Jean Claude Mbede Fouda: "In Cameroon, there are really only two ethnicities" - Lebledparle

Author: lebledparle.comPublished on: June 9, 2026Country: Cameroon
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Jean Claude Mbede Fouda: "In Cameroon, there are really only two ethnicities" - Lebledparle

Jean Claude Mbede Fouda writes that Cameroon has only two ethnic groups: those with access to the system, who place their children in elite schools through connections, and the rest, children of resourceful mothers. He recounts a conversation with a friend from the Grand North, a graduate of ESSTIC and IRIC, who blamed Betis for controlling everything. Mbede counters that the system benefits elites of all backgrounds, citing the murder of Martinez Zogo by a multi-ethnic team.

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