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North Province Cameroon - Land.
Bands of alternating metamorphic and sedimentary rock interspersed with granite characterise the north's geology. Granite covered in volcanic basalt makes up the southernmost reaches, which form part of the Adamawa Plateau. A series of faults lies north of this and separate the plateau from the band of metamorphic stone to its north. Random granite deposits also characterise this area. The Mayo Rey and Vina River cut north of this portion, leaving deposits of sedimentary stone exce ...
See also:North Province Cameroon, North Province Cameroon - Geography, North Province Cameroon - Land, North Province Cameroon - Drainage, North Province Cameroon - Relief, North Province Cameroon - Climate, North Province Cameroon - Plant and animal life, North Province Cameroon - Demographics, North Province Cameroon - Settlement patterns, North Province Cameroon - People, North Province Cameroon - Religion, North Province Cameroon - Economy, North Province Cameroon - Agriculture, North Province Cameroon - Industry, North Province Cameroon - Transportation, North Province Cameroon - Tourism, North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions, North Province Cameroon - Government, North Province Cameroon - Education, North Province Cameroon - Health, North Province Cameroon - Cultural life, North Province Cameroon - History, North Province Cameroon - Early population movements, North Province Cameroon - Kanem-Bornu period, North Province Cameroon - Fulbe jihads, North Province Cameroon - European contacts, North Province Cameroon - German administration, North Province Cameroon - French administration, North Province Cameroon - Post-independence Read more here: » North Province Cameroon: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Geography |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Thracians - Sources The Iliad records that the Thracians from around the Hellespont and also the Thracian Cicones fought on the side of the Trojans (Iliad, book II). Many mythical figures, such as the god Dionysus, princess Europa and the hero Orpheus were borrowed by the Greeks from their Thracian neighbours.
In book 7 of his Histories, Herodotus describes the equipment of the Thracians fighting under the Persians,
The Thracians went to the war wearing the skins of foxes upon their heads, and about their bodies tunics, over which ...
See also:Thracians, Thracians - Origins, Thracians - Classical period, Thracians - Extinction of the ethnicity and language, Thracians - Archaeology, Thracians - Sources, Thracians - Thracian tribes, Thracians - Famous Thracians Read more here: » Thracians: Encyclopedia II - Thracians - Sources |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Geography
Adamawa Province - Land.
The Adamawa is one of Cameroon's more geologically diverse areas. The Gotel and Mambila Mountains at the border with Nigeria are largely composed of granite, which gives way to crystalline and metamorphic rock such as mica, schists, and gneiss. These are often covered in volcanic basalt, a combination that dominates until the Faro River. East of this, granites once again prevail, though sedimentary rock forms the valley of the Mbéré River, and a zone of metamorphic rock surrounds this. ...
See also:Adamawa Province, Adamawa Province - Geography, Adamawa Province - Land, Adamawa Province - Drainage, Adamawa Province - Relief, Adamawa Province - Climate, Adamawa Province - Plant and animal life, Adamawa Province - Demographics, Adamawa Province - Settlement patterns, Adamawa Province - People, Adamawa Province - Religion, Adamawa Province - Economy, Adamawa Province - Livestock, Adamawa Province - Agriculture, Adamawa Province - Industry, Adamawa Province - Transport, Adamawa Province - Tourism, Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions, Adamawa Province - Government, Adamawa Province - Education, Adamawa Province - Health, Adamawa Province - Cultural life, Adamawa Province - History, Adamawa Province - Early population movements, Adamawa Province - Fulbe jihads, Adamawa Province - European contacts, Adamawa Province - German administration, Adamawa Province - French administration, Adamawa Province - Post-independence Read more here: » Adamawa Province: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Geography |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war See also laws of war.
In the Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions (GC) of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I), 8 June 1977 it is stated:
Art 47. Mercenaries
A mercenary is any person who:
(a) is specially recruited locally or abroad in order to fight in an armed conflict;
(b) does, in fact, take a direct part in the hostilities;
(c) is ...
