æt ðə tˈaɪm, kˌæmɚɹˈuːn wʌz ˌʌndɚ dʒˈɜːmən ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən ænd wʌz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˈæftɚ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ bᵻtwˌiːn fɹˈæns ænd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd kˈɪŋdəm.
At the time, Cameroon was under German occupation and was divided after World War I between France and the United Kingdom.