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Located just south of Nigeria, this relatively small, mostly-French-speaking country of 28 million is  people is a lesser known gem of Central Africa, especially for its natural riches, and its name derives from that given to the region by the initial Portuguese explorers in the 15 century, Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River), and in addition to France, Cameroon was also colonized by Germany, from 1884 till the end of World War I. It´s known for having one of Africa´s best soccer teams, and like most African countries its people comprise a gumbo of dozens of ethnic groups, such as the Bamileke, Babum, Duala, Fula, Nso, and Tikar. Sadly, also like a number of the continent´s other countries, been under the longtime thumb of a now geriatric strongman – in this case Paul Biya, who has clung to power, usually thanks to election fraud and persecution of his opposition, since 1982. But the people are friendly, and there´s plenty to interest visitors. So here´s a little taste...

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