AFRICAphonie AFRICAphonie is a Pan African Association which operates on the premise that AFRICA can only be what AFRICANS and their friends want AFRICA to be.
Jacob Nguni Virtuoso guitarist, writer and humorist. Former lead guitarist of Rocafil, led by Prince Nico Mbarga.
Postwatch Magazine A UMI (United Media Incorporated) publication. Specializing in well researched investigative reports, it focuses on the Cameroonian scene, particular issues of interest to the former British Southern Cameroons.
Bernard Fonlon Dr Bernard Fonlon was an extraordinary figure who left a large footprint in Cameroonian intellectual, social and political life.
PostNewsLine PostNewsLine is an interactive feature of 'The Post', an important newspaper published out of Buea, Cameroons.
France Watcher Purpose of this advocacy site: To aggregate all available information about French terror, exploitation and manipulation of Africa
Bakwerirama Spotlight on the Bakweri Society and Culture. The Bakweri are an indigenous African nation.
Simon Mol Cameroonian poet, writer, journalist and Human Rights activist living in Warsaw, Poland
Bate Besong Bate Besong, award-winning firebrand poet and playwright.
Fonlon-Nichols Award Website of the Literary Award established to honor the memory of BERNARD FONLON, the great Cameroonian teacher, writer, poet, and philosopher, who passionately defended human rights in an often oppressive political atmosphere.
Scribbles from the Den The award-winning blog of Dibussi Tande, Cameroon's leading blogger.
Omoigui.com Professor of Medicine and interventional cardiologist, Nowa Omoigui is also one of the foremost experts and scholars on the history of the Nigerian Military and the Nigerian Civil War. This site contains many of his writings and comments on military subjects and history.
Victor Mbarika ICT Weblog Victor Wacham Agwe Mbarika is one of Africa's foremost experts on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Dr. Mbarika's research interests are in the areas of information infrastructure diffusion in developing countries and multimedia learning.
Martin Jumbam The refreshingly, unique, incisive and generally hilarous writings about the foibles of African society and politics by former Cameroon Life Magazine columnist Martin Jumbam.
Enanga's POV Rosemary Ekosso, a Cameroonian novelist and blogger who lives and works in Cambodia.
Godfrey Tangwa aka Rotcod Gobata Renaissance man, philosophy professor, actor and newspaper columnist, Godfrey Tangwa aka Rotcod Gobata touches a wide array of subjects. Always entertaining and eminently readable. Visit for frequent updates.
Francis Nyamnjoh Francis B. Nyamnjoh is Associate Professor and Head of Publications and Dissemination with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).
Ilongo Sphere Novelist and poet Ilongo Fritz Ngalle, long concealed his artist's wings behind the firm exterior of a University administrator and guidance counsellor. No longer. Enjoy his unique poems and glimpses of upcoming novels and short stories.
Apparently, as a Buea boy I have no business weeping for Bamenda aka Abakwa. I should not weep more than the bereaved! However, two things took me up country: one that entailed weeping, pain and sorrow - the death of one of our best and brightest, Peter Terence Awa alias Peter T (Binot) and a joyous event in far-off Fundong - the traditional and 'whiteman' wedding of my friend in need and in deed, Ivo Lysinge or simply Papin or Marvé to friends. Sunset in Bamenda (c)Flickr
I used a stone to shoot two birds! We hit the road from Douala in the evening of Friday, October 16. It was bound to be interesting because I was in the company of friends I have known for over 35 years!
There are many who have said Roger Milla should confine his speaking to the football field.
Such observers have had much to chew since Camfoot.com published a long interview in which Milla says Samuel Eto’o’s indiscipline was the cause of Cameroon’s lacklustre performances before Paul Leguen was named head-coach and that Rigobert Song, Geremi Njitap, Samuel Eto’o and himself picked the players at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and not the then manager Otto Pfister.
There were rumours that the senior members of the squad -Rigobert Song, Geremi Njitap, Idriss kameni and Samuel Eto’o – had such a strangle-hold on the team that they imposed their choices on the managers. Fans had even come up with a name for them “1984″ based on their jersey numbers.
Why did Milla choose to make his “revelations” now? Why didn’t he say these things when the boat was hitting the rocks? Why did the honorary chairman of the Cameroon football Federation choose to speak out when dsicipline seems to have returned to the den of the 4 times champions of Africa?
The man who scored 4 goals at the Fifa World Cup in 1990 says that “Cameroonians want to hear the truth.”
“If one has something that needs to be said to improve the workings of the team, it must be said. It is for the good of the national team of Cameroon and not for Roger Milla’s [glory]. If we want to succeed we must be honest with ourselves,” Milla said.
Would you describe Milla’s comments as a mis-timed rant barely days to the crucial World Cup qualifier against Morocco in Fès on 14 November? Is it really the case of an envious old man begging for recognition or the wise words of caution from a legend who can see further than the boys who have climbed up a tree?
