DIBUSSI BLOG
In Memoriam: Dakole Daissala, the man who helped consolidate the CPDM's 30-year grip on power"Will the MDR set the course for true political change in Cameroon thereby making history or will they join Biya to bring about some cosmetic changes and continue to lord over the people?" Le Messager, March 23, 1992. "In a... A Preliminary Bibliography of the Anglophone Crisis/Ambazonian Conflict in CameroonBy Dibussi Tande Since 2016, there has been a deluge of textual and audio-visual material – most of it available in real or near real time – on the “Anglophone Crisis” in Cameroon that morphed into a full scale conflict... Just Published: "The Constitution and Governance in Cameroon" by Laura-Stella EnonchongEnonchong, L.-S. E. (2021). The constitution and governance in Cameroon. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge. About the Book This book provides a systematic analysis of the major structural and institutional governance mechanisms in Cameroon, critically analysing the... Memory Lane (January 1954): Southern Cameroons Breaks off from the Eastern Region of NigeriaThe New York Times, Friday January 22, 1954 - Nigeria Talks Set Role of Cameroons Lagos Nigeria, Jan 21 - The Nigerian constitutional conference agreed today that the Southern Cameroons trust territory should become a separate unit within the contemplated... A Celebration of Family and Friendship: A Review of Martin Jumbam’s Beads of MemoryBy Dibussi Tande Jumbam, Martin. (2020). Beads of Memory. The Diary of an African Student in Madrid. Denver, CO: Spears Books. 98 pages. $15.00. Available from Spears Books, Amazon, African Books Collective. Beads of Memory is the story of Leinteng... Memory Lane (Jan 1, 1960): French Cameroons Independence CelebrationsOn January 1, 1960 , the French Cameroons aka Republique du Cameroun gained its independence from France. Here is a rare English language report on the official celebrations commemorating this even. Among the participants featured in this brief clip is... Now Available: Bearing Witness. Poems from a Land in TurmoilAshuntantang, J. & Tande, D.(2020). Bearing Witness. Poems from a Land in Turmoil. Denver, CO:: Spears Books. 224 Pages. Available from Spears Books. Also available from Amazon, African Books Collective. Bearing Witness. Poems from a Land in Turmoil is a... Memory Lane (Jan 1, 1960): Message of J.N. Foncha, Premier of Southern Cameroons, to the People of La Republic du Cameroun on their Independence DayI wish to say how happy we of the Southern Cameroons are... We look forward to seeing you enter courageously among the sovereign nations of the world. In this happy venture we wish you God’s guidance. Premier Foncha. Mr. President... Memory Lane (Jan 1, 1960): Message of J.N. Foncha, Premier of Southern Cameroons, to the People of La Republique du Cameroun on their Independence DayI wish to say how happy we of the Southern Cameroons are... We look forward to seeing you enter courageously among the sovereign nations of the world. In this happy venture we wish you God’s guidance. Premier Foncha. Mr. President... [Just Released] Pop Makossa - The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984Originally published on Analog Africa What had happened to Bill Loko, the teenage super-star whose monster hit ‘Nen Lambo’ caused such a sensation? How did bandleader Eko Roosevelt go from Cameroonian prodigy to chief of an idyllic seaside village? And... |