In the past few weeks, I have watched with utter dismay, anguish and sadness developments in North West and South West Cameroon: notably, the demonstration by Common Law lawyers in Bamenda in October and on November 8; the demonstration by Common Law lawyers in Buea on November 10; and the teachers' strike that began on November 22, and is affecting institutions of academic learning from primary through secondary and higher education in both regions of the country. These events endanger the rule of law and education, which are two very sensitive pillars of our national fabric and human development. They also bring to the fore grievances that demonstrate the disaffection of a sizable segment of our population with the manner in which the Biya government approaches governance in these critical sectors. These very unfortunate events have also exposed to the entire Cameroonian population as well as the international community the inability of the authorities to listen to the voi...
By, Emile Tabu Ojong, a.k.a Sir Tabu, a.k.a Thelastoneleft It was an easy pick to title this piece in line with Chinua Achebe’s „There was a country“ because, as we have witnessed things fall apart for the once revered Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, it is hard not to draw a parallel with the general trend of events that have transformed this once prosperous pride of Africa in to a failed state. Cameroon football and the Indomitable Lions as an institution is just a microcosm and a direct representation of what obtains in the country and its socio-political set-up. It becomes therefore, a tough ask to try to understand the failures of the Indomitable Lions without a contextual appreciation of the bigger picture, which is the state of decay in the modus operandi of the country it represents. However, as the world is caught up in the Brazuca fever and, Cameroonians and fans of Cameroon football hide their face in shame while trying to make any sense of the e...
Cameroon is “ONE” united and indivisible. However, in every aspect of our daily lives the divisions are clear! Most apparent is the distribution of key government positions. The majority of Ministerial positions are occupied by people of a certain “Tribe” and if you are an English speaking Cameroonian you are required to learn to speak French if you plan to make any progress. Alternatively, you can travel abroad and obtain a different nationality… Oh I almost forgot! The problem is Cameroon does not recognize dual nationality. That aside, I would like to place my focus this time on the Church and how being a Bilingual country has affected it. All of this will be based on my experience in parishes in Cameroon and abroad. I joined the St Louise Parish Bonaberi when I was in form five in the year 1996 and we would attend the second mass at 11am. Most often, mass was fine and the church was full as that was the only mass offered in English for those ...
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