What are the allies of Cameroon?

Answer 1

Cameroon, Africa has Bilateral relationships with:

1) People's Republic of China

2) Equatorial Guinea

3) France

4) Nigeria

5) Russia

6) United States, and

7) Canada

Apart from the United Nations, Cameroon is very active in other multilateral organisations or global institutions such as the Francophonie, the Commonwealth, the Organisation of Islamic Conference, The Group of 77 , the Non-Aligned Movement, the African Union and the Economic Community of Central African States.

The only international disputes that Cameroon, Africa currently has are:

1) Delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, is complete and awaits ratification by Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria;

2) Dispute with Nigeria over land and maritime boundaries around the Bakasi Peninsula and Lake Chad is currently before the ICJ,

3) As is a dispute with Equatorial Guinea over the exclusive maritime economic zone.

4) Cameroon also faces a complaint filed with the African Commission on Human Rights by the Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) and the Southern Cameroons Peoples Organisation (SCAPO) against the Government of the Republic of Cameroon, in which the complainants allege that the Republic of Cameroon is illegally occupying the territory of Southern Cameroons.

The SCNC and SCAPO ultimately seek the independence of the territory of Southern Cameroons. As of 2008, both parties have submitted briefs and responded to the Human Rights Commissions' inquiries. A ruling by the African Commission on Human Rights is awaited