Legislation
Politics & Government
The Quota Question: Why Protective Policy Won't Fix Cameroon's Music Crisis
Following a public debate on instituting local music quotas in Cameroonian media, the writer argues that the real constraint is not foreign competition but domestic underproduction—rooted in artists' misplaced priorities, a flawed success archetype, and structural gaps in how emerging talent is discovered.
Should the Government Legalize Marijuana Consumption?
This analytical piece weighs the case for marijuana legalization in Cameroon—citing potential economic gains through taxation and job creation, and medical applications in pain management and rare epilepsy treatment—against documented public health risks including cognitive decline, mental illness, and respiratory disease. The writer concludes that legalization presents genuine tradeoffs rather than a clear policy direction.
The Mentality That Keeps Africa Behind: On Peter Okoye, Policy, and Personal Interest
When a Nigerian entertainer publicly condemned his government's proposed policy to localize entertainment production—a policy that had once benefited him—the writer saw not principled opposition but a symptom of deeper African dysfunction: the willingness to support collective good only when it serves personal gain.