Francis Nyamnjoh: August 2007

Introducing Francis Nyamnjoh

Francis B. Nyamnjoh is Associate Professor and Head of Publications and Dissemination with the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA).
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August 2007

African-Americans Seeking Tikar Origin in Cameroon: Notes on Multiple Dimensions of Belonging

By Francis B. Nyamnjoh

Recently I have been contacted by some African-Americans and agents of African-Americans who have traced their origin to the Tikar of Cameroon and would like to know more about this group of people. I have therefore written up these notes to assist them and interested others in their quest to capture their multiple dimensions of belonging.

If you are an African-American looking for Tikar communities in Cameroon, here are the four places to start, once you have landed at the Douala International Airport:

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August 26, 2007 in Africa | Permalink | Comments (6)

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Francis Nyamnjoh Returns With "Stories From Abakwa"

Originally published on Scribbles from the Den

Francis Nyamnjoh. Stories From Abakwa. Bamenda: Cameroon. Langaa Publishers. 2007. [$19.95 (US), £14.95 (UK), CDN$ 21.14 (Canada) and EUR 17,94 (Europe)]

Barely one year after he published the highly-acclaimed A Nose for Money, which I reviewed here, Francis Nyamnjoh is back with his fourth work of fiction titled Stories from Abakwa. Although the collection of short stories has been on the market for only three weeks, it is already available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon.com.

Stories from Abakwa, is published by the Bamenda-based Langaa Publishers, the only Cameroonian publishing outfit with a viable international distribution strategy and network. Stories from Abakwa is distributed in the United States by Michigan State University Press (MSUP), and in Europe and the rest of the world by African Books Collective.

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