Type | Journal Article - SYLLABUS Revue scientifique interdisciplinaire de l’École Normale Supérieure Série Lettres et sciences humaines |
Title | The river Logone: a mixed-blessing to the inhabitants of Mayo Danay Division, Far-North Region of Cameroon |
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Volume | 7 |
Issue | 1 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2016 |
Page numbers | 217-242 |
URL | http://www.ens.cm/files/syllabus_lettres/Syllabus_Lettres_V7_N1_A13.pdf |
Abstract | This paper sought to know if the constant supply of water to the River Logone, in a very low altitude area, from the wet tropical highlands in central Cameroon and the Adamawa plateau is a mixedblessing to the inhabitants of Mayo Danay. Data was gathered through field enquiry and discussions with administrative authorities in October 2014. Results depict that a number of activities like farming, fishing, animal rearing and transport in the area depend on the River Logone despite that it is a source of floods and facilitates the spreading of malaria parasite. Conclusively, it is actually a mixedblessing to the people, necessitating measures to make it less hazardous. |
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