In the Middle of It

In 2016, federal security forces retaliated to english speaking civilians’ protest to government policies that were discriminatory against them. In the present day, the security forces of Cameroon are composed of armed separatist groups from the English speaking population. This conflict in 2016 began because of a dispute over linguistic and cultural clashes in the […]

In regard to human rights, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is in need of systematic reform and significant constitutional improvements. The county is suffering from many hardships such as food shortages, displacement of people, and violence from armed groups. Abductions, rape, and massacres facilitated by government security forces have left the people of […]

Ethnocentrism is defined as evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture. Cameroon’s great cultural diversity is one of its strengths, however things are not in perfect harmony over in west Africa. For example, in early April, there was an attack in a northwest region of […]

  In Cameroon, the predominantly practiced faith is Christianinty, which is the primary belief system of just over two thirds of the country’s population. This population is divided into three groups; Roman Catholics (occupying about 32 percent of the population), Protestants (occupying about 30 percent) and other subclasses of christianity including Jehova’s Witnesses, etc….  In […]

Following the second world war, Cameroon began to develop quickly as an independent power in Africa. A big point of contention over this independence was that of the relationship with the French, which were a dominant power in Africa at the time. France was reluctant to cut ties with Cameroon and grant their African colonies […]

Cameroon and Nigeria have recently sought to become affiliated with the Cote d’Ivoire-Ghana Cocoa Initiative. Disengaging the Cocoa industry from the state has long been a goal of this country, and is now coming to fruition. This initiative essentially offers economic support to the countries involved, providing a minimum price at which they will sell […]