Life in Safang could not have been more idyllic for Ngoma and Shaka, his elder sister. Under the wings of an attendant and storytelling…
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Francis B. Nyamnjoh
Francis B. Nyamnjoh joined the University of Cape Town in August 2009 as Professor of Social Anthropology from the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar, Senegal, where he served as Head of Publications from July 2003 to July 2009. He has taught sociology, anthropology and communication studies at universities in Cameroon and Botswana, and has researched and written extensively on Cameroon and Botswana. In October 2012 he received a University of Cape Town Excellence Award for “Exceptional Contribution as a Professor in the Faculty of Humanities”. He is recipient of the “ASU African Hero 2013” annual award by the African Students Union, Ohio University, USA. He is: a B1 rated Professor and Researcher by the South African National Research Foundation (NRF); a Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Science since August 2011; a fellow of the African Academy of Science since December 2014; a fellow of the Academy of Science of South Africa since 2016; and Chair of the Editorial Board of the South African Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Press since January 2011. His scholarly books include: Africa’s Media, Democracy and the Politics of Belonging (2005); Insiders and Outsiders: Citizenship and Xenophobia in Contemporary Southern Africa (2006); “C'est l'homme qui fait l'homme”: Cul-de-Sac Ubuntu-ism in Côte d'Ivoire (2015); and #RhodesMustFall: Nibbling at Resilient Colonialism in South Africa (2016).
ISBN 9789956579273 Pages 96 Dimensions 203 x 127 mm Published 2011 Publisher Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon Format Paperback
Intimate Strangers tells the story of the everyday tensions of maids and madams in ways that bring together different worlds and explore various dimensions…
The New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa ‘We cannot imagine life now without a mobile phone’ is a frequent comment when Africans are asked…
A Test of Anglophone Solidarity This book richly documents the battles fought by the Anglophone community in Cameroon to safeguard the General Certificate of…
Married But Available ventures into a theme about which people say as much as they withhold. It explores intersections between sex, money and power,…
One day, Mama Ngonsu told her son: “Normally, a child grew up and stayed around to help his parents. The world has changed, and…
ISBN 9789956558032 Pages 76 Dimensions 203 x 127 mm Published 2007 Publisher Langaa RPCIG, Cameroon Format Paperback
Childhood and growing up in Mimboland, Cameroon are infused with fascinating stories and adventures. Discover life in Abakwa with Tom and his friend, as…
In Mind Searching Nyamnjoh has attempted to do something rather clever – to expose, through the attitudes, feelings and thoughts of one man and…