According to reports Cameroon was a german protectorate, beginning around 1860 with the establishment of a company exporting coffee, sugar and other commodities. Reportedly, during ww1 Kamerun was occupied by british and french troops, a league of nations mandate around 1922 divided the land. According to the report, France administered most of the region, the british mandate was a small portion in the west, possibly Bakassi, administered as part of the protectorate of Nigeria. Reportedly, the british mandate in Nigeria was governed through the rulers defeated by the British. Following ww2 the districts were made u.n. territories.
Reportedly, in 1960 the mandates in french Cameroun and Nigeria terminated, french Cameroun became the Cameroon republic. According to the report, the mandate for uk controlled south Cameroon was soon to expire, but a british report insisted it would not survive alone economically. Reportedly, the u.n. organised a referendum in which english speaking Cameroons were asked whether they wanted to join the Cameroon republic or Nigeria. According to the report, 60% of people from the north were in favour of joining Nigeria whilst 70.5% of southerners were in favour of integration with the republic of Cameroon. Reportedly, northern Cameroon officially became part of Nigeria whilst southern Cameroon became part of Cameroon.
According to a report, the republic of Cameroon claimed the uk had violated the trusteeship agreement by creating such conditions that the trusteeship had led to the attachment of northern Cameroon to Nigeria. According to reports, an economic crisis in the republic during the mid eighties was due to oil prices, and the need to begin importing oil. Reportedly, the crisis resulted in acceptance of the intervention of the international monetary fund and foreign aid.
According to reports, the Bakassi peninsula was an area of large oil reserves, and was the subject of a border dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria. Reportedly, in 1994 Cameroon took the matter to the international court of justice. According to the report, Nigeria claimed a pre 1913 border, and Cameroon in parity with the uk and germany referred to a colonial era anglo-german agreement. The verdict was Bakassi was handed over to the republic of Cameroon.
According to a report, oil production in Cameroon, once a major export is dwindling since the turn of the Century. Reportedly, in 2019 oil was both a major export ($1.89 billion) and import ($347 million). According to reports, conflict between english speaking seperatists, government troops and other groups have killed over 4,000 people and displaced over 765,000, of which 65,000 are refugees in Nigeria.
According to a report, boko harem, an anti western jihad group is active in Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, Chad and possibly Mali. Reportedly, ideology is sunni Islamic revival.