Interactions between the government and Diasporas: the West-African case of Cameroon

Abstract

This paper titled ‘Interactions between the government and Diasporas: The West-African case of Cameroon’ gives a fillips of some countries across the globe and the negative manner in which they deal with their Diaspora. Most of these issues come up due to the challenges being posed by most Diasporas, which are more observatories for development and change with the political, economic and social situations in most African countries, where democracy has refused to take its course and the leadership structures have become an inherited phenomenon. Positive criticisms cannot come from within their respective communities for fear of being arrested and assaulted; those in the Diaspora are the ‘power force’ to objectively denounce the political, social and the economic injustices going within their respective countries. The paper further emphasised on the neglect, if not refusal for the government to allow community strategies in open platforms/symposia's or conferences for their Diaspora to come home for a roundtable … which would have an impact on change, prospects and developmental strategies for their respective home countries. Significantly enough, the paper will X-ray much and direct examples on the West African Country of Cameroons’ political, social and economic situations, which her Diasporas have been demanding an opportunity for government proposals to be involved in its change and development strategies. In specific terms, the Cameroon government has not shown interest or has refused/neglected its interaction with her Diaspora due to their challenging ideas of change and growth.