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This fact sheet provides a geographic, demographic, and political overview of Cameroon, detailing its administrative structure, climatic diversity, and the long-term presidency of Paul Biya.

The September 2018 Peace & Security Council Report by the Institute for Security Studies examines challenges to democracy in Africa, the complexities of peace initiatives in the Central African Republic, political instability in Lesotho, the fragile peace deal in South Sudan, and the ongoing evolution of the African Standby Force.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the African Standby Force (ASF), its Rapid Deployment Capability (RDC), the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises (ACIRC), and the Amani Africa II field training exercise. It details the ASF's structure, mandate, funding challenges, and its relationship with other African Union (AU) peace and security mechanisms.

This briefing examines the state of regional integration in Central Africa, focusing on the roles and interactions of the Central Africa Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS). It analyzes the institutional frameworks, the impact of colonial legacies, the influence of external actors like France and the EU, and the challenges posed by overlapping memberships and the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations.

This report by the Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE) analyzes the market for decentralized renewable energy (DRE) equipment used for productive purposes in the agricultural and agri-food sectors of Benin, Cameroon, and Madagascar. It identifies significant opportunities for solar pumps and refrigeration to boost rural productivity and socio-economic development, while highlighting barriers such as high initial costs, lack of technical standards, and insufficient e-waste recycling infrastructure.