What If the South African Courts Were Right in Confiscating Baba Danpullo’s Assets Colbert Gwain I might have still been in the Junior Secondary School in Fundong in the Boyo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon in the 80s, but I knew virtually every well-to-do businessman in that community. One of such was…
What If the South African Courts Were Right in Confiscating Baba Danpullo’s Assets Colbert Gwain I might have still been in the Junior Secondary School in Fundong in the Boyo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon in the 80s, but I knew virtually every well-to-do businessman in that community. One of such was…
The Colbert Factor: En Masse Rape of School Girls of Muteff origin confirms Battlefield’s Shift to Women’s Bodies Inhabitants of the Abassakom area that falls under Fundong Subdivision in the Boyo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, have since Tuesday May 16, 2023, been in total shock and consternation as some three students…
Unveiling Africa’s Hidden Mystical Tradition: Grandmasters and Lodges Ignored by the World Colbert Gwain Little to no attention is given to it, but Africa, including Cameroon specifically, possesses a richer tradition and culture of mystical lodges and Grandmasters than the Western world can boast of. The origin and history of mystical lodges can be traced…
No Effacing Official Minorities: A Call for Change By Colbert Gwain A small number of individuals from the Kom community in Western Cameroon have grown up unaware that neighboring Muteff village communities like Achain, Ajung, and Akeh have their distinct indigenous languages or dialects. Unfortunately, over time, some of these beautiful indigenous dialects have been…
The Mukete Dynasty: A Beacon of Consensual Democracy and Leadership Transition in Cameroon By Colbert Gwain In spite of the growing evidence that traditional rulers, monarchs, and even democratically elected leaders in Africa tend to cling to power indefinitely, even when their leadership is lacking, the Mukete royal family of the Bafaw dynasty in Cameroon’s…
No Excuse For Effacing Official Minorities A negligible number of Kom (people from the larger cultural area that forms part of the Western Cameroon Grassfield tribes) have ever known that adjacent Muteff village communities like Achain, Ajung, and Akeh had their distinct indigenous languages or dialects and that unfortunately with time, some of those beautiful…
Journalists Caught in the Crossfire: Walking a Tight Rope Near Hell By Colbert Gwain Since the eruption of the prolonged seven-year conflict in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions in 2016, journalists on the ground have found themselves walking a tightrope, with hell lurking just one door away. Unlike the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where the dispute primarily…
Story, Colbert Gwain in Bamenda Since the outbreak of the seven year prolonged conflict in the two English-Speaking regions of Cameroon in 2016, journalists covering it have not only been walking a tied robe but have literally also only been just one door away from hell. Far from the trappings of the aged-old Israeli/Palestinian conflict…
The Colbert Factor Like Rohingya Refugees, Like Southern Cameroonians This reflection is inspired by the fact that unlike refugees who flee their countries because of sectarian or ethnic conflicts, Rohingya refugees just like Anglophone Cameroonian refugees fled their respective countries because of the rampaging actions of government forces. It is also informed by the fact…
