A TRUST BETRAYED:
The Transfer of British Southern Cameroons to a Successor Colonialist
by Professor Carlson Anyangwe, PhD* University of Zambia School of Law
In 1858 the British Baptist Missionary Society claimed for Britain a coastal enclave at the Bight of Biafra and named it Victoria after Queen Victoria. The area together with its hinterland became British and, after years of historical vicissitudes, was named in 1922 as the British Southern Cameroons. One hundred and fifty years on, that territory is still under colonial rule. The territory was British from 1858 to 1888 when Britain transferred it to Germany. From 1889 until the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Germany administered it as part of its contiguous Kamerun colonial protectorate acquired in 1884. The territory became British again from 1914 until October 1961 when it tragically came under the colonial rule of the neighbouring French-speaking state of Cameroun Republic and has remained so since then.
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President Mugabe Takes on the Axis of Virtue
Allow me to congratulate you on your election to preside over this august assembly. We are confident that through your stewardship, issues on this 62nd Session agenda be dealt with in a balanced manner and to the satisfaction of all.
Let me also pay tribute to your predecessor, Madame Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, who steered the work of the 61st Session in a very competent and impartial manner. Her ability to identify the crucial issues facing the world today will be remembered as the hallmark of her presidency. |
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A SON OF FAKO SCALES THE "MOUNT FAKO" SUMMIT OF AMERICAN ACADEME
Dr. Jem Spectar was on Saturday September, 29th inaugurated as the 5th president of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (UPJ). Named on March 20, 2007, Dr. Spectar, who began his presidential duties on July 1, 2007, was described by the University’s Provost as a “visionary leader and celebrated teacher.” The University of Pittsburgh’s Chancellor, Mark A. Nordenberg added that Dr. Spectar “has the skills and experience necessary to build effectively upon the strengths of our Johnstown campus and to enrich the lives of students, faculty, staff and
administrators.”
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The Ideological Beginnings of the Party
The Cameroon People Democratic Movement (CPDM) held a closed door meeting not too long ago in Bamenda to assess the results of the July 22, 2007 twin elections and chart out a new political direction for the North-West Province (NWP). The meeting was held at the Farmers’ House complex and brought together some CPDM leaders and four of the nine newly elected CPDM Members of Parliament (MP). |
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Teacher's Day
October 1 Commemorations in France
In Brussels, Belgium, The Echoes Of October 1 Was Heard At The British Embassy
Southern Cameroonians Also Came Out In London
SCNC-USA Demonstration Records A Resounding Success In Front Of The United Nations Plaza
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BIYA, SARKOZY AND US
During what was described as a working visit to the Cameroun Republic earlier in the month, the Secretary of State of the French Ministry of Cooperation (the former Ministry of the Colonies), Jean Marie Bockel, announced a meeting between Presidents Paul Biya and Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris at the end of the month.
Given Mr. Sarkozy’s expressed view about us, Africans, as a people yet to make an appearance in history, indeed as a non-people whose natural inclination rhymes with those of animals than those of men, we are offering this quote for Mr. Biya to present to Mr. Sarkozy. The quote, from a study called “Gaullist Africa: Cameroon under Ahmadu Ahidjo” published in 1978, we feel encapsulates the essence of the historical and ongoing relationship between the French state and us, Africans. . . |
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Another French Intervention
LIFE
Living Positively With AIDS
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