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Cameroon

Republic of Cameroon

Mixed (civil law and common law)Unitary presidential republicReviewed· 2026-08-03
Capital
Yaoundé
Population
28,600,000
Languages
French, English
Currency
XAF

Cameroon · Constitution

Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon

The 1972 text, extensively revised in 1996 to create a Senate, regional councils and a Constitutional Council, and to introduce presidential term limits later removed in 2008. The preamble incorporates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter.

The constitutional text

The 1972 text, extensively revised in 1996 to create a Senate, regional councils and a Constitutional Council, and to introduce presidential term limits later removed in 2008. The preamble incorporates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the African Charter.

Separation of powers

A strongly presidential system with a bicameral Parliament of National Assembly and Senate, and a judiciary in which the Supreme Court sits above separate common-law and civil-law appellate structures.

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