By Dibussi Tande
Cultural heritage is important to the identity of a society. In times of need, songs, texts and works of art can be a beacon of hope and comfort. Cultural heritage reinforces the cultural and historical self awareness. Power of Culture
In a recent posting on his blog, Cameroonian political analyst George Ngwane analyzes what he perceives as the exclusively political mindset of activists of the former British Southern Cameroons who are seeking to reassert the region’s identity and “political statehood”. According to Ngwane,
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The Global Night Commute is a worldwide event organized by the Invincible Children Inc. organization. It will take place on April 29, 2006, and feature people from around the world converging on urban centers in solidarity with displaced Ugandan children attempting to avoid capture by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The night commute will involve the trek of thousands of men, women and children from around the world into major cities where they will mimic the nightly commute of the Ugandan children by marching en masse from one point to another and sleeping at their final destination for the entire night. The commute is scheduled to occur in most major cities in the United States. The goal of the movement is to raise awareness and ultimately end Africa's longest running conflict by facilitating a change in the policies of the United States Government in regard to the situation.
What happens when you mix the best of Francis Bebey and Manu Dibango, spice it up with a splash of Afro-Cuban Salsa and Brazilian Samba, and create soothing cocktail laced with the sweet languor of Jazz? You get Richard Bona’s fifth album, “Tiki”, a stunning 14-track multicultural musical odyssey put together in Brazil.
Shortly after he obtained his medical degree from the University of Benin in Nigeria, Dr. Valentine Ngwa returned home to practice medicine. Then some six years later, he packed his bags for Britain where he now resides. In this interview Dr. Ngwa candidly explains why he originally went back to work in Cameroon, why he ultimately sought greener pastures abroad, and what it would take to bring him back to Cameroon:
Some 14 years ago I had the pleasure of reading Mind Searching, a satirical novel about Cameroonian society by a budding writer called Francis Nyamnjoh. 
In 1990, Africa, like eastern Europe the year before, was rocked by massive anti-government protests which were sparked off by the continent's worsening economic crisis, the absence of political pluralism, and the constant violation of human rights by single party or military dictatorships. In many countries, these protests culminated in the liberalization of the national political scene and the toleration of political opposition. This was the case in countries such as Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire and Togo. By August 1992 multiparty politics had been legalized in 41 of Sub-Saharan Africa's 47 countries, and elections were scheduled to be held in at least 16 countries.
On April 4, 1990, the notorious Yaounde military tribunal was the focus of national and international attention as arguments in the trial of Yondo Black Mandengue and 10 others began. They had been arrested in February of that year for trying to create a political party. Officially, however, the accused were charged with holding clandestine meetings, fabricating and distributing tracts hostile to the Government, rebellion, and insulting the Head of State.
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