Cameroon

Cameroon contains exceptional geographic variety, from the Gulf of Guinea and Mount Cameroon through rainforest, western highlands and the Adamawa Plateau to the drier Lake Chad basin. Climate ranges from extremely humid coastal conditions to Sahelian dryness. Vernacular construction likewise varies between earth and laterite, timber, bamboo, raffia and thatch, with steep roofs in rainy zones and heavier earthen forms in drier regions.