Free Cameroon Now

This post was originally written in November 2014 but recent events have made it more relevant than ever.  The goings-on in Ferguson, where the wanton murder by a White policeman of an unarmed Black youth and the establishment’s refusal to indict the White policeman sparked riots in the USA; coupled with the feeling of wonder expressed by the White community there, had me drawing parallels with Cameroon and the cold shoulder our Francophone partners turn to us when massive arbitrary arrests, event disruptions, murders and other human rights abuses go on in Cameroon against “SCNC militants” and we expect them to take up our defence against an oppressive regime. In Ferguson for example, we see some Whites supporting the cause of the Blacks, helping to remind authorities that Black lives matter too, perhaps out of intellectual honesty. But when Anglophones receive such shabby treatment, can we expect any liberty loving Francophone voices to take up their defence? Never, if what we...

Many of us think millionaires have a kind of self-motivation and hard work not given to others, but this article here identifies the game changer. So, if you want to be a millionaire, part of your hard work should be to save money, lots of money to venture. Money is the thing that separates millionaires from attempters. So does this article by Aimee Groth accessible on reveals. http://qz.com/latest/ Guest Post: Entrepreneurs don’t have a special gene for risk—they come from families with money   BY Aimee Groth We’re in an era of the  cult of the entrepreneur . We analyse the  Tory Burches  and  Evan Spiegels  of the world looking for a  magic formula  or  set of personality traits  that lead to success.  Entrepreneurship is on the rise , and more students  coming out of business schools are choosing start-up life  over Wall Street. But what often gets lost in these conversations is that the most common shar...

By  Andrew Soergel accessible on http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-10-07/sub-saharan-africa-bleeds-skilled-labor-as-brain-drain-continues Buried in the International Monetary Fund's massive 289-page  World Economic Outlook report released earlier this week is a small line about a big problem for the labor markets of sub-Saharan Africa. A region of the world that the  World Bank  believed was home to more than 1 billion people in 2015 is suffering from what the IMF refers to as a "brain drain" as young, skilled workers depart from the region, leaving educated and technically proficient professionals in short supply. The exodus of young, educated workers is taking a toll on a region where human capital is scarce, the report said. "The migration of highly skilled workers entails a high social cost, as is evidenced by the departure of doctors and nurses from Malawi and Zimbabwe, which may mean welfare losses beyond those that are purely eco...

Corruption lingers at the core of many of the world's underdeveloped nations, including Cameroon, but we are today a far cry from those days when we used to trade number one position with Nigeria. How we managed it is a different story (may be, we corrupted those who make the classification). But, let us see who plays in the top flight of the corruption perception league.  This article was originally posted on : http://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-02-11/10-most-corrupt-countries-ranked-by-perception?src=usn_fb by  Rachel Dicker  and  Lauren Boyer   Nigeria , the most populated country in Africa, is perceived to be the most corrupt among 60 countries evaluated, according to data from the  2016 Best Countries rankings . The rankings are a characterization of 60 countries based on a survey of more than 16,000 people from four regions.   In the survey, respondents answered how closely they related each of the 60 c...

COURTESY:  TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD YOU CAN ACCESS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN FRENCH HERE:  http://trow.cm/index.php/trow/population/168-emploi-chomage-des-jeunes-et-protection-sociale No activity could have been too great or too insignificant for the World Day of Decent Work which comes up on 7 th October each year, including round tables, publication of articles, major gatherings among others. Unemployment and Underemployment in Central Africa The unemployment rate in the Central African subregion is very high (23.12%), and is much higher in some countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (70%) or Chad (30%).   The rate is even higher if we include underemployment. In fact, in a country like Cameroon, by implementing the ILO's definition, which remains disputable in the case of some African countries, an unemployment rate of 4.4% was obtained. However, the rate of underemployment stands at 75.8% according to the ECAM 3 Survey. This situation can be expl...

The Women’s African Cup of Nations holding for its first time in Cameroon  this year 2016 is seen to be another peculiar sporting event which will bring together masses from a variety of countries within and out of the continent to  partake or witness the grand sporting  jamboree. It is no doubt that the Cameroon government needs to make provision for logistics and infrastructures that will permit teams and their officials feel the comfort of hotels in Cameroon. Talking about the case of the South west region as one of the regions to be hosting some matches, and a more focus on Limbe where the stadium is, it is no doubt that too much work still needs to be done to expect a successful tournament.      However, the government of Cameroon has been so far, doing its best to make up though there is need to speed up because as far as preparations are concern the government may regret feeding their fowl on the market day if things are not done a little mu...