Beyond the Anglophone problem is a crisis within the Anglophones

George Orwell once said "In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia". As a free thinker, I recognize the need for breakthroughs, new mindsets and the ever popular call to ‘think outside of the box’. As concerning this topic, the Box is the Anglophone problem, but I am obliged to think outside the box by looking at the problems among the citizens of Southern Cameroons. I agree 100% that there is an Anglophone problem, however, we should not pretend as if all is well among the Anglophone community which is going to take us nowhere if left unsolved. Take for instance the regional barriers among the Anglophones

1) For a considerable period of time there has been an existence of regional loggerhead between the indigenes of the North West and South West regions. Some people have blamed it on the Biya's regime accusing it of using the tactics of "Divide and Rule" as an apparatus to obstruct Anglophones from having a common ground. However, I believe the blame is to be shared between the regime and "us" since the regime is instigating a strategy which works in her favor. We were also required to put forth a counter strategy to rebuke the divide and rule agenda .

The notorious "Cam no go slogan" is still alive and strong among Southern Cameroonians. A small institution like UB have been and is still being used as a battlefield between the indigenous people and the so called outsiders. Even with the creation of a University in Bamenda we could all witness an elitist struggle within the North west elites as the respective elites were clamoring for sections of the university to be built in their localities. I don't think there is any region in Cameron that has experience inter tribal wars in contemporary times like the North West region and parts of the Manyu division precisely Akwaya. We can never forge ahead with such disunity based on ethnicity

2) It is true not every Anglophone is oblige to support the struggle of the SCNC, but my worry is that the said group is loudest in immigration offices across western nations than the reality on the ground. Most people who have used the said group to pursue their personal gains abroad are the same people condemning the movement as a lame dog fighting a loose battle. Believe it or not a greater percentage of what the Anglophones have realized today is thanks to the pressure set forth by the SCNC. Yes, it's true the movement is witnessing a diversion of ideology between the moderates (pushing for Federation before secession) and the extremist (pushing for Instant secession).It it but normal to have such school of thoughts within every movement. Let's imagine a scenario where southern Cameroons achieve her independence. What will actually happen within our mist in respect to power struggle marching our ethnic and regional lines.

I am not a prophet of doom, but I believe we need not to wait for such moment before thinking about possible solutions to eradicate the division among us. If we want to grow above our present position then we have to stop seeing everything from the lens of ethnicity. Man is greater than his ethnic group, if not God would have created ethnic groups prior to creating man If we are not able to solve our differences, it would be a near impossibility to confront our common enemy in tackling the marginalization issue. while I feel delighted that many Anglophones can see the truth and recognize it, I also belief greater participation by Anglophones, generated via institutional reforms and a revived civic responsibility is imperative in solving this mishap.

 Proposed Solution:

The need for an All Anglophone Conference (AAC) We need an All Anglophone conference more than ever. Members of the civil societies , Chiefs , Fons , Stake holders regardless of their political affiliation need to come together to explain, share and seek for solutions to achieve oneness among Anglophones. Our strength should be drawn from our weakness .There is no doubt this would reawaken Anglophone Cameroonians from all works of life to understand the reality as well importance oneness. If we are not united, we are bound to fall like a house of cards and repression will remain our portion.

Timah Rene Motangu

The Cameroons Creed

By Bara Mark, 21st May 2016. Copy Rights Reserved The Cameroons Creed We believe in the fall of Paul Biya, the dictator almighty of Cameroon, creator of corruption. Destroyer of the Republic Economy.

We believe in the failing words of Paul Biya .

He was conceived by the power of the evil spirit and born from the souls of Ahidjo and France.

He enjoys under the sufferings of the Cameroons people, he has crucified, blocked and buried the aspirations and development of the Cameroons people. He would be descended into hell after his office, on the right day, he shall be judged, sentenced to life imprisonment.

The Cameroons people shall ascend into a new regime to smile again after his reign, they shall be treated with love, dignity and patriotism by the new Peoples' President. All Cameroonians whether Anglophones and Francophones shall be seated at the table of equality.

