Harry's Outlook

Par Harry Fon ACHA Traduction de Nicole Hanffou 19 décembre 2016 QU'EST-CE QUE LE PROBLEME ANGLOPHONE ? Les dernières semaines seront enregistrées dans l'histoire du Cameroun comme une période où certains Camerounais ont décidé de se lever contre ce qu'ils perçoivent comme la marginalisation systématique d'un peuple qui, en vertu de leur patrimoine commun (éducation, culture, mode de vie, etc.) constituent une communauté reconnaissable ; et, en vertu de l'histoire, une entité politique. Ces temps seront connus et on s'en souviendra parmi des chapitres tels que:  1. Le vent du changement par lequel un semblant de démocratie fît une percée et l'apparence du retour de la politique multipartite sur la scène camerounaise en 1990.  2. Les troubles qui ont entourés la modification de la Constitution en 2008. Toutefois, ce qui est propre aux troubles actuels, c'est qu'ils n'ont pas engagé la nation entière de la même manière que ceux de 199...

Having read a lot of literature over the past twelve months, I have the following impressions: 1. Anglophones say of themselves that they're just being who they are. If they're not happy, they make it known. They do not think that they need to seek (let alone be granted) permission to say what they feel. 2. Francophones say of Anglophones that they are radical and primarily attached to a colonial past. Some say that Anglophones can express their grievances but should only do so within the remit of what the law provides. Others say that Anglophones should forget the misfortune that colonialism was. 3. Francophones say of themselves that they are "republicain". I don't know a word that exactly translates "republicain" but loosely, it means attached to the strict and unquestioned respect of state institutions... Doing things the way the laws and institutions expect them to. 4. Anglophones say of francophones that they are weak (French: lâche) and s...

At a time when Cameroonians are working hard to define and protect their territory, citizenship and nationality, I have taken some time to think about the territory that I share with 22 million others, to think about my citizenship, my nationality… my patriotism. As a citizen, I have thought about my rights, my responsibilities, my freedoms and my obligations. As a national, I have thought about my social and cultural identity. I have thought about those things that are associated with being Cameroonian and attempted to explore the ways in which they reflect my person or my values. As a patriot, I have thought about love for my country. I have considered the things that I love about it from my personal appreciation… my values, my expectations. I have pondered over the things about my country that I am asked / expected to love and be proud of. I have also thought about the things that others (non-Cameroonians) see about my country that may make them wish they were ...