The Anglophone Problem – When Facts don’t Lie

By Ekinneh Agbaw-Ebai* A preacher once told his congregation: "Next week, I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17." The following Sunday as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the pastor asked for a show of hands. He wanted [...]

2017-01-02T14:16:15+00:00 March 12th, 2015|Economy & Finance, History & Culture, Perspectives, Politics & Governance, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Anglophone Problem – When Facts don’t Lie

Historical Perspectives and Genesis 1884 – 2016

Historical Background of the Problem Most of the territory known today as the Republic of Cameroon was a German protectorate from 1884. However, German Kamerun also included British Northern Cameroons, which elected to become part of Nigeria in the plebiscite of 1961. This protectorate was divided into British and French Cameroons in 1916 and [...]

2017-01-02T13:54:12+00:00 March 12th, 2015|Historical Perspective, History & Culture, Politics & Governance, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Historical Perspectives and Genesis 1884 – 2016

Systematic Annihilation of West Cameroonian Culture and Identity

Gradual Erosion of Anglophone Identity   There has been a misleading argument from some quarters where some have argued that an Anglophone is anyone who can speak English, as a way of countering Anglophone Cameroonians who protest the issues we have enumerated above. It might be helpful, for the purposes of our presentation and [...]

2016-12-29T17:22:07+00:00 March 12th, 2015|Civil Society, Economy & Finance, History & Culture, Politics & Governance, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Systematic Annihilation of West Cameroonian Culture and Identity