The use of Social Media in advocating for a stadium in the North West region Cameroon.

By Lendzemo Lakelle, #AFFCameroon Cohort 7 fellow. Introduction The North West region has five teams in the country’s professional football league. It has two ‘elite one teams’, two ‘elite two teams’ and a ‘female elite team’. Even with this number, the North West region has no stadium of FIFA international standard or in other words, […]

The role of Social Media in sports for peace in the North West Cameroon.

By Lendzemo Lakelle, #AFFCameroon Cohort 7 fellow. Introduction The North West region has five teams in the country’s professional football league. It has two ‘elite one teams’, two ‘elite two teams’ and a ‘female elite team’. Even with this number, the North West region has no stadium of FIFA international standard or in other words, […]

The Role Of The Social Media In Resolving The Conflict At PC Kumba Town

By Sandrine Moma, Cohort 7 #AFFCameroon fellow Introduction  Presbyterian Church Kumba Town is situated in Kumba, South West Region of Cameroon. Squabbles began in Presbyterian Church (PC) Kumba town on June 26, 2022. According to a report by Express FM Radio 91.5 on Facebook on June 27, 2022, Christians of the Presbyterian Church Kumba Town […]

The Role of Social Media in the Promotion Of Lockdowns and School Boycott In the Southwest Region

Introduction: Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have been engulfed in crisis since late 2016, when English speaking lawyers, students, and teachers began protesting what they saw as their under-representation in, and cultural marginalization by, the central government. Strike actions to call the government’s attention to these demands attracted severe military punishments which have resulted in an armed […]

Le rôle joué par les réseaux sociaux dans la grève des enseignants au Cameroun

Introduction               Depuis le début de l’année 2022 au Cameroun, l’éducation est menacée par le mouvement « craie morte » lancé par le collectif des enseignants OTS (On a Trop Souffert). Ce mouvement dénonce la précarité dans laquelle vivent les enseignants du secondaire. Après eux, un autre mouvement dénommé OTA (On a Trop Attendu), entre dans la marche […]

Contribution des réseaux sociaux dans la réussite de la CAN à Garoua

INTRODUCTION Pendant la coupe d’Afrique des nations (Can) 2021, Le site de Garoua a accueilli la poule D constituée de quatre équipes, notamment le Nigeria, le Soudan, l’Égypte et la Guinée Bissau. Lors de la 8e et ¼ de finale de cette compétition, le Burkina Faso, la Tunisie, le Ghana et le Comores ont aussi […]

Social media health report / Cohorte 6 Ngaoundéré

Coupable de changement d’itinéraire : affaire des Bororo en transit à Ngan-ha Introduction Le 14 avril 2022, la toile se réveille avec une histoire des plus rocambolesques.  l’observateur Djafsia Tara, L’influenceur présente des clichés de la situation préoccupante de la famille des bergers arrêtée et relate l’histoire (en guise de rappel) des bergers en transhumance […]

Social Media Impact on Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy, in Cameroon

Cameroon confirmed its first case of Coronavirus case on the 24th of February 2020. Health officials immediately took measures to contain the spread of the virus, but it wasn’t enough due to poor government strategies and a defiant population that failed to respect measures. This led to a second phase in March 2020, which saw the […]

How Social Media Campaigns Facilitated the Release of Kidnapped Journalists in NW, SW Regions

Since October 2016, Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions have been plagued with a crisis that has degenerated into an armed conflict. Strike actions to call the government’s attention to specific demands attracted severe military crackdowns resulting in an armed conflict. Such suppression resulted in the radicalisation of some youths who picked up arms as the best […]

French