Cameroon Archives - Spears Books

Addressing the armed conflict in Cameroon, constitutionally speaking

Current Issues, Writing7 March 2024

In the face of calls for the root causes of the Anglophone problem, cognisant of the fact that relative calm is being noticed in some areas in the Anglophone regions, considering the fact that a constitution should be a practicable document which seeks to find solutions to past problems, as well as attempts to forestall…

The Anniversary

Drama, Literature, New Release21 December 2023

The Anniversary is a thought-provoking play that mirrors the socio-political challenges faced by many Africans, particularly in Cameroon. The narrative unravels the nonchalance of a dictatorial regime to the suffering of its people and the eventual uprising against the long-standing oppressive leadership.

Choking

New Release, Poetry28 November 2023

In this collection, poet Michael Kengnjoh invites the reader to appreciate a world in which the game of power takes central stage.

When the Sun turns Red

Book Release, New Release, Poetry6 November 2022

When the Sun Turns Red is a cry from the heart of women residing in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon who have borne the physical and psychological pains of war.

Renewing the Promise

Book Release, New Release26 June 2022

In this very riveting and well-researched essay, Julius Fondong ruminates on the continued relevance of the promises and principles that underpinned the creation of the post-colonial Cameroon nation-state, sixty years after unification in 1961.

Production des Connaissances en Sciences Sociales en Afrique

Book Release, New Release26 February 2022

This book addresses the epistemological, ethical and methodological challenges faced by African scholars in their research practices.

Shades of Sorrow, Tears and Laughter

Book Release, Literature, New Release, Poetry21 November 2021

This is a poignant book of witty, reflective, sophisticated, and subversive poems that find meaning in unexpected places.

My Night in Captivity

Book Release, New Release11 January 2021

In this gripping, lucid and succinct account, Cardinal Tumi, the retired Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Douala, Cameroon, invites readers into the dreary night of his captivity by “Amba Boys” – so-called liberation fighters seeking the restoration of the erstwhile British Southern Cameroons.

Darkness at Dawn

Book Release, Books, Fiction, Literature, New Release19 July 2020

When the lovebirds, Demas and Natasha go for an HIV test in a renowned hospital before concretizing their engagement plans, little do they know that things may spiral for the worse.

Author Spotlight-Babila Mutia

Authors, Literature, Poetry, Writing1 March 2020

Read our interview with award-winning author, poet and playwright, Ba’bila Mutia.

Author Spotlight – Joyce Ashuntantang

Authors, Literature, Poetry, Videos, Writing2 February 2020

Interview with award-winning author and poet, Joyce Ashuntantang

A Review of The Journey’s End

African Studies, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Literature7 November 2017

A Review of The Journey's End By Isaiah Ayafor, PhD Professor of English Linguistics and Writing Montgomery College and University of Maryland University College. What a captivating African story The Journey’s End tells! And you don’t have to come from the English-speaking North West province of Cameroon to follow the protagonist, Akuma, throughout the plot from Momo Division…

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