Mandela’s death has brought about so many recollections on his life, work and what he stood for. I don’t think anyone of my generation can attest to have been directly impacted by Madiba. But we were touched by him none the less, and those to come after us will continue to be touched, though time […]
Coming Home
There is a long standing joke that about Cameroonians who leave the country dusting literally dusting their hands off it and till when they die, and of course as per demands they all want their corpses brought “home”. And the punch line of course goes: Is Cameroon a cemetery? This joke holds some truth, […]
The Things We Allow
Have you ever heard the saying “The minute you settle for less that you deserve, you get less than you settled for?” Well I’ve been thinking about this idiom of recent. I walked into a shop I frequent the other day. The owner is a friendly flirt. You come in and Mbah (let’s just give […]
Constant Reminders for Feminism
Some people say: Feminism is no longer necessary, if at all it ever was. They say we no longer need the concept and women are now the ones abusing men’s rights. Sounds a lot like those who claim Reverse Racism to me, but all the same, here are some reminders of why I still need […]
So What Is Cameroon Famous For?
So I was wondering what to blog about when a facebook chat with a new East African friend inspired this. She asked me what Cameroon was famous for and though the automatic response as per the popular joke is: “Football, drinks and corruption- in that order”, I really wanted to give her something to say […]
The Arm-chair Activists
We see them everyday, at least if you frequent Facebook, Yahoo, Twitter and the like. Calls to action reports about how bad the government is and how “Enough is enough” and “Paul Biya Must Go”. There are multitudes of Facebook pages and yahoo groups with Cameroonians ever increasing to serve as forums for what? […]
We Need New Heroes
News of Georges Bwelle the Cameroonian Doctor nominated for the CNN Heroes awards spurred me to think of our heroes. If someone was to ask me who my heroes or role models are I would name a bevy with no difficulty. · Eleanor Roosevelt for her diplomacy, her leadership skills, succeeding in NOT being overshadowed […]
A Woman’s Might and Yet Her Plight
I was helping a friend’s daughter with her homework the other day, and she all of nine years was defining the word apartheid. I had the notebook, with the teacher’s definition on it which this little girl is expected to memorize and reproduce, whether she understands it or not! (let me not get into […]
In The Name Of God
Hi to all reading this. I’m trying to revive my blog which was born, lived and died (temporarily) with one post. My lack of posting does not equal to lack of writing, so I’m going to be posting some musings I had a while back. This piece for instance is almost a year old but […]
I Could have been learned, but I went to school….
Can you imagine it? A university graduate unable to address a job application! What is more there are those who can’t tell you the day Cameroon gained independence or the date of our country’s annexation! It makes you want to ask them: “Did you go to school?” But they did! The problem is; all […]