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In the build up to the 31 st edition of the African cup of Nations currently going on in Gabon, many top players of the “Indomitable Lions” of Cameroon, including Choupo-Moting and Joel Matip have turned their backs on the shirt and flag of La Republique du Cameroun. Consequently, Clinton Njie, as one of the most talented and experienced heads in the group, was expected to be the standard bearer of the team. Four games into the football festival, it could be easy to tell from his body language and his lacklustre performances that Njie doesn’t quite feel like he belongs in that team. And he is right! He has shown that clearly when after a game, he went his own way from all the other members of the team and refused to shake the hands of the roving ambassador of La Republique du Cameroun, a.k.a Roger Milla. Kudos Njie, you have done well! You can´t and shouldn’t for whatever reason on earth, fight for a shirt and a flag that represents the people who are: -         Raping

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

The title of this piece will easily pass for a typical example of a reflexive contradictory statement.  But it is not!  And I´ll tell you why. The word secessionist is one that is bandied around by the colonialist regime of “La Republique du Cameroun”, to make Southern Cameroon nationalists look like terrorists. As a result, some erstwhile sympathisers of the Southern Cameroons cause are beginning to re-think their position, informed by the propagated discourse that secession cannot be effected without some aspects of war and terrorism. It would be indeed foolhardy not to recognize the truth that is ingrained in that school of thought, especially if we look at the genesis, history and evolution of contemporary examples of secessions, such as in the case of South Sudan. However, are these concerns about secession valid in the context of the struggle of the Southern Cameroons against La Republique du Cameroun? That is the question which I seek to answer and by so doing,

Ayah Paul Abine has formed the Anglophone Political Consortium to backup the Southern  Cameroons Civil Society Consortium formed by the teachers and lawyer.  The Consortium is made up of: Chairmen: Mola Njoh Litumbe and Ni John Fru Ndi Executive officers: Ayah Paul Abine and Prof. Carlson Anyangwe General Secretaries: Elisabeth Tamanjong and Prince Michael Ngwesse Ekosso Supreme Advisory Council: Cardinal Christian Tumi, Rt. Rev. Samuel Fonki,  Rev. Ncham Emmanuel, Rev. Prof. Anyambod Emmanuel Anyah,  and Rt. Rev. Nyansako Ni-Nku  Consortium members: Besumbu Anita, Prof. Nkwi Paul, Ngewi Asunkwan,  Hon. Joshua Osih, Dr. Simon Munzu, Dr. Assibong, Prof. Dze Ngwa Willibroad,  George Ngwane, Dr. Assomba, Ndangam Augustine, Dr. Folefack Ernest,  Bal Njang, John Tazifor, Rev. Dorothy Lemnyuy, Franklin Sone Bayen,  Ateh Thompson Pepeah, Akoson Raymond and Mancho Bibixy Relating to the above formation of a Political Consortium to backup the teache

Schools resume nationwide today in Cameroon.  While the streets of Yaoundé and Douala are filled with bubbling Children hurrying to school in their colorful uniforms; the streets in Bamenda, Buea and Kumba are thinly represented or moreover empty.  Empty classrooms in Bamenda.  Kids goingback home  Empty roads bikes parked.  Empty markets and blocked roads. The western region of Cameroon is practically a ghost town. Schools, private business as well as public offices have been shut down. To make matters worse, taxis and bike riders have refuse to offer their services too. The consortium (joint representatives of teachers and Common Law lawyers) has called on the Government to see to the grievances of the people, but Yaoundé seems to be more or less concerned about the core of the problem at hand. Complaints from the lawyers and teachers of west Cameroon seems to fall on deaf ears. So the people wait... suspense!  :::Pics ...Asobo Taka