The “Cameroonian condition”: Seeking national identity in a unitary state

The ACP-EU Courier No 193 - July-August 2002

For the whole of Cameroon’s “coexistence” as a nation, Cameroonians have struggled to achieve the most basic standards for themselves and their country. In their diversity they have also sought a sense of national identity under contrasting models of government.

Mwalimu George Ngwane gives here a personal view of the politics and economics of post-colonial Cameroon.