“Come-no-go/l’ennemi…dans la maison”: Reflections on the Lingoes of Conflict in Cameroon’s Urban History
The re-introduction of multi-party politics and the liberalisation of politics in Cameroon during the 1990s unleashed a venomous language of conflict in some cities. In the coastal region, the expression of “come-no-go,” synonymous to a dreaded skin disease, was/is frequently used to denigrate peop...
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Main Author: | Henry Kam Kah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Hradec Králové
2019-07-01
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Series: | Modern Africa |
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Online Access: | https://journals.uhk.cz/modernafrica/article/view/187 |
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