Bleeding Red: Cameroon in Black and White

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iii Table of Content Author’s note..................................................................... v Anthem For Essigang........................................................ 1 Kamerun’s August Visitor...................................................... 2 Thorny Rose........................................................................ 3 The Fall of Bakassi............................................................... 4 Encounters........................................................................ 5 Pseudo-pseudo Ephor.......................................................... 6 Our Success.............................................................................. 7 Heritage................................................................................. 8 Pope Of Camsima..................................................................... 9 Dredging Mokolo Market...................................................... 10 Assassinating Democracy (Insurgence)..................................11 Gorji Guano.............................................................................. 12 The Real Guano....................................................................... 13 From Then To Date............................................................... 14 Epigram (54)........................................................................ 15 Epigram (95)........................................................................ 16 Cameroon 2008 Robber in the Nation............................... 17 Gab Artists of Africa............................................................. 18 Birthday Party (2008).......................................................... 19 Toxic Waste at Home............................................................. 20 Years Gone By.................................................................... 21 Sleeping Fako....................................................................... 22 Baby Ambasonia.................................................................... 23 C J’s Cattle Market............................................................. 24 A Place I Called Home........................................................... 25 Blood ’twixt Green & Yellow.............................................. 28 Mare Providers…………………………………………..29 The New Saul.................................................................... 30 Etoudi Royal Rat................................................................. 32 Ghost Lion........................................................................ 33 Langston & Eye.................................................................... 34 Ethical Criminal.................................................................. 35 iv Tropical Jolt............................................................................. 36 Good Old Lady Liberty...................................................... 37 Soup Kingdom....................................................................... 38 Dusty With the Rains.......................................................... 39 Once a Nation of Giants.................................................... 40 Wedding Day......................................................................... 42 Quiet, Almost Sad……………………………………… 43 Unpacking Cameroon........................................................ 43 Lord of Greed..................................................................... 44 A Song for Shepherds........................................................ 46 Forced Lock……………………………………………..47 The Sad Case…………………………………………….48 My Brother Phoney............................................................ 49 Peaceful Cameroon……………………………………... 50 The Promise……………………………………………..51 SMATHERINGS OF PIDGIN VERSE…………….. 53 Chop Chair (Thank Choir for Tabenken.)………………. 55 Contree Pipole................................................................... 56 Tatangumba and Nchinda.................................................. 57 Papa Ngando Yi Mimba for Camelun………………........ 58 ...