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The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world

Cameroon

The zeitgeist this week

What stands out in Cameroon’s news is Football (6.9%, 5.5× the world). The news sounds as usual.

Cameroon’s zeitgeist, by theme

Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted

Mood

How the news sounds, and how people say they feel

What each theme makes the news feel

Crime and justiceNegative −4.0

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.6×
  • Fear0.8×
  • Anger0.5×
  • Sadness0.8×
Leaders and great powersMixed +0.1

Calmer than the average news, no feeling stands out

  • Anxiety0.9×
  • Fear0.6×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness0.6×
Elections and democracyMixed −1.4

Mostly fear, 1.2× the average

  • Anxiety1.1×
  • Fear1.2×
  • Anger0.6×
  • Sadness0.7×
Wars and securityNegative −5.1

Mostly anger, 3.5× the average

  • Anxiety1.4×
  • Fear1.2×
  • Anger3.5×
  • Sadness1.9×

Each bar compares a feeling with the average news here; the tick marks the average.

How the news sounds

As usual

Tone ±0.00 · usual −0.13

  • Anxiety1.0× usual
  • Fear1.0× usual
  • Anger1.0× usual
  • Sadness1.0× usual
News · 520 · Indicative

Cameroon · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Seen from inside and outside

How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.

Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both geostrategic locations.

From Wikipedia: Cameroon · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures

  • Cameroonian women on Women's Day Celebration, 2015
    Cameroonian women on Women's Day Celebration, 2015Mbiele Happi · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • The homes of the Musgum, in the Far North Region, made of earth and grass
    The homes of the Musgum, in the Far North Region, made of earth and grassCC BY-SA 3.0
  • Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, a Catholic Church in Yaoundé
    Our Lady of Victories Cathedral, a Catholic Church in YaoundéPublic domain
  • Lamido Grand Mosque in Ngaoundéré
    Lamido Grand Mosque in NgaoundéréElin Beckmann · CC BY 2.0
  • School children in Cameroon in 2014
    School children in Cameroon in 2014SSG Justin Morelli · Public domain
  • Dancers greet visitors to the East Region, 2006.
    Dancers greet visitors to the East Region, 2006.Embassy of the United States of America to Cameroon. · Public domain

Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons

Cameroon · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov

Who’s in the news

The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.

People

  1. Matthias Camenzind

    6.6× last week

    53 stories

  2. Nicolas Jackson

    New

    12 stories

  3. David Warner

    New

    11 stories

  4. Peter Obi

    New

    10 stories

  5. Steve Smith

    New

    8 stories

  6. Gianni Infantino

    New

    7 stories

  7. Bola Tinubu

    New

    5 stories

  8. Nyesom Wike

    New

    5 stories

  9. Ali Maher

    New

    5 stories

  10. Aston Villa

    5 stories

Organizations

  1. National Assembly

    8.0× last week

    16 stories

  2. United Nations

    13 stories

  3. Supreme Court

    6 stories

  4. Rainbow Coalition

    New

    5 stories

  5. Kansas Senate

    New

    4 stories

Names found in the news by the GDELT Project

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