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Monthly Blog/Vlog Posts Recording reality as a Cameroonian woman, Writer, Academic, Advocate, and Believer

Monique's Musings

January 18, 2018

Musings on 17th January

The 17th of January will forever hold meaning for me. For one, it’s the birthday of a close friend and founding member of Better Breed Cameroon- […]
December 30, 2017

So… What did 2017 teach you?

Earlier this year, I wrote on the development of the now year-long crisis which has plagued the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. I outlined the emergence of […]
December 26, 2017

About My Faith… An Introduction

I found faith in 2007. Or rather God found me. It was during one of the worst times of my life (thus far). Suffice it to say […]
December 26, 2017

The MILEAD Experience

In 2015 I was selected as the MILEAD Fellow for Cameroon. The MILEAD Fellows Program is a year-long leadership development program designed to identify, develop and […]
December 26, 2017

Attending the 2016 African Feminist Initiative Conference

I had the honor of having my abstract selected for my participation in the inaugural African Feminist Initiative Conference at Penn State, USA. The conference held […]
December 26, 2017

Why I am Not “Here” for TB Joshua’s Ministry

    I was asked in a recent interview what I blog about. My response: Whatever is trending on my mind at the moment. In that respect, […]
November 13, 2017

What Chapter of Life are You On?

The practice of giving themes to a year is not a new one, it has been customary for many people across the world for ages. In […]
October 4, 2017

So This is How it Starts?

When you watch Hotel Rwanda, one of your first thoughts is: this story is incomplete. How did they get there, that early scene? How do a […]
August 25, 2017

Happy Birthday Musings!

On this very date, in the year 2012, Monique’s Musings was conceived in a hotel room in Nigeria. I was returning home via Calabar from the […]
July 15, 2017

What I Wish I Could Tell my Younger Self About Depression & the Things I Still Need to learn.

In Cameroon, you can be depressed for months without your roommate or neighbor being aware. Most likely this is not something limited to Cameroon, depression- emotional […]
June 22, 2017

Nude Pics, Sex Tapes and the Things We’re Not Saying

Nude pics? Sex tapes? Revenge porn is trending in Cameroonian social media spaces. For us, it’s a fairly new phenomenon. In a country where sex talk is […]
May 23, 2017

Takeaways from ‘The Struggle’

I recently wrote a piece for This is Africa on the lessons my experience of living under the Internet ban left me with. You can read […]