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.
Stockfish is an imported delicacy that features in the diets of West Africans, Caribbean people and Italians. Stockfish was expensive 200 years ago, and it is even more expensive today. Having eaten stockfish all my life, I was surprised about how little I knew about where it came from, why it is as hard as plank, never rots but could stink up a whole neighborhood and does something to plain vegetable sauces and other soups that nothing else does. My only quarrel with stockfish is that it is unsociable because of its smell. The following is a fine article from Wikipedia:
Stockfish is unsalted fish, especially cod, dried by sun and wind on wooden racks on the foreshore called flakes, or in special drying houses. The drying of food is the world's oldest known preservation method, and dried fish has a storage life of several years. The method is cheap and effective in suitable climates, the work can be done by the fisherman and family, and the resulting product is easily transported to market. Cod is the most common fish used in stockfish production, while other whitefish, such as pollock, haddock, ling andtusk, are used to a lesser degree. Over the centuries, several variants of stockfish have evolved, notably salt cod (q.v.).Salting was not economically feasible before the 17th century, when cheap salt from southern Europe became available to the maritime nations of northern Europe.
There is something depleting to the soul to have to constantly beg or to accept aid in order to supply the basic needs of one's family. Such is the fate of many poor people around the world. Most poor people work extraordinarily hard at back-breaking jobs and small businesses to take care of their families and to uphold their dignity. Even when they operate businesses, the odds against them are very high and include lack of capital. The following is a typical true story:
Mariama Sulemana, is twenty-eight years old, married, and has three children who are in school. Mariama lives with her family at Bawjiase in Ghana. She runs a small provisions kiosk in her neighborhood. She also sells food items such as macaroni, tomatoes, etc. on a table top in front of her kiosk. She has been in business for seven years. Mariama buys her goods from wholesalers in the city and markets in nearby towns. She desires to buy the goods in bulk whenever she travels to the city in order to minimize the problem of frequent trips. She is a member of a group called “Shining Star”. The group members guarantee for one another as collateral to access the loan and provide support in handling repayment.
Mrs Sulemana applied to a microcredit NGO called Sinapi Apa Trust for a loan to capitalize her business to enable her to buy more supplies in bulk, to reduce her costs and to expand. Sinapi met Mrs Sulemana, evaluated her business and helped her to finetune her business plan. It approved her credit and then placed her story in an outfit called Kiva. Within an hour, the time it took for me to write and publish this article, Mariama's loan of $575 was fully capitalized by individuals around the world, each lending just $25. Sinapi would continue to support Mrs Sulemana until she repays the loan at the end of seven months.
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