Voicing African Voices

Author

Lotsmart Fonjong

Lotsmart Fonjong holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Yaounde, Cameroon and an M.A. in Development Studies, from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He is Associate Professor of Geography and currently the Vice-Dean for Students’ Affairs in the Faculty of Social and Management Sciences at the University of Buea, Cameroon, where he lectures both in the Geography and Gender Studies programmess. He is the author of two books – Transforming Rural Space through Non-governmental Efforts in North-western Cameroon and The Challenges of Non-governmental Organizations in Anglophone Cameroon –, and seventeen scientific articles in international peer reviewed journals. He has won many international grants; been a visiting fellow to a number of universities in the United States and belongs to several learned societies.

Development Studies Economic Development Economics Environmental Management Nature and the Environment Social Sciences

Natural Resource Endowment and the Fallacy of Development in Cameroon

by Lotsmart Fonjong

Cameroon is rich in petroleum, minerals, tropical forests, wildlife, water systems, fertile lands, and much more. Paradoxically however, most citizens live in abject poverty…

Gender & Women's Studies Social Sciences

Issues in Women’s Land Rights in Cameroon

by Lotsmart Fonjong

This book explores the customary, social, economic political and rights issues surrounding access, ownership and control over land from a gender perspective. It combines…

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