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In “The Accent Debacle” novelist and teacher, Richard Kumengisa shares his experience of prejudice as an African in Florida. Having fled his native land due to a raging conflict in the English-speaking zones of Cameroon, Kumengisa spent his time with family and also busied himself with memoir writing classes amongst many other activities. When Covid-19 hit, his classes went virtual, and he continued his lessons in the sanctuary of his family’s home. Little did we know he would succumb to the virus in May 2021.
To mark the second anniversary of his passing, we are delighted to publish his story which he enthusiastically shared with us in February 2021.

 Renewing the Promise by Julius Nyamkimah Fondong is a 154-page storied history of Cameroon’s failed attempt at yoking together its disparate peoples into a nation with a common, consensual destiny.

This book is an illuminating window and an epic in education, as Julius Fondong writes incisively on the current situation in Cameroon. The writer’s modest pitch, which is almost apologetic, is an invitation to the reader to stand on this vista and gaze upon the nation, now on the brink of a disaster.