are on the coast, and the North-West (Nord-Ouest) and West (Ouest) regions are in the western grassfields. [83]
South Cameroon Plateau. Coordinates: 5.0000°N 12.0000°E. Guinean savanna in Cameroon's East Province. The South Cameroon Plateau or Southern Cameroon Plateau ( French: Plateau Sud-Camerounais) is the dominant geographical feature of Cameroon. The plateau lies south of the Adamawa Plateau and southeast of the Cameroon Range.
The South Province ( Sud) lies on the Gulf of Guinea and the southern border. Cameroon's western region is split into four smaller regions: The Littoral ( Littoral) and Southwest ( Sud-Ouest) regions are on the coast, and the Northwest ( Nord-Ouest) and West ( Ouest) regions are in the western grassfields. The Northwest and Southwest were once ...
This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis during 2020.. The Anglophone Crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Cameroon in Central Africa, where historically English-speaking Ambazonian separatists are seeking the independence of the former British trust territory of Southern Cameroons, which has been unified with Cameroon since 1961.
The regions of Cameroon are divided into 58 divisions or departments. The divisions are further subdivided into subdivisions ( arrondissements) and districts. The divisions are listed below, by Macro-Region and region. The constitution divides Cameroon into ten semi-autonomous regions, each under the administration of an elected Regional Council.