We believe in the peoples' power , the  blessings of the fore parents, the communion and the rise of all souls killed by the Biya regime, the forgiveness of all those who participated in Biya's regime, but the punishment of Biya's disciples according to the law,  the resurrection of a new Cameroon,  and blessings from God almighty to safeguard the people from another Biya. Amen. NB: Inspiration from the Catholic Creed.

Buea Sexual Occultism: Is it occult or cult of changing behaviours?

Occult is defined as a "mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena" while Cult is defined as "a system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure" or "object or a person or thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group or section of society ".

Recently, Baretanews and most Cameroonians had cried out loud about sex videos coming from Cameroon most especially Buea. We have seen screenshots of the most sacred part of girls being exposed online, either by them or their so called boyfriends which they shared these things with.

Just two days ago, BaretaNews came across another sex tape video online. It was forwarded to me by three different persons as they deemed it wise that I should caution about it. This video is very vulgar. You could see the face of the girl and the very hard penis of the boy fucking the girl perniciously. The face of the boy is not shown, but that of the girl is very glaring. BaretaNews can't tell if this was made public by the girl or the boy or it is some form of new pornography in Buea. It seems there are many whatsapp groups in Buea just for things like this. The boys seem to be enjoying it.

The rate at which girls from Buea and Cameroon at large are engaging in online pornography, whether it is screenshots of their parts send to a boy or sex tape of them massaging their vagina with their fingers or one in which the boy is virtually fucking the girl is hard to tell.

BaretaNews understand that these things might be normal in the western world amongst certain groups of people, but this is foreign to our culture and/or ways of doing things. What is happening to Buea? Buea is gradually becoming something else. Is it that it is part of occultism as a mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena that makes the girls to engage in these issues or is it that it is just a cult as in a person or thing that is popular or fashionable among a particular group or section of society? Should we accept that it is a cult which is becoming fashionable within the girls in Buea? Is it a form of making money and/or to satisfy a guy because you want to get married to him? Or is it just for fun? I am still to decipher what we can attribute these things to.

Where have we kept our African values? Sex should be sacred. Our bodies should be sacred and all those girls/boys engaging in these acts should seek better ways of enjoying sex, one of the sweetest gift God gave our body.

What have you?

NB: No one should ask me for the video. Unfortunately, because of what I do online on Facebook, I received these videos often without asking. I watch and delete them immediately.

God is still saying something.

Prof Peter Agbor Tabi: Love, Intellectual and African Tradition.

Since the death of Professor Peter Agbor Tabi, we have been made to understand through online commentaries that he loved Manyu people dearly, he was an intellectual and due to African tradition, we shouldn't speak evil of him.

I want to state that we are dealing here with thesame problem, same backward thinking, same psychological damage of the minds of Cameroonians by Mr Biya’s system.

Predominantly, natives of Manyu have claimed he loved them because he used his influence as a minister of higher education to ensure undeserving Manyu youths are admitted into Cameroons premier teacher training college –ENS. This was at the expense of other deserving and qualified Cameroonians. According to them, he was a bold man who played with the system for the benefit of his people.

I just want to state that I personally find these comments insulting, even though I have members of my own immediate maternal family who benefitted from this scam. There is nothing wrong in wanting to help your own people and to love them. But you do not express love to your own people by denying others of their own right as Cameroonians to pursue their own careers.

ENS was never Agbor Tabi’s personal property. It was a state institution designed to accommodate every deserving Cameroonian. Denying others the opportunity to pursue their careers there purely because they came from the wrong tribe was completely wrong. And to want to justify it purely because everyone else in his rank as minister was doing something similar is naïve.

A wicked system is a wicked system and there are always people who even in that kind of a system will always want to act right. As an example, Chiune a Japanese diplomat during World War II used his influence to help 6,000 Jews who were at risked of being killed by Hitler to leave Europe by issuing transit visas so that they could travel to Japanese territory, risking his career and his family's lives. During the Rwandan genocide, there were people who lost their lives because they refused to act like a majority of people by killing others from other tribes. That’s how love can be expressed even in dangerous circumstances.

