Discover Yaoundé, Capital City of Cameroon.
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2020
- Discover Yaoundé, the Capital city of Cameroon
Hello Displorers, welcome to another exciting video presented to you by Displore and thanks for watching. In this video, we shall be taking you to the central part of Africa precisely Cameroon and we shall be exploring the beautiful city of Yaounde. Yaoundé is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 3 million,its the second-largest city in the country after the port and economic city, Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres above sea level which explains a lot about its special climatic conditions and precipitation. The city of Yaoundé is a pivot city of the country Cameroon and in this video we shall see why but first of all, let us examine the origin of Yaoundé.
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History
The earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were likely the Bakas or pygmies who still inhabit the forests of the south and east provinces. Bantu speakers originating in the Cameroonian highlands were among the first groups to move out before other invaders. During the late 1770s and early 1800s, the Fulani, a pastoral Islamic people of the western Sahelconquered most of what is now northern Cameroon, subjugating or displacing its largely non-Muslim inhabitants.
The outpost of Epsumb or Jeundo was founded between the Nyong and Sanaga rivers at the northern edge of the area's forests in 1887, 1888, or February 1889 by the German explorers Lt. Richard Kund and Hans Tappenbeck by the agreement of the chiefs of Ela Esono. From December 1889 to May 1895, it was occupied by the German botanist Georg August Zenker as an agricultural research station named Jaunde after the local Yaunde or Ewondo people. His settlement served as a base for the area's rubber and ivory trade, purchasing these from the natives in exchange for imported clothing and iron. Major Dominik's establishment of a military garrison at the site in 1895 permitted a Pallotine mission and religious school at nearby Mvolyéwhich is now a suburb.
During World War I, Jaunde was occupied by Belgian troops from the Congo. After Imperial Germany's defeat in that war, France held eastern Cameroon as a mandate of the League of Nations and Yaoundé was chosen to become the capital of the colony in 1922. Douala long remained the more important settlement, but Yaoundé saw rapid growth after 1957 due to the cocoa crisis and unrest along the coast. It continued as the seat of government for the Republic of Cameroon upon its independence.
Economy of Yaounde
Most of Yaoundé's economy is centred on the administrative structure of the civil service and the diplomatic services.Owing to these high-profile central structures, Yaoundé has a higher standard of living and security than the rest of Cameroon.Major industries in Yaoundé include tobacco, dairy products, beer, clay, glass goods and timber. It is also a regional distribution centre for coffee, cocoa, copra, sugar cane and rubber given that local residents engage in urban agriculture.
In 2010, under Mayor Jean Claude Adjessa Melingui, Yaoundé began a flood reduction project, the Yaoundé City Sanitation Master Plan, to deal with "severe floods that disrupted the city 15 to 20 times a year, affecting as many as 100,000 people at a time." According to Yaoundé City Council data, over 130 floods struck the city between 1980 and 2014, causing massive loss of life and economic damage. However, there has been a reduction of flooding in the city since the establishment of a sanitation master plan to address the issue. Another measure was to relocate people living along the drainage routes and in low-lying flood zones.After four years, the frequency of flooding had been reduced from fifteen to three times a year, and cases of water-borne diseases such as typhoid and malaria were reduced by almost half. Although the former Mayor, Melingui died in 2013, local officials are continuing his efforts to transform the city. Ongoing improvements to sanitation infrastructure are being carried out under a "$152 million plan, largely financed by loans, primarily from the African Development Bank and the French Development Agency".
Despite the security issues and humanitarian crises that have plagued the central African nation, its economy remains stable. In fact, there is diversification of its productive economic activities, with the services sector contributing about half of the total domestic production. However, like many African countries, Cameroon has long suffered from corruption, which dominates almost all the sectors, particularly in the capital city, Yaoundé. Oil, gas and mining revenues are rarely reported, which implies massive graft. In addition, there is weak protection of real and intellectual property, and the judicial system is vulnerable to political manipulation.
Architecture
Greetings from Brazil.
Africa is so beautiful.
I'm fall in love with the land of my ancestors.
Cameroon "Africa in miniature".... Thanks for showcasing us. Hands up for my 🇨🇲 gang here. We have better to offer and pray for the best to come of this country 🙏
Awesome.Fantastic, Matchless. Best Wishes from lndia. We Indians love 💕 nature nd humanity.
Cameroon is a naturally beautiful country
Wow💞
Wow, I have been following u guys for a pretty long time now, and I have long await for this video. Thanks for the great work "Displore", and love this particular video. Hoping my country will keep increasing it infrastructures standard. To prove it title as Africa iminature. Love CAMEROON my home 🏡🏡🏡❤️ ❤️❤️
I love my country Cameroon 🇨🇲🇨🇲
This is your best video ever!!!
Wow, love my husband's contry
Good presentation
I clicked so fast
I have been planing to watch since u uploaded, i finally did. I love this video especially since it concerns my country
Nice video. But would have been much better if the footages showing the city were of higher resolution.
Displore, it's time to use drones for your videos to attract more subscribers and viewers.
I'm really impressed, I feel like the uploader of this video is a Yaounde city dweller👍
Thanks for the lovely info about Cameroon which I did not know. Impressed especially what has been done to reduce flooding. Will check more of this beautiful country.
Great one 👌
Beautiful city but also dangerous
Wait what happen to the end of the video or is it just me🤔?
It happened to me too
Eneo
🌹🇧🇩🌹💪🇨🇲
Joel Embiid
C'est la mrd 😭🤣