Veteran Guitarist Jacob Nguni, of Rocafil Jazz fame and Nigerian born musician and movie director Roy Madu aka The Town Crier of Marinba Productions shall be presenting a live musical extravaganza at a snazzy new club in Newark Delaware on Friday 23rd of October, from 9PM till closing. The cover charge is a steal at $20.00, because similar shows tend to cost at least 3 times as much. Master guitarist, Mr Jacob Nguni, who has to be one of the hardest working musicians stated that he never does "play back" or lip synching because he only does "full contact music". "It is only by live music that you know the full measure of a musician," he said. Their acts will be backed by the tight Waza Dance Band and they shall be presenting an eclectic mix of modern African dance music, including highlife, makossa, soukous, various Nigerian styles etc. Mr. Nguni says there will be a surprise guest at the show.
Club co-owner, Jeremy Ahlijah says there is plenty of free parking and good hotels nearby for out-of-towners. The club is 2 miles from Exit 1 I-95, and it is an easy drive from Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Dover, most points in New Jersey and even New York City. The long term plan of the new club is to provide quality entertainment and an upscale social atmosphere for the community in the North East United States.
Originally published in Winnipeg Free Press Wednesday, September 27, 1972
Stanley [illegible] YAOUNDE, Cameroun (Special-TPNS)
Eight years ago, when I first visited Cameroun, black Africa's only official bilingual state, the local brewery advertised in both English and French. Some placards read, "Beaufort is Your Beer", others, "Beaufort est votre biere." Now, all the Beaufort ads are in French. It is not always safe to base a political judgment on a bottle of beer, but, in this case, the brewery's advertising is a good reflection of what has happened in Camcroun. In a continent obsessed with rhetoric about African unity, Cameroun has long been hailed as a great experiment It is the only country in Africa made up of former British and French territories. In fact, Cameroon is by African standards, a reasonably united place. But much of the unity has come from French language and culture eroding English language and culture.
A Maryland man admitted Monday in federal court that he stole medication intended for poor people in Africa and sold them for a profit.
Joseph Egbe, 44, of Gwynn Oak is the owner of e-Meditech, a charitable group that had a contract with the Catholic Medical Mission Board to distribute the drugs. Egbe made more than $10,000 by selling some of them to a Baltimore pharmacist, who then repackaged and resold them, federal authorities said.
Egbe pleaded guilty to misbranding of pharmaceuticals in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. His attorney, William E. Tabot, could not immediately be reached to comment.
By Njei Moses Timah (Originally published on Njei's Website)
...my parcel took 4 days to cover a distance of about 13,700 kilometers from Mumbai to Douala, while it took 5 days from Douala Airport to my place in Bonaberi - a distance of less than 20 kilometers.
It may help you to better understand how Cameroon functions if you follow the journey of this parcel sent to me recently from Mumbai, India. It was sent through DHL and I thus used the tracking number to follow the journey of the parcel online. The Parcel left Mumbai (India) on the 8th of October shortly before 1 a.m and arrived New Delhi (India) at about 7.30am that morning. It departed from New Delhi at about 1 pm on that 8th and arrived at Leipzig (Germany) at about 7pm. The parcel then left Leipzig shortly before 4.am on the 9th of October for Brussels (Belgium) from where it left at around 6.am on that same day for Lagos (Nigeria). It arrived Lagos at Midday on the 9th and left the following day 10th October shortly after 4pm for Libreville (Gabon)—arriving there shortly before 6pm. It finally left Libreville before 6pm on the 11th and arrived at Douala (Cameroon) that Sunday evening.
Democracy Now anchor, Amy Goodman interviews award-winning Indian journalist and activist, Devinda Sharma about the new phenomenon of companies buying up or leasing vast tracts of land in African countries. He believes it will cause starvation and loss of food independence in those countries. There are 8,000 companies vying for land in Ethiopia alone and the government is cooperating. What is the situation in Cameroon with regards to this global trend? Disclosure is in order.Give Your Kids What they Need, a Strong Education
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Bernard Nsokika. Genuine Intellectuals. Academic and Social Responsibilities of Universities in Africa. Langaa Publishers, 2009.
This book, slim as it looks, took Bernard Nsokika Fonlon the best part of five laborious years to write 1965-9 inclusive. He writes: "I was penning away as students in France were up in arms against the academic Establishment, and their fury almost toppled a powerful, prestigious, political giant like General de Gaulle. In America students, arms in hand, besieged and stormed the buildings of the University Administration, others blew up lecture halls in Canada - the student revolt, a very saeva indignatio, was in paroxysm. But in England (save in the London School of Economics where students rioted for the lame reason that the College gate looked like that of a jail-house) all was calm..."
A columnist or a writer is like a town crier. We are reminders and we have the advantage of looking back in time. When Mr. Biya appointed his twelve anti corruption apostles I wrote in this column that we should not expect much from them. One of them collapsed on the day they were slated to be installed and I said it sounded like an ill-omen.
