Gomocracy In The Biya Regime

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No Trifling Matter

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Author : Godfrey B. Tangwa
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2011

No Trifling Matter written by Godfrey B. Tangwa and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

No Trifling Matter is a collection of controversial, critical weekly commentary on the reluctance of a monolithic regime to yield to popular aspirations for democracy in Cameroon. In these essays written between 1990 and November 1992, Godfrey Tangwa, alias Rotcod Gobata, doesn't quibble. He comes across as a man of courage and resolve; one ready to swim upstream in a manner of a desperate midwife eager to prevent a still birth (in this case, of democracy). His column is as daring an embarrassment to Biya's "démocratie avancée" as the radio programme "Cameroon Report" (later "Cameroon Calling"), was to Presidents Ahidjo and Biya in the hey days of the "parti unique". Rotcod Gobata believes the time has come for Cameroon to graduate from a country over milked by mediocrity and callous indifference, to the paradise that it was meant to be for the poor and downtrodden. In this regard, he belongs with that rare breed of intellectuals who are genuine in their pursuit of collective betterment, and who in consequence, have opted to distance themselves from the stomach and all its trappings. This position is to be commended and encouraged, especially in a system where explanation is often mistaken for subversion, a system where the stomach is about the only political path-finder - the sole compass in use, a country where the champions of falsehood want all at their beck and call, and where a handful of thirsting palates daily jostle to share with Count Dracula the blood of the common and forgotten. Rotcod Gobata wants the new Cameroon to be rid of the ills and failures of the past five decades that have made it impossible for Cameroonians in their millions to live productive and creative lives.

The Leadership Challenge In Africa

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Author : John Mukum Mbaku
language : en
Publisher: Africa World Press
Release Date : 2004

The Leadership Challenge In Africa written by John Mukum Mbaku and has been published by Africa World Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.

This collection of essays, written by an outstanding group of scholars, makes a significant contribution to the debate on poverty alleviation in Cameroon, the country's stalled transition to democratic governance, identity and citizenship and the equitable allocation of resources. The essays contain a refreshing, rigorous and informative analysis of the Biya regime, opposition politics and provides practical strategies to enhance peaceful co-existence and sustainable develpment in the country.

The Struggle For Political Pluralism And Democracy In Cameroon

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Author : Albert Samba Ngwana
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001

The Struggle For Political Pluralism And Democracy In Cameroon written by Albert Samba Ngwana and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Cameroon categories.

Snapshots An X Ray Of Cameroon S Democracy Governance And Unification

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Author : Sam-Nuvala Fonkem
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2014

Snapshots An X Ray Of Cameroon S Democracy Governance And Unification written by Sam-Nuvala Fonkem and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Third World governments prescribed and imposed a certain kind of journalism variously called 'objective' journalism or 'development journalism'. They understood this as journalism restricted to reporting 'facts' as dished out by their propagandists and did not tolerate the questioning of government policy. By 'development journalism', they meant the mere reporting of government efforts to provide services, amenities and infrastructures and the singing of praises anytime a bridge was inaugurated, irrespective of whether it was well-built or whether the contract to build was awarded according to the norms of transparency and probity. This one-sided journalism was prevalent especially in state-owned media and media practitioners in the few private news publications that existed who did not toe the line were subjected to constant harassment and incarceration. However, with the coming of well-trained journalism graduates into the scene in the 1970s and the advent of global liberalization in the late 1980s and 1990s, daring journalists like Sam-Nuvala Fonkem thought it was time to take the bull by the horn and start taking a more critical look at government pronouncements, matching policy statements with real action in the field; in short, moving from 'objective' journalism to interpretative and investigative journalism. This collection of Sam-Nuvala Fonkem's writings is a sampling of the fruit of that new spirit to dare where angels hitherto feared to tread, to hold public officials to account and to expose the falsehood cached behind the political masquerade of the ruling class.

I Spit On Their Graves

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Author : Godfrey B. Tangwa
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2010

I Spit On Their Graves written by Godfrey B. Tangwa and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.

The essays collected in this volume are, by the depth of their analysis and the breath of their vision, indeed ëNo Trifling Matterí. They are a chronicle of the events in contemporary Cameroonian society, especially as concerns the conduct of public affairs therein. Over and above its relevance for our own time, this chronicle will, in the decades that lie ahead, serve as a rich source of information, opinion and comment which future generations, anxious to understand the making of an era whose impact, positive or negative, is destined to survive long after the longest-living of its principal actors and actresses shall have disappeared from the face of the Earth, will find a great benefit. Rotcod Gobata has, through these essays, lit and placed on a pedestal, a candle whose flame shall never die and whose glow shall serve as a beacon to guide and to inspire generations yet unborn.

