By Macdonald Ayang Okumb

After having written what he called his last newspaper feature titled “in dire need of Anglophone media moguls” which was published in some English language newspapers, civil society activist and Chief executive officer of a Non Governmental Organisation, AfricaPhonie, Mwalimu George Ngwane, has shared with Eden some of the hallmarks of his 25 years writing career.

“After the last article, I have had some feedback, people wondering whether that was my farewell feature-writing. Yes it is. It’s been real wonderful because I have been writing since 1987” he said.… ( Read on! )

(A conversation with Anglophone entrepreneurs ahead of and after the Communication Forum)

By Mwalimu George Ngwane*

“The media are not the holders of power but they constitute by and large the space where power is decided” Castells Manuel

In my last write-up, I invited Communication Minister Issa Tchiroma to a conversation on breaking French language hegemony in our state media.  I emphasised that the present lopsided state of biculturalism in our state media has had a toll on our nation building project, broken the communication mirror that is supposed to reflect our bicultural image to… ( Read on! )

By Mwalimu George Ngwane*

 “We reaffirm our support for any medium of expression that is capable of stimulating creativity and participation and channelling the emergence of a national culture that constantly derives its wealth from its diversity” – Paul Biya, speech at the Congress of the New Deal, Bamenda,1985.

The announcement by the Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, of an imminent National Forum on Communication in Cameroon has left media practitioners and media observers with anxiety and expectation.

While the Forum is not the first in the annals of Communication… ( Read on! )

By Mwalimu George Ngwane*

The title of this article is inspired by that of Albert Chinualumogu Achebe’s most recent memoirs “There was a country”.  The book defines Chinua Achebe’s life and experience during the Biafran war of 1967-1970.  We all know that Achebe took the Biafran side in the war and even served his government as roving Cultural Ambassador.  True to his maxim that ‘all writers should be commited,they should speak for their history, their beliefs and their people’, Chinua Achebe’s new compelling book could be interpreted  as a parallel between his Biafra and the… ( Read on! )

Ngwane, George. 2012. The Cameroon Condition. Kansas, Missouri: Miraclaire Publishers. 240 pages. Available online at Createspace. ($20.00)

Preface by Chief Charles A.Taku:

I am pleased to provide this preface to ‘The Cameroonian Condition’ which is a collection of previously acclaimed publications by George Ngwane, that include, ‘The Mungo Bridge' (on the West and East Cameroon divide), The Anglophone file (on the North West / South West Regions relations) and Fragments of Unity (on the problem with the South West Region of Cameroon).

The publication of ‘The Cameroonian Condition’… ( Read on! )