The phenomenon of tribalism which is increasingly making shape in cameroon started with the demands of nationals of the English-speaking zone which some cameroonians took a dim view.
The undesired behavior and tends to break the national unity of Cameroon, became accentuated during the 2018 presidential elections with the demands of Maurice Kamto declaring that he had won.
By then, Cameroonians of the diaspora divided by their words the linguistic or ethnic groups by accusing them of ‘‘Tontinard and Sardinard’’.
In cameroon, tribalism is being felt at times through the media as the state does not fail to sanction them. The feeling of pain is no longer to share, for example ‘‘The GOUACHE’’ earth flow which had left indifferent many citizens who, through social network, narguet nationals of the west.
Faced with all this, the government along with the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism (NCPBM) led by Peter Mafany Musonge, brought together journalists and the civil society last week to present the alarming situation and the consequences that this can entail as well as how the fight against hate speech and Xenophobia will be carried out
‘‘Just like Babylon with its tower of Babel, people who are divided loses their culture, people who fight loses their unity and hatred sets in’’ says the president of the NCPBM Peter Mafany Musonge.
The members of the commission encouraged the civil society and the media to campaign and sensitize the popûlation in favor of patriotism and fraternity. Again the NCPBM will reinforce its efforts at promoting bilingualism, multiculturalism living together through out the national territory, and execute some of the actions carried out for 2021 notably the opening of regional branches of the commission, so as to take the institution closer to the people. The application of the law No. 2019/020 of 24 December, 2019 amending section 241 of the pénal code to all propagators of hate speech and tribal or ethnic contempt. The officials and staff of the NCPBM observe a multicultural day every last Friday of the month and every one serving at the commission dresses in any of the gorgeous outfits of the many tribal culture of the country.