God The Politician

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Author : Peterkins Manyong
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2008

God The Politician written by Peterkins Manyong and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.

God the Politician is a compelling analytical, critical, informed and largely eyewitness account of the major events that have taken place in Cameroon since the return of multiparty politics in the 1990s. The accession of Paul Biya to power under the one-party regime in 1982 and the attempt to overthrow him in a coup d'?tat in 1984 are told in flashback, so are the excesses of power without responsibility that have come to be associated with over 25 years of Biya as President. Most of the story is centred on the struggle by the opposition, led by the Social Democratic Front (SDF), to overthrow the incumbent. In his determination to crush opposition, President Biya and his collaborators have sometimes used intrigue, but mostly force and callous indifference to basic human rights and to democracy. Bloodshed has often been the result of the regime's titanic struggles against freedoms. President Paul Biya is not in a hurry to go and so instead of democratizing Cameroon, he has chosen to Cameroonize democracy, turning electoral fraud into an art. Because of massive fraud during elections and the inability of the opposition to unite, political party leaders have decided to join him who they cannot beat. The book is an x-ray of a regime and the Frankenstein monsters it has created and sustained to thwart democracy. It exposes the corruption, electoral fraud, human rights abuse and cynicism that make politicians believe they can play God in the lives of Cameroonians.

Road Companion To Democracy And Meritocracy

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Author : Godfrey B. Tangwa
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2010

Road Companion To Democracy And Meritocracy written by Godfrey B. Tangwa and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.

The Essays Are Centered On The Theme Of Democracy And Meritocracy Which The Author Believes To Be The Preconditions For Genuine Development In Africa. The Immediate Focus Of These Essays Is Cameroon, A Country Remarkable For Experimenting With French/English Bilingualism And For Having A Political Dictatorship Which Claims, Wrongly Or Rightly, To Have Transformed Itself Into A Democracy; But They Are Equally Relevant To Other Countries In Africa And Beyond. Each Of The Essays Stands Alone But They All Are Telling Various Aspects Of The Same Story From Various Angles At Various Times Using Different Modes Of Expression. --Book Jacket.

Cameroon S Social Democratic Front Its History And Prospects As An Opposition Political Party 1990 2011

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Author : Milton Krieger
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2008

Cameroon S Social Democratic Front Its History And Prospects As An Opposition Political Party 1990 2011 written by Milton Krieger and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Political Science categories.

Cameroon's Social Democratic Front (SDF) was among the watershed challenges c.1990 by sub-Saharan Africa's democratization forces against autocratic regimes, but it crested in 1992 and has subsided since. Yet the party survives, participates in the National Assembly, maintains a grass roots structure, and prepares for a presidential ballot in 2011 that will likely determine its fate. The author conducted research four times in Cameroon, 1989-1999, focusing on the SDF since 1991, and maintains party contacts to the present. The book assesses its history and its prospects, covering the SDF in Africa-wide as well as Cameroonian terms. "Krieger has given us the first, superbly researched, finely tuned analysis of the fortunes of a major contemporary African opposition party, Cameroon's Social Democratic Front (SDF)." - Victor Le Vine, Washington University, St. Louis, USA. "The book goes far beyond its title and puts in context a daylight re-emergence of political opposition in Cameroon. To say that this long overdue history of the SDF party is a prolegomena to understanding contemporary Cameroon social forces is not an overstatement." - Ambroise Kom, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon. "...a level-headed but provocative examination of the structure and workings of a major African country...the sobriety with which he evaluates institutions and leadership is commendable, yielding exceptional analysis that will stand the test of time." - Toyin Falola, Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters and Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria. Milton Krieger started teaching and research about sub-Saharan Africa in 1970. Nine trips there include four research visits providing two years time in Cameroon, 1989-99. The second, 1991, coincided with 'villes mortes' and turned his primary scholarship to the Social Democratic Front. Access to party documents, officials, and rank and file members included visitor status at the 1995 and 1999 national conventions. Party contacts continue to the present.

The Political Regimes Of Ahmadou Ahidjo And Paul Biya And Christian Tumi Priest

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Author : Christian Wiyghan Tumi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006

The Political Regimes Of Ahmadou Ahidjo And Paul Biya And Christian Tumi Priest written by Christian Wiyghan Tumi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Cameroon categories.

Cameroon

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Author : Jean-Germain Gros
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003

Cameroon written by Jean-Germain Gros and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.

Annotation "By its geography and diversity Cameroon has been called ""Africa's Crossroads."" Without a doubt, the vibrancy of Cameroon society and the richness of its culture attest to the merit of the moniker. Less remarkable has been Cameroon's attempt to democratize"