How Anglophone Cameroon is being prepared as a Nation in Cyberspace?
Today, with the
help of
technology, new economy dominated by information and communication technology has created opportunities for suppressed voices to emerge which were previously suppressed. These technologies of persuasion and dissemination in the public sphere have helped Anglophone Cameroonians to popularize their claims on the Internet. This article argues that though silenced within Cameroon Anglophone voices critical of the government can still be heard virtually on the Internet. An in-depth discussion of the various virtual communities of Anglophone Cameroon found in cyberspace will be examined and the reasons why Anglophones had to resort to this new technology of persuasion as an instrumental tool to articulate their
nationalism as opposed to the older form of nationalism that requires proximity. As a result, the government of Cameroon finds itself challenged by sub-nationalism in Anglophone Cameroon.
Emmanuel Anye
Wits University
South Africa