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Sick Lion Countree(a found football poem) It was late. Barely two minutes to the end Of regular playtime, In what was a drab encounter Between the Countree of "All Stars" and Guinea Bissau. Tired of hugging the touchline, Or waiting for eternity... Parallelisms: Sankara, the hero who defied his creditorsOriginally published in Pambazuka News Resounding from the anti-austerity protests in Greece, we can hear the echo of Sankara — Africa’s own Che Guevara; the hero who defied his creditors. It happened in 1987.The Organization of African Unity assembled in... Late Choupo-Moting Goal Saves Lacklustre Cameroon in Guinea BissauChoupo-Moting's 88th minute winner saves Cameroon from the humiliation of a draw with the team ranked 166th in the world but the game was lustreless until that goal. On Linguistic Apartheid in the Republic of CameroonBy Dr. Peter Wuteh Vakunta The Language Question in Cameroon has become the elephant in the room—a problem that no one wants to talk about. Of all the burning issues that continue to plague Cameroon, the language question is the... For Stars that Care(Found Poem) They took over her dreams, her love, and motherhood. They took over her voice, her home, and life with her daughter. They took over her life with her mom. Think about Presley, Monroe, Jackson, And Amy Winehouse. What... Post-Mortem Portrait"Whitney’s Last Photo!" the headline says. And there she lies still in the funeral home, with gold slippers on her feet. "I think it’s beautiful," the editor of the National Enquirer says of the cover. Magazine photo editors estimate that... A Post-Mortem Portrait"Whitney’s Last Photo!" the headline screams. And there she lies in the funeral home, still, with gold slippers on her feet. "I think it’s beautiful," the editor of the National Enquirer says of the cover. Magazine photo editors estimate that... Not another Whisper in the Wilderness: Vanessa Tchatchou’s missing babyKangsen F. Wakai On Saturday, February 25th, a group of Cameroonians in Paris are organizing yet another march in solidarity with Vanessa Tchatchou. Their red flyer, posted on comment feeds on various Cameroonian websites, features a fetus lodged in the... KondenguiBy Dr. P.W. Vakunta Kondengui, Not a figment of my imagination. This awful eponym harbors myriads of tribulations— Torture, maiming, killing, crimes against humanity... Kondengui, Hell on earth! Lend an ear to the narratives of inmates— Valsero, Lapiro, Enoh Meyomesse,... Discrimination or neglect: Pope Benedict XVI ignores Africa in appointment of cardinalsPope Benedict XVI has created 22 men of god into the elite club of cardinals, some of whom will elect his successor. But critics see in his recent appointment an act of discrimination and neglect against Africa - a continent... |