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Most of Yaoundé's economy is centred on the administrative structure of the civil service and the diplomatic services. Owing to these high-profile central structures, Yaounde has a higher standard of living and security than the rest of Cameroon. Major industries in Yaoundé include tobacco, dairy products, beer, clay, glass goods and timber.
Under Cameroon's first president, Amadou Ahidjo, Cameroon was split into seven provinces. The present-day Centre and South Provinces were at this time combined into one Centre-South Province. It would remain this way until Cameroon's second president, Paul Biya, split the Centre-South into the present Centre and South Provinces on 22 August 1983.
Cameroon Tribune newspaper begins publication. [8] Tonnerre Yaoundé football club formed. 1976 - Population: 291,071. [9] 1985 - Yaoundé General Hospital built. 1987 Cameroon Radio Television headquartered in Yaounde. [8] Population: 649,000. [10] 1988 - Musée national du Cameroun active. 1991 - Catholic University of Central Africa opens. [11]
Cameroon, [a] officially the Republic of Cameroon, [b] 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.
Yaoundé is the capital city of Cameroon in western Africa ... University Teaching Hospital of Yaounde; Y. Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital
The Yaounde General Hospital said it received 12 injured, including a 7-year-old girl. Authorities in Cameroon have been demolishing houses in high-risk zones susceptible to floods and landslides.
The stepping-off point for climbing Mt. Cameroon is the city of Buea, where guides can be hired and equipment can be rented. There are several tin-roofed huts for hikers to sleep in during their trek up the mountain. [9] National Museum, Yaounde Reunification Monument, Yaounde. Yaoundé is home to most of Cameroon's national monuments. It also ...
Yaoundé, Cameroon 1500 m: 3:49.7 h: Pierre Foka: 7 June 1997 Yaoundé, Cameroon 3000 m: 8:19.82 Pierre Foka: 20 July 1999 Saint-Maur, France 5000 m: 14:18.4 h: Adamou Aboubakar: 15 July 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon 10,000 m: 30:07.3 Pierre Foka: 26 August 1995 Yaoundé, Cameroon Half marathon: 1:05:49 Adamou Aboubakar: 7 October 2001 Bristol Half ...