ABSTRACT
Cameroon's foreign policy can be described as a struggle to expand its relations beyond France to other developed capitalist powers while simultaneously exploring and developing relations with the countries of the Third World, especially African neighbors. Throughout the period of independence Cameroon has enunciated foreign policy objectives similar to those of most African states. Foreign policymaking in Cameroon is almost entirely the prerogative of the president, in this case president who has been strongly in favor of capitalist development and close ties to France. On political issues, there have been some notable cases of disagreement between France and Cameroon. One of the earliest disagreements was over the question of recognition of the People's Republic of China. Although Cameroon's relationships with Africa and the Third World are not particularly significant in economic terms, they have a potential significance that may be greater.
