▁ 7 6 0 , 0 0 0   km ². ▁Otto ▁G le im ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁K amer un ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁expanded ▁col ony ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Grand ▁K amer un . ▁ ▁The ▁exchange ▁spark ed ▁debate ▁in ▁Germany ; ▁oppon ents ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁territ ories ▁presented ▁little ▁opportunity ▁for ▁commercial ▁explo itation ▁or ▁other ▁profit . ▁The ▁German ▁colonial ▁secretary ▁eventually ▁res igned ▁over ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁France ▁was ▁eager ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁territ ories . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁France ▁seized ▁the ▁territ ories ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁western ▁Africa . ▁France ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁Camer oun ▁as ▁a ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁mand ate ▁( although ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁integrated ▁into ▁French ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa ). ▁The ▁boundary ▁was ▁placed ▁back ▁at ▁its ▁pre - 1 9 1 1 ▁line ▁and ▁Ne uk amer un ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist . ▁ ▁The ▁territory ▁today ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁Ch ad , ▁Central ▁African ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁and ▁Gab on . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁De L ance y , ▁Mark ▁W ., ▁and ▁De L ance y , ▁Mark ▁Di ke ▁( 2 0 0 0 ). ▁Historical ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Cam ero on ▁( 3 rd ▁ed .). ▁Lan ham , ▁Maryland : ▁The ▁Sc are c row ▁Press . ▁. ▁ ▁Hoff mann , ▁Flor ian ▁( 2 0 0 7