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Drawing on the ever contentious and antagonistic relationship between the writer and the state, especially in the postcolony, the chapters assembled in this collection delineate Bill F. Ndi, the poet and playwright's arduous and sometimes dangerous role as a custodian or guardian of the socioeconomics and politico-cultures of the Cameroonian postcolony and Africa at large. The chapters insist that granted The Cameroons' quadruple experience of colonialism (through the Germans, the French, the British and La République du Cameroun), Cameroun and British Southern Cameroons' history needs to purge itself of the epistemic and ontological violence of Francophonecentric historiography."Bill F. Ndi possesses a unique and powerful voice within the Cameroonian literary scene and this apposite volume of critical essays attempts not only to situate him properly within that domain but also to significantly augment his already considerable stature." Sanya Osha, University of Cape Town, South Africa "Bill F. Ndi is an unapologetic and committed firebrand writer with a position that refuses to seek validation from the same who oppress and blackball black writing. Hassan Yosimbom's book is a testimony to Ndi's resolve to resist anything that stands in the way of his people's freedom." Koua Viviane, PhD. (Comparative literature, Limoges: France), College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, Auburn Alabama. "This book is a work of the utmost importance to understand the subtleties and complexities of the anglophone Cameroonian crisis and ongoing civil war in the Cameroons." Professor Aghi Bahi, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire "In this book, Yosimbom delves into the intricate impact of imperialism by examining the works of Bill F. Ndi, a modern postcolonial writer of British Southern Cameroons extraction. The book is a compelling analysis of the relationship between writers and the state. It stresses the need to challenge Francophone-centric views and empower the marginalized and oppressed Anglophones in the Cameroons. Brought to the limelight is the rootedness of this historical imbalance and its perpetuation by Francophone-dominated regimes and the complicit panhandling Anglophone elites. Addressed are the themes of peace, identity, autonomy, resilience, and resistance..." Maimo Mary Mah, Development Communication Specialist/Consultant

This book is a contribution to the land reform that began in Cameroon more than a decade ago. It is based on the results of multidisciplinary research on land tenure, conducted in all cultural areas of the country by the LandCam project, but also by teachers and students. All the work reflects the paradox around the importance of land for Cameroon's communities, for its development strategies, and social peace and stability, which contrasts with the inadequacy of human resources, in quality and quantity, to enlighten the decision-maker on the subtleties of land tenure, and to enable him to make the most appropriate decisions to ensure a peaceful management of space and resources in the country. Land reform is always a delicate exercise, but one that is essential, because the quality of land management strongly determines the maintenance of social peace, the importance of land-based investments, and the food security of the country's inhabitants. While the hesitation to reform is understandable, and can be explained by the fear of arousing or reawakening buried antagonisms, the consequences of perpetual procrastination in this area are much more frightening, and should constitute as many incentives as possible, and to immediate action.Cet ouvrage est une contribution à la réforme foncière, amorcée au Cameroun depuis plus d'une décennie. Il s'appuie les résultats des recherches pluridisciplinaires sur le foncier, conduites dans toutes les aires culturelles du pays par le projet LandCam, mais aussi des enseignants et étudiants. L'ensemble des travaux rend compte du paradoxe autour de l'importance de la terre pour les communautés du Cameroun, pour ses stratégies de développement, et la paix et la stabilité sociales qui contraste avec l'insuffisance des ressources humaines, en qualité et en quantité, pour éclairer le décideur sur les subtilités du foncier, et lui permettre de prendre les décisions les plus aptes à assurer une gestion apaisée de l'espace et des ressources dans le pays. Réformer le foncier est toujours un exercice délicat, mais qui s'avère indispensable, parce que la qualité de la gestion foncière détermine fortement le maintien de la paix sociale, l'importance des investissements assis sur la terre, et la sécurité alimentaire des habitants du pays. Si les hésitations à réformer peuvent se comprendre, et s'expliquent par la peur de susciter ou réveiller des antagonismes enfouis, les conséquences de l'atermoiement perpétuel dans ce domaine sont bien plus effrayantes, et devraient constituer autant d'incitations à l'action, et à l'action immédiate.

