Why is there Politics in the Cameroon football team

They say that the same story never repeats itself but that doesn't hold with the Cameroon football team.Before the imprisonment of the former president of FECAFOOT the problem of the Government meddling in the gesture of the federation was brought as the major case of the disappointment of the team in the 2010 world cup in South Africa . Samuel eto'o and some players were sanction due to their refusal to play a match because they had not received what they had to be given (money) This time around the captain of the lions have be taken his captain post due to their failure in the last world cup and it has been given to stephan mbia.Yes removing the captain post to samuel eto'o to give another player is something normal due to the fact that he is at the end of his career and a new captain has to be there when he is gone. The Cameroon football team has a captain and two assistant so due to the absence of samuel  the captain to be is NICOLAS KOLOU  but that is not what happens the brasa is instead given to stephan mbia who is not even one of the three captains of the team, and the worst of it is that the brasa is not given by the coach  to who he sees can do the job but it is given by the minister of sports to who he likes. When has the  national football team become the property of of the government when the federation in charged of it is there. What i ask  FIFA is to sanction  FECAFOOT for it is not doing its job. And what i know is that till  FECAFOOT are the sole proprietor of the football team no progress in the level of football will be archived in Cameroon and the prove is that there will be no qualification for this year African Cup Of  Nations

The young are sent to die

Yes, that is the problem in the Cameroon arm forces.The young soldiers who have just 6 months of training and no experience in the field are the ones they sent to fight boko haram while those fathers who are there with their big bellies due to the consumption of alcohol stay behind and send the young to their death and when dead bodies of these young boys return they are first to pay post honour.What are they for? SO I, AS MANY CAMEROONIANS ask the government of Cameroon to spend less of our money in the recruitment of young soldiers and sent the already existing ones on the field

The chief of state and carbinet members of the cameroon government

French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighbouring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.Why so?   the president  in his mandate has had many cabinet members who he changed when ever things went bad but remain firmly on power. The worst of it is that the president is the richest personality in the country whereas the country is highly in debt. With a cabinet whose intentions are not to improve the the condition of the country but to maximise their wealth as their leader does where are we leading to. The fact is the biggest and finniest houses in cameroon belongs to civil workers whose salary do not enable them to do so.In 2008 when the law on the acknowledgement on personal wealth had to be voted at the National Assembly it was refused by the high authority. so, what there afraid of if they have nothing to hide?

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of  Cameroon

Last Updated: 1 Aug 2012

Pres.

Paul BIYA

Prime Min.

Philemon YANG

Dep. Prime Min.

Amadou ALI

Dep. Prime Min.

