Free Cameroon Now

In characteristic “African Union” fashion, the African Symposium treats their business with such woeful lack of conviction that once again, pan-Africanists can only look away in disgust. In fact, the Swiss have done a better job observing the potent actors and factors driving the colonizing war waged by Biya on Ambazonia. Examples from Africa’s history, South Sudan and Eritrea, are lessons these Africa Forum peace makers ignore. It is of little wonder therefore, that Ambazonians do not afford second thoughts to the much hyped initiative.  A gathering of African presidents without Cameroon's Biya, of course If you offer a loaf of bread to a toddler crying of thirst, it will shake its head to the risk of severance off its neck. Why, because even a 2 year old knows, a misdiagnosis leads to a wrong solution. John Minang made this folk rhetoric question popular: “How you go do get malaria, di take na treatment for highblood?” In English, how can you be taking treatment for...

That our countries fare so badly since independence is not worse!  Worse is this dangerous path down which we so gleefully tread  By a pandemonium of petit nègres, emboldened by massive neutrality, lead  Since the 90s, the desert preachers decry,  Yet the pogrom of Yaounde just increase their appetite  With each raise in the preacher's voice, Whilst the lotus eaters look on, or eat the lotuses of choral music and feigned miracles, Or the lotuses of immoral lyrics and bacchus's nectar, Or bury their head in the sand and look on, Or sit on the fence of academia and look on. But nurses and doctors save lives, Teachers, preachers and lawyers save souls, All hail to these unsong heroes. And shame to the fence-sitters,  And those who wear a mask to criticise, Accomplices cannot tell the wrongdoer their wrong to his face, If you cannot risk your sinecure and vested interests to better the lot of all Then be ready to partake in your master's fall. And courage t...

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...

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...

Tourist Map of Buea The activity of tourism authorities in Buea and Limbe, with respect to the impending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, can be summarized in one sentence: “upgrade existing infrastructure and add rooms to extend capacities”. Satisfied with the completion rate of 70% for all these works, the Ministry of Tourism and Liesure Delegation visiting the South West Region for this purpose, from 4 to 8 August 2016, left assured that hotels will be ready in time for the august event. The State in view of the Women’s AFCON decided to upgrade select hotels in Limbe and Buea to full four star status. Parliamentarian Flats Hotel, Buea: Full of history and symbolism These include the Parliamentarian Flats Hotel, and Mountain Hotel in Buea. At the Parliamentarian Flat, the works consist in extending the room capacity and providing inexistent infrastructures. As such, to the 30 upgraded pre-existing rooms of the Parliamentarian Flats Hotel, 46 new four-star grade rooms ar...