Dibussi Tande: Scribbles from the Den

Books

• Boko Haram and the Fear of Islamic Extremism in Cameroon: Part 2 – The Changing Face of Islam in Cameroon

  16 January, author(s)-editor(s) Jimbimedia
  By Dibussi Tande The evolution of Islam in Cameroon can be split into three major phases or generations; a the period of complete dominance by traditional Islam, followed by the era of the emergence of the “Arabized Intellectuals,” and (...)

• Boko Haram and the Fear of Islamic Extremism in Cameroon: Part 1 – Boko Haram’s Cameroon Connection

  10 January, author(s)-editor(s) Jimbimedia
  By Dibussi Tande “Biya was concerned about the threat of Islamic extremism.… He was beginning to worry about Islamic extremists infiltrating Cameroon from Nigeria and making inroads through Cameroonian mosques.” Wikileaks The wave of Christmas Day bombings in Nigeria (...)

• The Bibi Ngota Award for Journalism Against Impunity in Africa Launched

  6 January, author(s)-editor(s) Jimbimedia
  A new $1000 USD annual African journalism award, named after the late Cameroonian journalist Bibi Ngota, has been launched. Read the award’s rationale along with submission guidelines and deadlines below. Cameroonian Journalists Protesting the death of Bibi Ngota (c) (...)

• What is the Future of the FCFA Zone in West and Central Africa? Part III: Why UEMOA and CEMAC should be merged.

  22 December 2011, author(s)-editor(s) Jimbimedia
  By Nfor Nwayuke Susungi "Is the CFAZONE ready to stand on its own by severing the umbilical cord with the Operations Account? Can a country such as Cameroon go it alone? My answer to both questions is a definite NO."...

• What is the Future of the FCFA Zone in West and Central Africa? Part I: The Origins of the "Franc"

  22 December 2011, author(s)-editor(s) Jimbimedia
  In a recent discussion on Facebook, spurred by recent rumors of a possible devaluation of the Franc CFA, the currency used by 14 Francophone African countries, I asked Dr. Nfor Susungi, a former senior official at the African Development (...)

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