33 quotes found
"Africa is not poor, it is however still for a very large percentage, poorly run."
"We must put a stop to big international business and politicians, corrupt African politicians, winning at the expense of everyday Africans."
"Despite the violence and the brutality which was been rained upon me, I still had power. And that is why I raised my hands in a sign of victory, because I wanted to let my colleagues know and I wanted to let all the people who will be watching know, that no matter what type of violence or brutality we face, we still have power."
"So as Africans, we must renegotiate our relationships with the rest of the world. We must know our history, we must take responsibility for our own future, we must dare to invent that future and we must mobilize the people and the strategies that are needed to build and win that future."
""I am someone who believes in United Cameroon but for peace to return, discussion must be with those asking for secession. If you say secession is not on agenda, who then are you going to dialogue with"."
""As a Minister of the Republic, you are to maintain professionalism, etiquette and respectability at all times…"."
"It is a confusion that has impoverished our country, obstructed its development and impeded Cameroonians from enjoying the liberties, resources and riches of this wonderful country of ours."
"It is how well you learn from your failure and how quickly you recover from it that will build your success."
"“Good is never enough … Excellence should always be your objective”"
""Never stop learning…”"
"Don't aim at being the best in Cameroon or the best in Africa, aim at being the Best, period"
"English speaking, French speaking, they are one, these students are seeking to study. The children are young; they are the children of tomorrow. They should leave the children alone."
"The ceremony today is a clear sign that we are not condemned to read textbooks written by Europeans."
"So we have reached the level where we are producing our own textbooks. That is our pride."
"Africans can write their own textbooks. These are textbooks written by Cameroonians for Cameroonians, and they will be used in classes."
"In acclamation of her sterling pedagogic and first-class overhaul, professionalisation and alignment of Cameroon’s Secondary Education sector, to contemporary best practices"
""The Minister reiterated, “…Also remember that you have two languages which are equal. You can’t afford to make the other side of Cameroon feel inferior. There is no second language, but what I know is that they are both first languages. There is the first language on either side of the country. There is no tolerated second language… We have to be in Cameroon. Cameroon is Cameroon. Whoever is saying anything, let them say whatever they have to say.”"
"Sometime in the past people usually said: I came, I saw and I conquered. But today, we, the CPA [Commonwealth Parliamentary Association] delegates, are saying: we came, we saw and we are going to be honorary ambassadors of Uganda when we go back to our respective regions and, why not, branches.”"
"We leave it up to readers to form their own opinion."
"I swear to fully and faithfully discharge my duties and to exercise my office without fear or favour in accordance with the Constitution and laws in force, to ensure the confidentiality of proceedings and votes, to abstain from taking public positions and to decline any consultation on matters falling under the purview of Elections Cameroon."
"Treat all students and staff fairly, including foes."
"Democracy is not an African ideology it comes from the West."
"You need adaptation and you need to understand that democracy is a philosophical thought that comes from certain cultures."
"It is possible to live in harmony with people from many different cultures."
"It all begins from the family. The family head should not be the instigator but rather the protector of the girl child aged between 5-9 years from such a cruel practice on grounds of fetish beliefs of wanting them to remain faithful to their husbands."
"I call on parents to control and limit where necessary, the use of smart phones and other devices they give to their children. These gadgets are spreading unethical content, without considering the vulnerability of our children."
"Women in rural areas do not get enough transformation skills*"
"My life is in danger."
"We need better laws to protect women and girls"
"It is very difficult to be a woman in politics, especially in a culture where we have a tradition of discrimination against women and girls, but I know that in our society women are respected."
"on ne peut pas parler de libre echange si les conditions ne sont pas reunies."
"on ne peut pas federer les gens si on a pas les infrastuctures."
"We need to unite our forces to develop our country"