Why I Do This Work

For more than 60 years, our communities have operated on a foundation built on fragments:
stories, memories, myths, and partial explanations.

Yet international law runs on:

• documents

• treaties

• jurisdiction

• ratification

• state practice

• legal continuity

I research and explain how those elements shaped — and continue to shape — the political identity of Southern Cameroons.

My goal is not activism.
It is clarity.

I want people to understand our history through the lens of documented law, not emotion.

Research Focus

My research centers on four core areas:

1. The UN Trusteeship System

Understanding how Article 76(b) framed the pathway toward self-government and what happens when decolonization is incomplete.

2. Resolution 1608 and the Missing Treaty

Why the required UN-supervised conference never took place, and how the absence of a ratified treaty explains today’s constitutional contradictions.

3. The 1972 and 1984 Transformations

How internal political changes attempted to replace an international legal process that was never completed — and what that means for the region’s present status.

4. The Language Gap Between Elders and Law

Most elders lived the events, but they never received the legal terminology required to interpret them.
This generational vocabulary gap is one of the main reasons confusion persists today.

My Approach: Clarity Over Emotion

I use a simple framework to teach:

• Truth over emotion

• Law before noise

• Jurisdiction before justice

• Learned acceptance vs. legal legitimacy

• The 5 Layers of Ignorance — the structural misunderstandings that shaped our historical narrative

This approach is not confrontational — it is corrective.
It gives people the ability to speak accurately, confidently, and responsibly about their political identity.

A Bridge Between Generations

My father was born in 1929.
He lived through every major political transition:

• the German era

• the League of Nations era

• British administration

• the 1961 plebiscite

• the Foumban meetings

• the 1972 referendum

• the 1984 name change

But even with all that lived experience, he — like many elders — was never given the legal vocabulary to explain what happened.

I work to connect their lived history with the legal reality.

This is how we honor their experience while giving the next generation clarity.

How I Serve the Community

I produce:

• research papers

• legal summaries

• explanatory videos

• public teaching frameworks

• comparative governance analysis

• simplified breakdowns of treaties, resolutions, and constitutional history

I also guide people on how to use proper legal language when discussing identity, statehood, and decolonization.

My Philosophy

A nation cannot build a future on confusion.
It must first understand its foundation.

My work exists to make that foundation clear, documented, and accessible — so that decisions about the future are grounded in fact, not inherited uncertainty.

Explore My Work

You can learn more through:

• Research & Publications

• Clarity Frameworks

• Talks & Media

• Contact

Each section reflects one part of a single mission:

To help a generation speak with clarity, confidence, and legal understanding about the history they inherited.

Feedback

Insights from those who have engaged

Roland's analysis on UN decolonization frameworks clarified complex legal nuances with remarkable precision.

Dr. Mensah

Accra

His thorough research on Southern Cameroons' legal history provided invaluable context for my own work.

Ms. Achieng

Nairobi

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