Stories of Conflict and Reconciliation: Why reconciliation will be hard in Cameroon (Part 1)?
The last presidential election in Cameroon revealed how exhausted Cameroonians were from the current political regime. I am personally exhausted too. Forty-three years in the same stagnant and deteriorating political and social environment. No more perspective, only flat slogans. Cameroon has always been seen externally as a land of peace. Till today, people still hold…
Stories of Conflict and Reconciliation: Because separation does happen in friendship too
In the past years, I have intentionally started to pay close attention to my circle of friends, because I felt the growing need to surround myself with people that truly know me, that I can trust, that can have each other’s back and that we can grow together. Beyond these reasons, time and attention are…
Stories of Conflict and Reconciliation: Stop in Chad
“It is my village…Look what they are doing to us. They’re still killing us.” The first time I landed in Chad was in May 2016. The breeze felt different, yet familiar. Seven months later, I was working in humanitarian affairs in the Wadi Fira region. I coordinated a secondary education program for Sudanese refugees in…