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The Biya Regime and Cameroon’s Diaspora-driven Cyberspace (Part 2)By Dibussi Tande In the Part 1 of this posting, we highlighted the fact that the Biya regime has never viewed the Cameroonian cyberspace as a viable space for civic engagement and public discourse, and instead sees it as a... Cameroon’s Diaspora-driven Cyberspace: A Platform for Civic Engagement or a Threat to the Biya Regime?By Dibussi Tande Simply put, the Biya regime has never viewed Cameroonian cyberspace as a viable space for civic engagement and public discourse, instead, it sees it as a threat to the regime – a space that must either be... Cote D’Ivoire - Weeping With Every Tear in My BodyA Guest Post by Georges Njamkepo "In Mr. Gbagbo's look, I saw the depths of his introspection into the recent history of his country; I saw the regret of having started this conflict, but most of all, for having accepted... Full Text of Bill Amending Elections Cameroon (ELECAM)Early this week, Cameroon's National Assembly was convened for an extraordinary session to review three government bills, two of which deal with the management of elections in Cameroon. The first of these two bills amends key provisions in the 2006... Rare British Cameroons Colonial-Era Photos Available OnlineThe UK National Archives has created a collection of interesting African colonial era pictures on its Flickr page. Can you identify these members of the Southern Cameroons House of Representatives (1956)? (c) National Archives UK The pictures, taken mainly by... Poetry - The Citadel (Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Yaounde University Students' Uprising)By Dibussi Tande Memory Lane: 20 years ago on April 2, 1991, the Yaounde University students' uprising began. Find below a commemorative poem.. I The Mobilization: The fiery speeches The protest marches The huge rallies The call to arms The... Twitter SMS Service Restored in Cameroon According to MTN and TwitterAccording to Georges Ngole Mpoudi, CIO of the mobile network operator MTN, the company has restored its Twitter SMS service which was shut down 10 days ago on the orders of the Cameroon government, supposedly for reasons of "state security".... The Digital Disconnect and Misconceptions about "Revolution 2.0"By Dibussi Tande Since the mass protests that led to the toppling of authoritarian regimes in Tunisia and Egypt, there has been lots of conjecture and discussion about the probability of similar protest movements spreading to sub-Saharan Africa. (c) everyday... Cameroon Bans Twitter Via SMS to Insulate Itself Against Digital ActivistsDibussi Tande In a bid to insulate Cameroon against popular uprisings similar to those that have toppled regimes in Tunisia and Egypt in recent months, the government of Cameroon has forced mobile operator MTN end its five-month old partnership with... Kah Walla In Her Own Words: "We Now Have Extreme Clarity on the Absolute Need for Change"Hello all, The good news is: all who marched today are stronger morally and mentally than when we started the day. In addition, there are no broken bones, or grave injuries. Kah Walla gives victory sign at police truck firing... |