Apart from Douala where some services where jointed and administrated by British and French works for sometimes. The proposed condominium remained on paper the reason for the inapplicability of the condominium in Cameroon centered on the following reasons

1. Authority Issue

• The authority issue divided Britain and France military to be controlled by Charles Dobell.
• The insisted that the 2 post share between the  2 occupying powers.
• The France wanted general Aymerich to assist Dobell and be in charge of either the civilians or military affairs.
• Their ability to solve this problem caused the condominium to fail.

2. Territorial Issue

• Britain wanted the condominium to be applicable over all parts of Cameroon either jointly conquered or not.
• The French refused insisting that the condominium should cover only jointly conquered Anglo-French troops

3. Succession Issue

• The British insisted that in case of transfer or death of Dobell be succeeded by another British officer so that continuously is guaranteed  but the French held it that Dobell could be succeeded by the second highest military officer a French or a British.
• This differences caused failure of the administration because the French accused the British of attempting to dominate the territory.

4. Differences in Colonial Policies and Languages

• Difference between British and France made joint administrations difficult. The French Policy assimilation and the British policy of indirect rule could not be applied in and out of the colony.

5. Financial Issue

• As concerned the financial disagreement the British suggested that each country should take care of the expenses on its troops. The French refused this idea because they had more troops than British in Cameroon. Thus the French were of the opinion, that the financial burden of the condominium should be shared equally

6. Differences Between the British and Colonial Rule

• The British foreign and colonial officers did not agree on the French proposal of a condominium while the British foreign office supported the idea of a condominium the colonial officers opposed the idea. This argument affected the Functioning of the joint administration.

7. Differences in Application

• Another conflict came over the application of the condominium. The French preferred a condominium meaning a limited common control, the British stressed on a joint administration that would entail tight control. The failure to decide on named to be the cause of the failure of the joint administration.

8. Post War Comment

• At the end of the war General Dobell in trying to congratulate the victorious forces in Cameroon paid greater attention to the contribution of the British forces with little allusions of the French. The caused suspicious from the French who also felt marginalized by the British. This situation negatively affected any negotiations that would have permitted the creation of a joint administration.                                                                 The ideal of a condominium was also abandoned because the two powers realized the defeat and ousting of the Germans was available after the fall of Douala by the end of the war in Cameroon in 1916. Britain and France were unable to agree on a common administration in Cameroon. The failure of the attempt to implement a joint-administration or condominium in Cameroon was the partition of Cameroon