Even as African states are currently legislating against homosexuality in order to protect their societies, there are some emergent Eurocentric discourses seeking to legalize bestiality involving sex between humans and nonhuman animals. Indeed, binaries between humans and nonhumans are being challenged, and speciesism is being deconstructed to pave the way for interspecies sex. Critically interrogating these dissident and subversive sexualities in novel ways, this book also deals with emergent humanoid sex robots which are challenging human marriages and families, by replacing human spouses. The book is relevant to anthropologists, sociologists, lawyers, legislators, politicians, theologians, historians, philosophers and educators."Huge commendations are due for the gargantuan work done on this book which speaks to the past, present and future of African sexualities. These are revolutionary thoughts that change the traditional Western scholarship landscape in the field of sexualities. The book inculcates and imparts African people-centred strategic architectural futuristic flavor for building Africa's competitive positioning in the discourses on sexualities for the centuries ahead. Indeed, it is commendable and deserves an award for revitalizing Africanity and Africanism renaissance. I am sure this book is going to stimulate broad discussions from Africa and the rest of the world which have sadly been fed with Eurocentric single stories on African sexualities." Professor Eginald P. Mihanjo, Saint Augustine University of Tanzania"This is a must-read book. It grapples with the important question: 'Why the West would want to decolonize only by 'returning' homosexuality to Africans and not by returning African land, artefacts, skulls and skeletons?' The book challenges the systemic humanophobic mission, orchestrated by neo- capitalists in the Euro-American world and their allies in Africa. Until we hold together the ethical and ontological boundaries of marriage as a divine-cultural mandate, secured in its sociogenic logicality, all the debates about decolonization will not save us from the ultimate crime of promoting ontological disorderliness." Charles Prempeh, PhD (Cantab), Research Fellow, Centre for Cultural and African Studies, Kumasi, Ghana, and author of Gender, Sexuality and Decolonisation in Postcolonial Ghana: A Socio-Philosophical Engagement

Semantically multi layered collection of poems built on clever word play that encourages readers to contemplate the nature of poetry and the qualities that underlie a poet's resilience as he navigates hardships in his life and creative journeys. Waves of Anger is in a word an exploration or the paradoxical nature of the poet's and poetic resilience. Throughout the collection, the inherent nature of the poet's softness in tone and style is pitched as a desirable quality countering the expected toughness and roughness of anger. The poet's leitmotif in this collection is compelling and irresistible in nature.

Because of the climate crisis and declining ocean health, humans are increasingly in a liminal space between this world and imaginary, alien worlds to come.

This book reveals the oil that greases the wheels of one of Africa's best criminal justice systems. Principles of Namibian Criminal Law distils the major principles that help people answer this one big, life-defining question: Is the accused guilty? In 14 chapters, this book discusses principles that govern matters such as punishment, criminal liability, causation, unlawfulness, culpability, participation in crimes, and incomplete crimes.Largely inherited from South Africa, the principles of Namibian criminal law emanate mostly from common law and case law. Particularly, case law has been the channel through which lawyers in Namibia have, since Independence on 21 March 1990, molded their own criminal law doctrines. For that reason, this book heavily relies on the court cases that Namibian courts have forged since then. It showcases Namibia's South African heritage while giving pride of place to Namibia's homegrown jurisprudence - from the rules concerning corporate liability to the very definition of an 'accused'.Principles of Namibian Criminal Law will prove especially useful to law students who need to grasp the first principles of Namibian criminal law and to learn to think like lawyers, and to the seasoned practitioners (judges, attorneys, prosecutors, and police officers) who need to refresh their memories. The book should also serve the researchers and the comparatists looking for a window into how criminal justice actors think and resolve issues to make Namibia one of the continent's safest countries.

La tragédie de la nation débile retrace cinq décennies d'instabilité politique au cours desquelles le peuple centrafricain a souffert de plusieurs maux qui ont abouti à l'éclatement de la cohésion sociale entre les communautés.

Restless Mind and other poems is a collection of thirty-seven poems which strives to enrich the reader's understanding of the human condition, emotion, grief, passion, love, and every possible human experience.