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.
Under the misguided leadership of Chief Kamona, the people of Mballa village voraciously destroy their forests for fuelwood and money. However, most of the revenue goes to Kamona and his family. When the national government dispatches Functionary, a forestry agent, to caution them against the illegal and wanton destruction of their forests, Kamona and his…
Ngome’s fictional work titled What God Has Put Asunder is a parody of a contemporary postcolonial African country, perhaps the Republic of Cameroon. Set against the backdrop of conflictual co-existence within the confines of an orphanage, this skillfully crafted drama takes the reader down memory lane. Ngome conveys his vision of postcoloniality and its vestiges…
What God Has Put Asunder depicts a marriage between Weka and Garba, fraught with infidelity, violence and abuse. Having reluctantly settled for Miche Garba as the lesser evil of two suitors who were foisted on her by the authorities of the orphanage where she grew up, Weka runs off with her children to rehabilitate her…