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Cameroon and the Hosting of International Conferences and Institutions (1961-2024)

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  • Agbor Charles Nda

    (Department of History, Heritage and International Studies University of Bamenda-Cameroon)

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Cameroon and the Hosting of International Conferences and Institutions (1961-2024) Agbor Charles Nda, Ph.D. Department of History, Heritage and International Studies University of Bamenda-Cameroon DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.908000649 Received: 03 July 2025; Accepted: 10 July 2025; Published: 25 September 2025 INTRODUCTION With a surface area of about 475,442 square kilometers (km2) and a population of over 26,545,000 inhabitants, Cameroon lies across West and Central Africa, at the north eastern end of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is situated between latitude 2 and 13 degrees (°) north of the equator and longitude 8° and 16° east of the Greenwich meridian. Cameroon shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the North east, the Central African Republic to the east, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo in the South (Nchangvi, Che and Nchangvi, 2018: 164, 383). It was noticed with kin attention that since the independence of Cameroon in 1960/61, the country became a preferential choice for hosting sub regional, regional and international offices and meetings. Found at a crossroads between west and central Africa, Cameroon offer a good number of pull factors for the hosting of conferences comparatively with the 53 other African nations that worth this study. The success of this research is thanks to a carefully review of selected literature. Amongst the numerous sources consulted, Amindeh (2018), confirmed Cameroon not only being a fertile ground for international conferences but also a seat of many institutions in Africa[1]. On its part, the International Council on Archives (2018) upheld the strategic and privilege position of Yaounde, the political capital of Cameroon in hosting these international conferenc[2]. With all these appreciations, this study seeks to find out some of the forces of attraction that has made Cameroon a venue for conferences. With the use of

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  • Agbor Charles Nda, 2025. "Cameroon and the Hosting of International Conferences and Institutions (1961-2024)," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(8), pages 7797-7805, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:9:y:2025:issue-8:p:7797-7805
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