"Motions of support" and ethno-regional politics in Cameroon

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Cameroon is a plural society whose politics of ethnic and regional balance was exploited by certain individuals and groups for parochial considerations. 'Motions of support' a national political lexicon are letters addressed to the President of the Republic by the elite of a specific ethnic group or region of the country whenever one of the members is promoted to an important position in the state bureaucracy, or state-owned enterprise that allows the individual to benefit himself and members of the group that he represents.

Social aspects, Analysis, Ethnic groups, Political systems

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Colonial background to the development of autonomist tendencies in anglophone Cameroon, 1946-1961

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Anglophone Cameroonians current push for a federal constitution is in keeping with their autonomist spirit demonstrated during British occupation. Cameroon, originally a German colony, was split by the British and French after seizing it from Germany. British efforts to annex their part of Cameroon to Nigeria were resisted ny Anglophone Cameroon. Francophone Cameroon's adoption of a Unionist Constitution has threatened Anglophone Cameroonians and has rekindled their autonomous urge.

Minorities, Autonomy, Autonomy (Political science)

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The English-language press and the "Anglophone problem" in Cameroon: group identity, culture, and the politics of nostalgia

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This article evaluates the English lanaguage newspapers and radio programs in Cameroon. The author argues the English language press creates an unenviable portrayal of the Anglophone minority in Cameroon in which they are covered as a marginalized minority whose problems can only be solved through political autonomy.

Evaluation, Portrayals, Media coverage, Press, Marginality, Social, Social marginality, Cameroonians

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