The Untold Story of Cameroon Reunification: 1955-1961

"One of the most un-researched subjects in post-colonial Cameroon historiography is the question of the independence of the British Southern Cameroons by reunification with the Republic of Cameroon (former French Cameroon) in October 1961. The unquestionable importance of the "reunification journey" lies in the fact that most of the problems that have bedevilled the political, economic and social life of the former British Southern Cameroons (now the South West and North West Regions) emanate from the fallout of the manner and success of the negotiations that consummated the "reunification journey". Some of the key problems encountered along this journey have not been fully explored by scholars, neither have they been narrated without some bias. There is no denying that the problems in these two Regions impact on the life of the Republic of Cameroon."