Biography/Autobiography

Books

Royalty and Politics
2009, author(s)-editor(s) Fo Angwafo
The Story of My Life Royalty and Politics is the fascinating autobiographical account of a life rich in controversy, leadership, service, achievement and innovation. Born 1925 into the prominent and influential royal family of Mankon in the Bamenda Grassfields of Cameroon, Solomon Anyeghamotü Ndefru least expected becoming king, only to find himself the chosen one following the death of his father in 1959. As Fo Angwafo III of Mankon, one of the most educated ‘traditional rulers’ at the dawn (...)
Le Marin Combattant devenu paisible
2009, author(s)-editor(s) Bill F. NDI, Thomas Lurting
Récemment les activités des pirates sur la corne de l’Afrique ont suscité d’énormes intérêts d’un phénomène historique qui jadis fit loi en haute mer. Il s’agit de prise d’hottages. Comment combattre de tels phénomènes est l’objectif premier de ce traité. Par son récit autobiographique, Le Marin combattant devenu paisible, Thomas Lurting (1632-1713) se distingue comme l’une des figures emblématiques du Quakerisme originel. Avec ce récit, il porte le combat des Quakers sur la scène maritime. Il situe une (...)
In the Shadow of my Country
2009, author(s)-editor(s) Mbuh Tennu Mbuh
Growing up almost simultaneously with the independent Cameroon nation, it takes Tipoung’he a long time together with challenging experiences to realise that he has all along been living in the shadow of his country. His epic story is representative of the many whose untold stories are caught in the schematic confusion of independence, in which self-knowledge must rally back finally from the lethargic ideals of the Nation and the Patriot in a redeeming instance of identity. The story mirrors (...)
Facing Adversity with Audacity
2010, author(s)-editor(s) Gideon F. For-mukwai
This is a very engaging book based on compelling stories of human triumph over adversity coming out of Africa, Asia and America. Gideon’s personal journey and his account of his mother and uncle in this book exemplify what it means to be truly resilient. The book is moving, well thought out and masterfully structured, a most riveting Read. Gideon For-mukwai draws on local wisdoms from his native Cameroon to tell a universal story. It is a book written in evidence of a mind in tune with the (...)
Ako-Aya: A Cameroorian Pioneer in Daring Journalism and Social Commentary
2010, author(s)-editor(s) Ephraim N. Ngwafor
Patrick Tataw Obenson, alias Ako-Aya, the rabid critic, social crusader and witty journalist, all rolled up in one, was indeed a popular and widely admired pioneer in daring journalism and social commentary in Cameroon. Little wonder that when he died, he left behind countless painful hearts and many questions on the lips of his admirers. As a man of the people, the fallen hero of Cameroon’s Fleet Street shared his experiences, be they good or bad, with his readers. He was a virile critic (...)
Socrates in Cameroon: The Life and Works of Bernard Nsokika Fonlon
2010, author(s)-editor(s) Nalova Lyonga
Bernard Nsokika Fonlon, 1924-1986, rose from humble origins to become one of Cameroon’s most famous sons. He was a scholar, a poet, a politician, a philosopher, a man of action and a man of courage. He was never too busy to see someone who was troubled, never too tired to take up the case of the oppressed or the downtrodden. He was a man who could communicate, with style, in half a dozen world languages but who could also use Pidgin English if it meant putting his listeners at ease. He was a (...)
Ndeh Ntumazah. A Conversational Auto Biography
2011, author(s)-editor(s) Linus Asong , Simon Ndeh Chi
This rich conversational auto-biography tells the story of the political life of Ndeh Ntumazah who was born in Mankon in 1926, spent the best part of his life suffering and sacrificing for the freedom of Cameroon, and died in London on January 21, 2010, at the age of 83, as President of the Union of the Populations of Cameroon (UPC). Ntumazah was a political activist for nearly 60 years. He joined the UPC around 1950 and remained a militant of the party until his demise. When the UPC was (...)
Elizabeth Hooton 1600 1672 Une Guerriere De La Paix: Ses Lettres
2011, author(s)-editor(s) Bill F. NDI
Par le truchement des Lettres adressées à ses Amis, à ses adversaires: les prêtres, les magistrats, les dirigeants politiques y compris le Roi, Elizabeth Hooton laissa un témoignage captivant de ses luttes et de son activisme dans sa quête de la Vérité, de la liberté, de la justice, de l’équité pour tous et de la paix intérieure dans le monde aussi bien qu’au sein du mouvement Quaker. Une quête qui fut loin d’être guidée par pur égoïsme ou par intérêt personnel. Elle était animée par un intérêt pour le (...)
Son of a Red Devil
2013, author(s)-editor(s) Lukemba Gelindo
This is the story of Lukemba Gelindo. He was adopted by a former football player, August Hellemans – also called Gustaf – of the national Belgian team – The Red Devils. Gelindo and his brother were adopted after they were abandoned in a nursery home where they had been mistreated. He grew up in a Flemish village where people had never seen a black person. In general, Flemings are still surprised when they hear blacks speaking their language fluently. This can lead to perplexing and frustrating (...)
The Black Man and his Visa
2013, author(s)-editor(s) Jean Tardif Lonkog
Tardif is the son of a medical practitioner, an herbalist and a spiritual healer in northwestern Cameroun. When his father eventually gives up his practice, his mother struggles to put him and four of his sisters through high school. But financing university is a challenge. Tardif works for seven years in the farms and as a school teacher and seeks help from all quarters of the globe to try to raise money for university in his home country. Then one day he finds himself in China - studying (...)