Dibussi Tande
Let us assert forcefully and equivocally, that history is very much like itself - like history, that is; the more you try to efface, distort or forget, the more it sticks on as the one permanent, absolute haunting reality. Cameroon Tribune (English Edition), February, 8, 1984, Pg. 7
On February 4, 1984, President Paul Biya issued a decree changing the official name of Cameroon from the "United Republic of Cameroon" to the "Republic of Cameroon" (or, La Republique du Cameroun), which was the name taken up by the French Cameroons when it became independent in 1960. According to proponents of the name change, this was a manifestation that the bilingual Cameroon Republic had gone beyond “mere” national unity to a much "higher stage" of national integration.










Summary: There has been a growing recognition of the importance of transparency for economic growth and social development in oil producing countries. This paper analyzes transparency issues in Cameroon's oil sector. It shows that, while substantial efforts have already been undertaken, continued action is necessary to strengthen transparency. The paper seeks to identify why and how transparency, especially in the fiscal area, matters for economic development and poverty reduction in Cameroon.
According to an article from
After creating the National Anti-Corruption Commission (better known by its French acronym, CONAC, which the irreverent Francophone press has labeled COGNAC), the Government has submitted an anti-corruption bill to Parliament. Parliament begins its review of the income and assets disclosure bill today, March 21, 2006. The bill is based on Article 66 of the
This weekend, a woman who was a pioneer in many fields was buried at the Mvolye cemetery in Yaounde amidst national soul-searching. Her name was Therese Bella Mbida, popularly known as Sita Bella. It is no surprise that although she died at the ripe age of 73, most Cameroonians never heard of her until her death a couple of weeks ago.
In an explosive interview that filled 24 pages (Jeune Afrique Economie. "Ainsi a été Pillé la SCB," May 1992, pp. 106-130), Robert Messi Messi, the former General Manager of the bankrupt SCB sang like a canary. Using documents that he had smuggled out of the country, he detailed how the “Presidential couple” and their entourage had pillaged the SCB.

Ndiva Kofele-Kale
In his book, The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, a World Bank economist and columnist for the Financial Times, dedicates a chapter to the reason why poor countries remain poor. The chapter draws extensively, if not exclusively, from the Cameroon experience. An abridged version of that book chapter is published in the March 2006 issue of Reason magazine. This posting is a review of that article.
A common thread in analyses of the ongoing anti-corruption drive in Cameroon is that it was launched because of external pressure; that it was initiated primarily to ensure that Cameroon successfully reaches the completion point of the
This book is about children and storytelling in an African village. It gives insight into understanding African culture in a fast-expanding, no-boundaries global society, and tells the story about the events leading to a storytelling contest by village youths, an event highly anticipated by them. The book is funny and interesting, educational and exciting, and introduces (particularly non-African) youths to other cultures of the world through the monthly activities of youths in an African village as an example, to the extent that the stories are Africanized.


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