Anglophone Problem – Economic Asset Destruction

The Southern Cameroon State (now renamed West Cameroon) came into a two-state federation with La Republic Du Cameroun (LRC) also referred to as East Cameroon in 1961. The constitution of 1961 safeguarded the minority status of English-speaking Cameroonians in West Cameroon in this federation of two states equal in status. [...]

2017-01-01T19:28:55+00:00 January 1st, 2017|Anglophone Problem, Currently Trending, Economy & Finance, Politics & Governance|Comments Off on Anglophone Problem – Economic Asset Destruction

German Cameroon (German: Kamerun)

German Cameroon (German: Cameron) was a West African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916 in the region of today'sRepublic of Cameroon. German Cameroon also included northern parts of Gabon and the Congo with western parts of the Central African Republic, southwestern parts of Chad and far eastern parts of Nigeria. History 19th century The [...]

2016-12-31T21:54:40+00:00 December 31st, 2016|Historical Perspective, Uncategorized|Comments Off on German Cameroon (German: Kamerun)

Cooperation Agreement between France and Cameroon Since 1959

Already 57 years old Signed on the 26th December 1959 by President Ahidjo and the France of President Charles de Gaulle. Up till date, neither Paul Biya, nor Georges Pompidou, Valery Giscard d'Estaing, Francois Mitterand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy or Francois Hollande have changed anything. However, article 6 raises a lot of concern.     [...]

2016-12-31T18:40:06+00:00 December 30th, 2016|Historical Perspective|Comments Off on Cooperation Agreement between France and Cameroon Since 1959

Memorandum from Cameroonian Bishops to President Paul Biya – December 2016

Memorandum Presented to the Head of State, His Excellency President Paul Biya, by the Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Bamenda on the Current Situation of Unrest in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon. Your Excellency, For almost one month now there has been a series of unrests and violence in some towns [...]

2017-01-02T14:23:17+00:00 December 28th, 2016|Civil Society, Currently Trending, Economy & Finance, History & Culture, News, Perspectives, Politics & Governance, Press Releases|Comments Off on Memorandum from Cameroonian Bishops to President Paul Biya – December 2016

The Anglophone Problem – Frequently Asked Questions

1. Q: What is the Anglophone problem in a simple sentence? A: The Pre-meditated and systematic erosion of the Anglo-Saxon heritage (Language, Culture, Values) and systems (Political, Education, Common Law) in West Cameroon since independence by La Repubique du Cameroun (LRC), that has severely disadvantaged the people of West Cameroon. 2. Q: What [...]

2017-01-06T11:45:21+00:00 December 10th, 2016|Anglophone Problem, Civil Society, Economy & Finance, History & Culture, Industry & Transport, News, Politics & Governance, Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Anglophone Problem – Frequently Asked Questions

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