Conflict & War
World & International Affairs
The Road to the Anglophone Crisis
This essay traces the Anglophone crisis—which intensified in late 2016 with strikes by lawyers and teachers—to structural injustices rooted in the 1961 union between Southern Cameroon and La République. The writer argues that the UN plebiscite authorizing the merger was itself illegal, that the subsequent Foumban Conference lacked proper mandate and transparency, and that deliberate marginalization and cultural assimilation have followed ever since.
When Global Powers Avert Their Eyes: Rawlings on the Anglophone Crisis
Former Ghanaian president Jerry John Rawlings, speaking at an international peace summit in Seoul, calls out the silence of Western powers and the UN in the face of mass violence against English-speaking Cameroonians, questioning why diplomatic pressure has not materialized despite hundreds dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.
Africans and the White Savior Complex
A sharp critique of African dependence on Western validation and media coverage of continental crises, arguing that Africans must take ownership of their own narratives and solutions rather than waiting for external acknowledgment. The post insists that Africa's growing educated class has a responsibility to build sustainable solutions from within, not to seek approval from the West.