Agbor Tabi’s case was a choice which expressed hate on Cameroonians/Cameroon. He didn’t love Cameroon and he didn’t love even those he helped as in his pursuit for power, he was using them and he didn’t mind setting them up against other Cameroonians. Everyone wants to become something in this life and the desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature. Once rights are denied or people are forced due to circumstances to pursue the wrong career choice, then society can’t function properly.

On the issue of African tradition not to speak evil of the death, I will like to state that we are not interested in any lectures that are not based on sound moral principles and critical judgment. Just like what the Germans and Europeans did when Hitler was defeated, we are never going to be bullied but we are going to study the life of every Cameroonian who has worked closely with Biya. The reason for this is very simple - we don’t want some of the wicked things they did to happen again and we also have to try to recover some of the money they stole from the system. Once Biya is out, we are going to enact new laws to ensure what the likes of Agbor Tabi did should never happen again.

Every Cameroonian deserves respect. Those who always invoke this issue of African tradition only when they want to silence the voices of other Cameroonians should be careful. The same African tradition suggests that the youths have the right to kill through stoning anyone who is “suspected” of bewitching them. Does Mbella Moki Charles who brought up this issue consistently want us to ask the unemployed Cameroon youths to start picking up “suspects” randomly and stoning them? The CPDM should stop their foolishness and let us live.

Rexon Nting, PhD

Arrest of Journalists: All For Nothing Principle, Another Touch

I have read keenly Journalists on social media, especially Journalists from the private media mounting operation release of a colleague who was recently arrested. Tapang Ivo Tanku earlier reported that State journalist, Teke Julius, working with Cameroon Radio Television, CRTV was arrested for covering the PM visit.

This is a state journalist arrested because he was recording some comments being made by some senior officials concerned with the completion of the Limbe Omnisport Stadium and other projects the PM was visiting. Some men in uniform at the behest of the SDO of FAKO ordered his rest. Senior CRTV Journalist John Mbah Akuroh first reported on the issue, followed by Solomon Amabo Amabo who lastly reported that Julius has been freed.

Another Journalist by name Kingsley Ako Tanyi has publicly called for a nationwide protest calling for Zangs dismissal. He insinuated CRTV journalist should ground the media outfit until Zang who is supposed to be on retirement is dismissed. Another Journalist, Mr Filla Nabil pondered and asked the following questions:

1. CRTV GM Amadou Vamoulke was present during the arrest and together with CRTV SW station manager, they went about their business leaving Teke to his devices. (Scoffing) Talk about a Simon Peter denial
2 - Issa Tchirouma was present (perhaps this isn't so shocking) and did nothing to stop this obvious trampling on press freedom.

BaretaNews Comes In:

While Journalists should be protected, I decry the arrest of any means of freedom of expression. Why two wrongs cannot make a right, I was made to understand that equity should not suffer on the altar of "let it be". I read with keen interest how all journalists on social media mobilised and called for the release of Teke, a CRTV Journalist. We have seen numerous private journalists and communicators arrested so many times, hardly could we see any current CRTV Journalists coming out forcefully for those in the private sector, to denounce and condemn, except those who hold office within their union albeit doing it grudgingly and slowly. Do CRTV Journalists belong to the elite class of Journalism in the Cameroons?

Why should journalists from the private sector, cry more often when it concerns state journalists? Do not get me wrong, my experience is that when something happens to a journalist who is not of CRTV origin, we get only those of the private sector coming out, those of the CRTV remains quiet and protected. They do not condemn. They become the loudest people only when they leave office and some still sing the CPDM Hallelujah. A journalist is a journalist and there should be no distinction whether you work with the state or private sector. Yes, if they can't show sympathy for a private journalist on national or regional radio, which is understood, don't they have social media accounts to come out and denounce. How many of them does that? I may be wrong.

I am just worried about the class the CRTV journalists are trying to draw. Those of the private sector look at them like mini gods within the field when they can be better. Now a private journalist is calling on them to protest. Things are changing fast, while I appreciate and happy that Teke has been released, there should be an " All For Nothing Principle" when it comes to Journalists in the Cameroons.

This is just a food for thoughts. Look at the bigger picture. It should be a two-way traffic, that's where unity succeeds. No stones thrown.

God is still saying something.

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