As one moves from the cities of Douala or Yingui in the Littoral region of Cameroon, to Garoua in the Septentrional part of the country, one realises that it is a big blunder to look the country Cameroon as a homogeneous block and to think that Cameroonians in their entirely experience the same kinds of opportunities, threats and challenges. The reality is that as we cross the country, we find that expressions of national citizenship differ, cultures and political realities differ, policies being implemented are not done at the same pace, the same applied to the way people grapple with their...

The African continent continues to face a number of development challenges despite its vast resources and it remains the poorest region in the world. The last decade experienced some changes with a a turning point in 2001. The change came from the the African Union, with the adoption of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD) as a socio-economic programme of the African Union, representing a historic commitment by African leaders to accelerate integration and development in the Continent. However, these improvements remain sparse. Therefore, what can the continent learns from...