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Economy of CameroonCameroon has a developing economy considered lower-middle income. It was one of the most prosperous in Africa for a quarter of a century after independence.
Education in CameroonCameroon is a Central African nation on the Gulf of Guinea. Bantu speakers were among the first groups to settle Cameroon, followed by the Muslim Fulani until German domination in 1884. After World War I, the French took over 80% of the area, and the British 20%.