Jean NKUETE

Sec. Gen. of the Presidency

Laurent ESSO

Min.-Delegate at the Presidency in Charge of Defense

Alain Mebe NGO'O

Min. in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency

Paul ATANGA NJI

Min. in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency

Victor MENGOT

Min. in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency

Hamadou MUSTAPHA

Min. in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency

Rene Emmanuel SADI

Min. of Agriculture & Rural Development

Jean NKUTE

Min. of Basic Education

Alim YOUDDOUF

Min. of Commerce

Luc Magloire MBARGA ATANGANA

Min. of Communication

Issa Tchiroma BAKARY

Min. of Culture

Ama Tutu MUNA

Min. of Economy, Planning, & Regional Development

Louis Paul MOTAZE

Min. of Employment & Professional & Technical Training

Zacharie PEREVET

Min. of Energy & Water Resources

Michael Ngako TOMDIO

Min. of Environment & Nature Protection

Pierre HELE

Min. of External Relations

Pierre Moukoko MBONJO

Min. of Finance

Lazare Essimi MENYE

Min. of Forestry & Wildlife

Elvis NGOLLE NGOLLE

Min. of Higher Education

Jacques Fame NDONGO

Min. of Industry, Mines, & Technological Development

Badel Ndanga NDINGA

Min. of Justice

Amadou ALI

Min. of Labor & Social Security

Robert NKILI

Min. of Lands & Titles

Jean-Baptiste BELEOKEN

Min. of Livestock & Fisheries

Aboubakary SARKI

Min. of Post & Telecommunications

Jean-Pierre Biyiti Bi ESSAM

Min. of Public Health

Andre Mama FOUDA

Min. of Public Service & Admin. Reform

Emmanuel BONDE

Min. of Public Works

Bernard Messengue AVOM

Min. of Scientific Research & Innovation

Madeleine TCHUENTE

Min. of Secondary Education

Louis BAPES BAPES

Min. of Social Affairs

Catherine Bakang MBOCK

Min. of Sports & Physical Education

Michel ZOA

Min. of Territorial Admin. & Decentralization

Hamidou Yaya MARAFA

Min. of Tourism

Baba HAMADOU

Min. of Transport

Bello Bouba MAIGARI

Min. of Urban Development & Housing

Colbert TCHATAT

Min. of Women & Family Protection

Marie Theresa Abena ONDOA

Min. of Youth

Adoum GAROUA

Governor, Central Bank

Philibert ANDZEMBE

Ambassador to the US

Joseph FOE-ATANGANA

Permanent Representative to the UN, New York

Michel Tommo MONTHE

The Cameroon's economy

Because of its modest oil resources and favorable agricultural conditions, Cameroon has one of the best-endowed primary commodity economies in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, it faces many of the serious problems confronting other underdeveloped countries, such as stagnant per capita income, a relatively inequitable distribution of income, a top-heavy civil service, endemic corruption, and a generally unfavorable climate for business enterprise. Since 1990, the government has embarked on various IMF and World Bank programs designed to spur business investment, increase efficiency in agriculture, improve trade, and recapitalize the nation's banks. The IMF is pressing for more reforms, including increased budget transparency, privatization, and poverty reduction programs. Subsidies for electricity, food, and fuel have strained the budget. Cameroon has several large infrastructure projects under construction, including a deep sea port in Kribi and the Lom Pangar Hydropower Project. It also recently opened a natural gas powered electricity generating plant. Cameroon must attract more investment to improve its inadequate infrastructure, but its business environment is a deterrent to foreign investment.
GDP (purchasing power parity):
$53.16 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 $50.85 billion (2012 est.) $48.62 billion (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars
GDP (official exchange rate):
$27.88 billion (2013 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
4.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 4.6% (2012 est.) 4.1% (2011 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$2,400 (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 188 $2,400 (2012 est.) $2,300 (2011 est.) note: data are in 2013 US dollars
Gross national saving:
21.6% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 71 21% of GDP (2012 est.) 19.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
GDP - composition, by end use:
household consumption: 65.6% government consumption: 16% investment in fixed capital: 21.7% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 31.7% imports of goods and services: -35% (2013 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: 20.6% industry: 27.3% services: 52.1% (2013 est.)
Agriculture - products:
coffee, cocoa, cotton, rubber, bananas, oilseed, grains, cassava (manioc, tapioca); livestock; timber
Industries:
petroleum production and refining, aluminum production, food processing, light consumer goods, textiles, lumber, ship repair
Industrial production growth rate:
4.1% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 70
Labor force:
8.426 million (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 56
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 70% industry: 13% services: 17% (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate:
30% (2001 est.) country comparison to the world: 181
Population below poverty line:
48% (2000 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 2.3% highest 10%: 35.4% (2001)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
44.6 (2001) country comparison to the world: 43 47.7 (1996)
Budget:
revenues: $5.089 billion expenditures: $6.28 billion (2013 est.)
Taxes and other revenues:
18.3% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 173
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-4.3% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 154
Public debt:
16.7% of GDP (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 140 16.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.6% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 2.9% (2012 est.)
Central bank discount rate:
4.25% (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of broad money:
$6.195 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 123 $5.731 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Stock of domestic credit:
$2.898 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 $2.772 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Current account balance:
-$1.461 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 -$956.2 million (2012 est.)
Exports:
$6.002 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 $6.015 billion (2012 est.)
Exports - commodities:
crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
Exports - partners:
China 15.2%, Netherlands 9.7%, Spain 9.1%, India 8.6%, Portugal 8.1%, Italy 6%, US 5.5%, France 4% (2012)
Imports:
$6.795 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 116 $6.321 billion (2012 est.)
Imports - partners:
China 18.7%, France 14.9%, Nigeria 12.3%, Belgium 5.2%, US 4.4%, India 4.2% (2012)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$3.353 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 $3.431 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
Debt - external:
$3.455 billion (31 December 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 129 $3.207 billion (31 December 2012 est.)