Category: Society
CAMEROON’S YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRENDS OF THE PAST DECADE
A lot has changed since I started my entrepreneurship journey in 2014. At the time, we were a few years into the massive success of Facebook. Building [...]
IS THERE SPACE FOR INTELLECTUAL RAP IN CAMEROON?
Tino Foy had once published an article right here on PoiseSocial where he explored the relevance of culture in Cameroonian rap music. He briefly exami [...]
CAMEROONIANS DO NOT KNOW WHAT SUPPORT IS
Every now and then the question of if Cameroonians support each other come up; usually it happens when we see some Nigerian do something and receive a [...]
THE DIFFERENT CREATURES OF BIYA’S GOVERNMENT
Les enfants du boss
These are those who have become rich because of their direct or indirect involvement with the government in place. Those who eat [...]
AIRPLANE MODE TILL 2025
Yesterday, many of us joined a no internet campaign to ‘send a message’ to the telecom operators in Cameroon who for many years have been abusing us w [...]
MODE AVION JUSQU’EN 2025
Hier, beaucoup d'entre nous ont rejoint une campagne sans internet pour "envoyer un message" aux opérateurs de télécommunications au Cameroun qui, dep [...]
BIYA’S FEB 11 SPEECH: SO MUCH, YET SO LITTLE FOR THE YOUTHS
Activist and Multimedia journalist, Comfort Mussa has expressed the need for government initiatives for the youth to be extended into the hinterlands, [...]
GOV’T SEEKS 21 BILLION FCFA LOAN FROM ISLAMIC DEV’T BANK TO RECONSTRUCT NW/SW
Cameroon is set to get a 21 Billion FCFA loan for its ongoing reconstruction of the troubled North West and South West regions. The decision to get th [...]
NON-PROFIT GRANTS CAMEROONIAN THINK TANK 216 MILLION FCFA TO FUND WOMEN’S RIGHTS INITIATIVES
Renowned non-profit outfit, Open Society Foundations has awarded a $355,000 grant (over 216 million FCFA) to Cameroonian think tank, Nkafu Policy Inst [...]
ACTIVISTS DEMAND PROTECTION FOR ADVOCACY TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
A coalition of rights activists from over 128 countries across the globe – Every Woman Treaty – has picked holes in the current framework governing th [...]