On this episode, we talk with a guest from Southern Cameroon, Tabot, about his country's ongoing conflict. Tabot schools us on Cameroon’s history, geography and political climate. We learn about the decades-long systemic marginalization of anglophone Cameroonians by francophone Cameroonians. And we discuss how this conflict is a remnant of colonialism by the Germans, French and British.

Resources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct_SLnAGDuM (BBC Africa Eye mini-documentary)

https://popula.com/2018/10/23/unification-day/ (Background on Cameroon’s conflict)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-cameroon.html (Opinion piece by Chimamanda Adichie)

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2017/feb/04/every-inch-challenge-multiplies-afro-imbolo-mbue-hair-cameroon?CMP=share_btn_tw (Opinion piece by Imbolo Mbue)

Episode was mixed by Ifeyinwa Arinze. Theme song is Ayo by Femi Leye