See also:Mercenary, Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war, Mercenary - Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, Mercenary - Mercenaries and domestic law, Mercenary - Mercenary operations, Mercenary - Private military company PMC, Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa, Mercenary - 20th century, Mercenary - Ancient Egypt, Mercenary - Mercenaries in European history, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era, Mercenary - Mercenaries in medieval warfare, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the modern age, Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture, Mercenary - Notes Read more here: » Mercenary: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Demographics
North Province Cameroon - Settlement patterns.
The North Province is moderately populated, averaging 12 to 25 people per km² in most areas. This density jumps to 25 to 50 people in the river valleys west of the Lagdo Reservoir and in the Bénoué Depression. North of Garoua and in the Mandara Mountains, where large populations of non-Muslim Kirdi were forced to flee years ago, density peaks at 50 to 100 people per km². Due to the major port located there, Garoua was at one point Cameroon's third largest city, t ...
See also:North Province Cameroon, North Province Cameroon - Geography, North Province Cameroon - Land, North Province Cameroon - Drainage, North Province Cameroon - Relief, North Province Cameroon - Climate, North Province Cameroon - Plant and animal life, North Province Cameroon - Demographics, North Province Cameroon - Settlement patterns, North Province Cameroon - People, North Province Cameroon - Religion, North Province Cameroon - Economy, North Province Cameroon - Agriculture, North Province Cameroon - Industry, North Province Cameroon - Transportation, North Province Cameroon - Tourism, North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions, North Province Cameroon - Government, North Province Cameroon - Education, North Province Cameroon - Health, North Province Cameroon - Cultural life, North Province Cameroon - History, North Province Cameroon - Early population movements, North Province Cameroon - Kanem-Bornu period, North Province Cameroon - Fulbe jihads, North Province Cameroon - European contacts, North Province Cameroon - German administration, North Province Cameroon - French administration, North Province Cameroon - Post-independence Read more here: » North Province Cameroon: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Demographics |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Economy As Cameroon's third busiest port, Garoua has long been a site of commercial development in the region. Despite the fact that the port is now but a shade of its former self, Garoua remains the economic centre of the North Province and of Cameroon's Grand North in general. The city is today a crossroads for goods travelling to and from Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria. The port is only viable during the wet season (July to October).
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See also:North Province Cameroon, North Province Cameroon - Geography, North Province Cameroon - Land, North Province Cameroon - Drainage, North Province Cameroon - Relief, North Province Cameroon - Climate, North Province Cameroon - Plant and animal life, North Province Cameroon - Demographics, North Province Cameroon - Settlement patterns, North Province Cameroon - People, North Province Cameroon - Religion, North Province Cameroon - Economy, North Province Cameroon - Agriculture, North Province Cameroon - Industry, North Province Cameroon - Transportation, North Province Cameroon - Tourism, North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions, North Province Cameroon - Government, North Province Cameroon - Education, North Province Cameroon - Health, North Province Cameroon - Cultural life, North Province Cameroon - History, North Province Cameroon - Early population movements, North Province Cameroon - Kanem-Bornu period, North Province Cameroon - Fulbe jihads, North Province Cameroon - European contacts, North Province Cameroon - German administration, North Province Cameroon - French administration, North Province Cameroon - Post-independence Read more here: » North Province Cameroon: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Economy |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions The North enjoys a relatively high level of development in infrastructure thanks mainly to its most prominent native son, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Cameroon's first president. During Ahidjo's administration, his hometown of Garoua in particular saw much governmental attention, including state-of-the-art buildings and a modern airport.
North Province Cameroon - Government.
The Union nationale pour la démocratie et le progress (UNDP) is the most important political party in the area due to its large base of Fu ...
