Country Demographics:

• Population:  17 million
• Religions:  Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
• Income Per Capita: $555.06 year/ $1.54 day
• Government Type: Republic; multiparty presidential regime
  Chief of State:  President Paul BIYA (since November 1982)
  Head of Government: Prime Minister Ephraim INONI (since 8 December 2004)

Legal Profession:

• Estimated number of lawyers in Cameroon is 1,000
• Estimated number of believers involved in the legal profession is 400
• The name of the local Christian group is Cameroon Christian Legal Fellowship (CCLF), organized in 2003.  Currently, the organization has a network of 20 active lawyers headed by Justice Rose Mbah Acha.

Major Activities of Christian Lawyers:

CCLF lawyers are involved in the following activities:

• The defense of human rights and religious freedom
• Conflict resolution and justice issues
• Professional ethics
• Projects targeting corruption in Cameroon
• Child labor issues
• Issues pertaining to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases
• Integration of faith and practice
• Email prayer calendar

Convocation Goals:

• The Global Convocation organized by Advocates International will be important to lawyers from CCLF by effectively preparing them to be “inn-keepers” and do justice with compassion.

Prayer Items:

• God’s leadership and blessings on the group’s projects and activities

Contact Information:

• Rose Mbah Acha clf.cam@lycos.com

ªCameroon In Actionª

The Cameroon Christian Legal Fellowship (CCLF), although only one year old, has a tremendous dream for Cameroon and beyond.  The president of CCLF recently traveled to Seoul, South Korea to join the founder and Secretary General of CCLF in attending the Fourth Advocates Asia Conference.  Together they presented a cooperative program, which will be known as the International Christian Legal Aid and Research Exchange Programme (ICLAREP).  It is proposed as a cooperative effort designed and presented by CCLF to Advocates Korea, and eventually to other Christian legal organizations.  CCLF is also working within Cameroon to create a Public Legal Library containing textbooks of both the Civil and Common Law.   It is CCLF’s fervent prayer that both projects come to fruition.