The new French ambassador who has taken up office in Yaounde does so under a very different outlook in ties between his country and Cameroon. For nearly three decades following independence, France was the unchallenged patron of Cameroon, using the status to gain near monopoly access to Cameroon's resources and market place. By 2007, France already accounted for about 30 percent of direct foreign investment in Cameroon: with French companies well in charge in the crude oil, port and agriculture sectors.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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