See also:North Province Cameroon, North Province Cameroon - Geography, North Province Cameroon - Land, North Province Cameroon - Drainage, North Province Cameroon - Relief, North Province Cameroon - Climate, North Province Cameroon - Plant and animal life, North Province Cameroon - Demographics, North Province Cameroon - Settlement patterns, North Province Cameroon - People, North Province Cameroon - Religion, North Province Cameroon - Economy, North Province Cameroon - Agriculture, North Province Cameroon - Industry, North Province Cameroon - Transportation, North Province Cameroon - Tourism, North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions, North Province Cameroon - Government, North Province Cameroon - Education, North Province Cameroon - Health, North Province Cameroon - Cultural life, North Province Cameroon - History, North Province Cameroon - Early population movements, North Province Cameroon - Kanem-Bornu period, North Province Cameroon - Fulbe jihads, North Province Cameroon - European contacts, North Province Cameroon - German administration, North Province Cameroon - French administration, North Province Cameroon - Post-independence Read more here: » North Province Cameroon: Encyclopedia II - North Province Cameroon - Administration and social conditions |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions What social inequalities exist in the Adamawa largely stem from the region's high level of cultural homogeneity. Most people in the province are Muslim Fulbe, and those who are not often fall prey to racism and discrimination, especially in more rural areas. The Cameroonian government has made efforts to encourage the region's nomads to settle, but so far has made little progress.
With its low population, the Adamawa holds little import to Cameroonian politicians. However, the Fulbe tribe is spread throughout the country, especially i ...
See also:Adamawa Province, Adamawa Province - Geography, Adamawa Province - Land, Adamawa Province - Drainage, Adamawa Province - Relief, Adamawa Province - Climate, Adamawa Province - Plant and animal life, Adamawa Province - Demographics, Adamawa Province - Settlement patterns, Adamawa Province - People, Adamawa Province - Religion, Adamawa Province - Economy, Adamawa Province - Livestock, Adamawa Province - Agriculture, Adamawa Province - Industry, Adamawa Province - Transport, Adamawa Province - Tourism, Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions, Adamawa Province - Government, Adamawa Province - Education, Adamawa Province - Health, Adamawa Province - Cultural life, Adamawa Province - History, Adamawa Province - Early population movements, Adamawa Province - Fulbe jihads, Adamawa Province - European contacts, Adamawa Province - German administration, Adamawa Province - French administration, Adamawa Province - Post-independence Read more here: » Adamawa Province: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions |
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Adamawa Province - Livestock.
The Adamawa's economy is based almost entirely on one single thing: cattle, a Fulbe monopoly. The region's low population, high humidity, and vast fields of grass make it ideal for grazing. Herdsmen rotate pastures, and they often construct watering holes or wells for themselves and their animals.
The close relationship between the Bororo and their herds lends a great cultural importance to a Fulbe's number of cattle, and the more heads of cattle a man has, the wealthier he is ...
See also:Adamawa Province, Adamawa Province - Geography, Adamawa Province - Land, Adamawa Province - Drainage, Adamawa Province - Relief, Adamawa Province - Climate, Adamawa Province - Plant and animal life, Adamawa Province - Demographics, Adamawa Province - Settlement patterns, Adamawa Province - People, Adamawa Province - Religion, Adamawa Province - Economy, Adamawa Province - Livestock, Adamawa Province - Agriculture, Adamawa Province - Industry, Adamawa Province - Transport, Adamawa Province - Tourism, Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions, Adamawa Province - Government, Adamawa Province - Education, Adamawa Province - Health, Adamawa Province - Cultural life, Adamawa Province - History, Adamawa Province - Early population movements, Adamawa Province - Fulbe jihads, Adamawa Province - European contacts, Adamawa Province - German administration, Adamawa Province - French administration, Adamawa Province - Post-independence Read more here: » Adamawa Province: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Economy |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture Like piracy, the mercenary ethos resonates with idealized adventure, mystery and danger. Examples of this are:
The novel Dogs of War by Frederick Forsyth and the movie (1981) with the same name, which go into some detail about an actual if fictionalized mercenary operation in Africa in the 1960s.
The novel The Wild Geese by Daniel Carney and the movie (1978) with the same name. The plot is that a global British financial syndicate seeks to rescue the deposed leader of a central African ...