Time has proven that CONAC, (the National Anti-Corruption Commission establishedby presidentialDecree No. 2006/088(French), is just another incompetent non-performing organ set up by this government as a means of satisfying foreign donors that we mean business about fighting corruption. It operates only in Yaoundé the capital and does not have a national spread.
For two weeks I have watched in total amazement how the Cameroon regime succeeded to use a single paragraph from the 42 page verdict of the African Commission on Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on the case between Cameroon and SCNC&SCAPO to temporarily shut the SCNC&SCAPO up.
I am sure in the future, this will be a great case study in the use of political psychology as a tactical weapon.
In the 42-page verdict the Commission got Cameroon to accept a guilty verdict for committing some of the most outrageous crimes of the 21st century--using torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and treatment. The Commission found it offensive that the Cameroon regime attempted to justify these crimes on the grounds of fighting alleged terrorism.
It seemed a grave mistake in more ways than one for the Cameroon government to call attention to a document any concerned citizen could read online and see how the Commission hammered her; until the SCNC & SCAPO actually bought Cameroon's interpretation of the verdict (after having made the earlier mistake of not publishing that verdict themselves sooner). And when the African Development Bank announced their grant approval for Cameroon (reported by reuters in this October 5 article) a few days after the start of Cameroon's media blitz following their publishing of the one paragraph from the ACHPR verdict, it became clear that something calculated was going on.
Though the highly “controversial” and much needed health care plan of President Barack Obama, seems to be enjoying
committee endorsementat the US senate after a series of tough town hall meetings around the country, critics seems not. Opponents of the Presidents health care reforms in the US are directing criticism at other health plans around the world chiefly those in Canada, and UK, all in their effort to discredit Obama’s scheme which
turn out to be one of his major campaign promises, and top domestic policies.
SEATTLE — Maxi Sopo was living the dream of a fugitive abroad, kicking back on the beaches of Cancun by day, partying in the clubs by night.
Then he did two things that are never a good idea when you're on the run from authorities: He started posting Facebook updates about how much fun he was having — and added a former Justice Department official to his list of friends.
That kind of recklessness landed the 26-year-old native of Cameroon in a Mexico City jail, where he is awaiting extradition to the United States on bank fraud charges. Federal prosecutors say he and an associate falsely obtained more than $200,000 from Seattle-area banks and credit unions.
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By Dr. Molefi Kete Asante
Africa has been betrayed by international commerce and trade.
Africa has been often betrayed by the new science of the genetics of food, and the unequal distribution of resources.
Africa has been betrayed by missionaries and imams who have called our own priests and priestesses false while holding up Africa’s enemies as our saviors.
Africa has been betrayed by education, the Academy, and the structure of knowledge imposed by the Western world
Africa has often been betrayed by its own leaders who have shown a talent for imitating the worst habits and behaviors of Europe.
Africa has often been betrayed by the ignorance of its own people of its past. Africans are, consequently, the most betrayed of contemporary humans.
People so often betrayed must take a serious look at their own approach to phenomena, to life, to existence, to knowledge. The betrayals do not have to continue, nor must we resign Africa to the trash heaps of history as some contemporary Africanists and non Africanists have claimed.
A continent and a people with such incredible potential can rise to meet any challenge, but our thoughts must become truly our own thoughts, separated from the enslaving thoughts of those who have sought racial domination. Of course, when I speak like this, I am speaking of Africa in the context and spirit of Marcus Garvey. I accept that the African world is not merely a geographical entity but a world entity whether by our own making or as is most probable by the making of the assaults and attacks and aggressions against African people. We are found in every continent and we occupy positions of influence in countries as widely separated as Brazil and the United Kingdom.
My aim is to help lay out a plan for the recovery of African place, respectability, accountability, and leadership.
The European colonizer never danced with the colonized African throughout the colonial period until the eve of independence.
It was then that the music began to play, and the colonizer, with deceptive arms stretched as invitation to dance with the colonized, the African, thinking himself equal to his European colonizer readily jumped on the dance floor and began the long waltz to decolonization.
Youtube video intro: This short video documentary shows the struggle that the people traveling to and from Kumbo through Bamenda highway road are going through. I wish we come out of this in some years to come, although we've been suffering through this same problems for decades... May God Bless Cameroon
Bob Danierla. Habiba My Habiba. Authorhouse (2009). 252 pages. Available on amazon.com
Habiba My Habiba is set against the horror of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. This is a personalized account of a young man who set out to earn money in a distant city in order to get married.
But in due course he is distracted from his efforts to earn money and takes up with several loose women.
He falls in love with one of them, who has a heart-rending story of her own to tell. These star-crossed lovers, finally having found each other, come face to face with a bleak future exasperated by their lack of money or resources.
Even as they struggle with the practical problems of trying to earn a decent living, and traveling to another country for work, they are faced with the ultimate problem, AIDS, which they called simply “the syndrome.”
It is a tragic Romeo and Juliet story with a modern twist that focuses on this modern scourge.
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