Just Published: "Betrayal of Too Trusting a People" by Carlson Anyangwe

Carlson Anyangwe. Betrayal of Too Trusting a People: The UN, the UK and the Trust Territory of the Southern Cameroons. Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon | Paperback | 260 pages | 2009

There is a growing body of literature on what was originally envisioned as a free political association of the French and British Cameroons and its dramatic effects on the 'British Cameroons' community. Anyangwe's new book is an attempt to write the history of the Southern Cameroons from a legal perspective. This authoritative work describes in great detail the story of La Republique du Cameroun's alleged annexation and colonization of the Southern Cameroons following the achievement of its independence, while highlighting the seeming complicity of the United Nations and the British Trusteeship Authority. In the process, Anyangwe unravels a number of myths created by the main actors to justify this injustice and, in the end, makes useful suggestions to reverse the situation and to restore statehood to the Southern Cameroons. The book is rich in archival research and informed by a global perspective. It convincingly shows the uniqueness of the Southern Cameroons case.

Reviews
“This book written by one of Anglophone Cameroon’s outstanding legal specialists and long-standing champions of the Southern Cameroons cause will undoubtedly attract a wide readership. I think the arguments in the book will be hotly disputed in Cameroun and give rise to a lively debate globally on minority rights and quest for recognition.”
Dr Piet Konings

About the Author
Carlson Anyangwe is an academic of many years standing. Professor of Laws, he has taught in Cameroon, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zambia where he was one time Associate and then Acting Dean of Laws. He has over three dozen publications to his credit. He is a member of the African Commission's Working Group of Experts on the Death Penalty in Africa. He continues to be actively involved in ongoing processes of reclamation and reassertion of the identity, territory and statehood of the former UN Trust Territory of British Southern Cameroons. He is currently Director of the School of Law and Research Champion, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

Comments

[Edmund njoh]

A copy of this is realy needed.
We failed from the begining so no turning back,says French Cameroon.
A country which formally had two states East and West.West Cameoon and Buea in particular was the then Capital but ohh.Not talk of Victoria or Limbe No sea port.With the presence of what gives income SONARA with us.God its really discribed as the Betrayal of too trusting a people.
Blaims on our four fathers FONCHA and his brethren.
Happy with all that comes from You
Happy.

[Edmund Njoh]

Reseach
The Bangjil Communique'.Wont it help.
Please pple things should not only be on paper and be accepted.If great genus like you Prof Carlson cant change this nation then us Young Political scitts will face difficulties.
Pls go to Banjul for as many times as possible for if not our sakes then for our childrens for things have to change.

[dango tumma]

prof anyangwe i never met him but i spoke to him is a brillant man. he is not the only bate besong we have. not the only kiva likenye, we have many than you know, untill southern cameroons is an independent country many will live and die away from home
and theire childrens children will know southern cameroons only from an echo, just as we know victoria as a bad word, and untill we look the thief right into his eyes and allow him to see the fire in us, we would never be taken serious, soo, we must think of an arm resistance also rather than borad room diplomacy only if history have taught is anything, these people have a military, and its because of that ,they are oppressing us, for how long would we contune till fail path of
talk, talk and talk?

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