See also:Mercenary, Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war, Mercenary - Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, Mercenary - Mercenaries and domestic law, Mercenary - Mercenary operations, Mercenary - Private military company PMC, Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa, Mercenary - 20th century, Mercenary - Ancient Egypt, Mercenary - Mercenaries in European history, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era, Mercenary - Mercenaries in medieval warfare, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the modern age, Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture, Mercenary - Notes Read more here: » Mercenary: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture |
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Mercenary - 20th century.
In the 20th century, mercenaries have been mostly involved in conflicts on the continent of Africa. There have been a number of unsavory incidents in the brushfire wars of Africa, some involving recruitment of naïve European and American men "looking for adventure" and thrusting them into combat situations where they would not survive to get paid.
Many of the adventurers in Africa who have been described as mercenaries were in fact ideologically motivated to support particular governm ...
See also:Mercenary, Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war, Mercenary - Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, Mercenary - Mercenaries and domestic law, Mercenary - Mercenary operations, Mercenary - Private military company PMC, Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa, Mercenary - 20th century, Mercenary - Ancient Egypt, Mercenary - Mercenaries in European history, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era, Mercenary - Mercenaries in medieval warfare, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the modern age, Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture, Mercenary - Notes Read more here: » Mercenary: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenary operations It is known that mercenaries have been hired to fight in the conflicts in former Yugoslavia. Many of these were ex-Eastern Bloc soldiers who had no employment opportunities after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Mercenary - Private military company PMC.
Private military companies are companies that provide logistics, manpower, and other expenditures for a military force. Their contractors are civil ...
See also:Mercenary, Mercenary - Mercenaries and the laws of war, Mercenary - Gurkhas and French Foreign Legionnaires, Mercenary - Mercenaries and domestic law, Mercenary - Mercenary operations, Mercenary - Private military company PMC, Mercenary - Mercenaries in Africa, Mercenary - 20th century, Mercenary - Ancient Egypt, Mercenary - Mercenaries in European history, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era, Mercenary - Mercenaries in medieval warfare, Mercenary - Mercenaries in the modern age, Mercenary - Mercenaries in popular culture, Mercenary - Notes Read more here: » Mercenary: Encyclopedia II - Mercenary - Mercenary operations |
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| | | | Dii: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Demographics
Adamawa Province - Settlement patterns.
The Adamawa is sparsely populated. Large swathes of land are devoted almost entirely to the use of Fulbe cattle herders, this pasture punctuated only by occasional settlements. The Cameroonian government has made efforts to persuade Fulbe herdsmen to adopt sedentary ways, but the nomadic traditions show little signs of change. Because the savanna has been pushing south, however, there is now a substantial amount ...
See also:Adamawa Province, Adamawa Province - Geography, Adamawa Province - Land, Adamawa Province - Drainage, Adamawa Province - Relief, Adamawa Province - Climate, Adamawa Province - Plant and animal life, Adamawa Province - Demographics, Adamawa Province - Settlement patterns, Adamawa Province - People, Adamawa Province - Religion, Adamawa Province - Economy, Adamawa Province - Livestock, Adamawa Province - Agriculture, Adamawa Province - Industry, Adamawa Province - Transport, Adamawa Province - Tourism, Adamawa Province - Administration and social conditions, Adamawa Province - Government, Adamawa Province - Education, Adamawa Province - Health, Adamawa Province - Cultural life, Adamawa Province - History, Adamawa Province - Early population movements, Adamawa Province - Fulbe jihads, Adamawa Province - European contacts, Adamawa Province - German administration, Adamawa Province - French administration, Adamawa Province - Post-independence Read more here: » Adamawa Province: Encyclopedia II - Adamawa Province - Demographics |
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Mercenary - Mercenaries in the classic era.
Many Greek mercenaries fought for the Persian Empire during the early classic era. For example:
Xerxes I, king of Persia, who invaded Greece in 484 BC employed Greek mercenaries. The best remembered is Demaratus, for his warning to Xerxes not to underestimate the Spartans before the Battle of Thermopylae.
In Anabasis, Xenophon recounts how Cyrus the Younger hired a large army of Greek mercenaries (the "Ten Thousand") in 401 BC to seize t ...
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