Cameroon: Section 1 - Data

摘要

1.Governance - President Biya re-elected in 2018; parliamentary elections postponed to October 2019 and then further delayed to February 2020; President Biya's party maintained its majority with 139 seats 2.Economy - The International Monetary Fund expects Cameroonian growth to dip about 1.2 percent in 2020 amid global pandemic; economic growth should rebound the following year 3.Security - Cameroon stepped up countermeasures against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram after a series of attacks on Cameroon's soil; Cameroon has conducted joint operations alongside the Nigerian Army against the terrorist group; separatist insurgency continues in Anglophone areas 3.Military Market Prospects - Defense budget growth has leveled off; Cameroon likely to maintain interest in counterinsurgency platforms.