Development Policy - Digital Transformation - Private Sector Development
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As a Cameroonian you have to live a double life. One grounded in the current reality and one based on a future possibility.
Competitive advantage for countries must be considered in the long run and not in present absolute conditions.
Structural adjustment models tend to ignore long term and compounding factors.
Norbert K. Foy retweeted
Cameroon is investing heavily in innovation hubs, digital skills, and startup programs to tackle youth unemployment. On paper, the ambition is impressive: thousands of startups to be supported, jobs to be created, and a new generation trained in digital skills.
After years of watching pitch sessions, hackathons, and hub programs, a pattern emerges: plenty of ideas, very little traction.
At the same time, government bodies are importing digital solutions, including recent efforts to formalize motorcycle taxi services using EU-funded digital tools.
What would change if the state acted as a first customer and startups were built around guaranteed demand?
In this piece, @norbert_foy explores why innovation without coordination produces noise instead of impact, and why aligning public problems with local builders may be the missing link between skills, jobs, and real economic transformation.
Full article:- poisesocial.com/2025/12/22/h…
The future of critical minerals cooperation depends on framing shared stakes. For the U.S., the goal is supply security; for Africa, structural transformation. Policy that bridges urgency and patience can achieve both.
A new framing of must make “critical” mean critical for all.
Never dismiss the diaspora.
Cameroonians abroad send home money that pays fees, funds businesses, treats parents, and keeps families afloat. People work 2 jobs so their families can breathe easier back home.
You can’t build a nation with people’s sweat and silence their voices
There is no reason why one should finish high school in Cameroon without mastering both English and French
I still stand on the idea that Africa’s problems need creativity and not experience. I love this. Uptight diplomacy is a thing of the past. Development should be fun also. Let’s have fun while building our continent.
An African countries WhatsApp chat was made public!! 🤣🤣
Enjoy!
Thanks @frank_mwiti for letting us share in the #AfricaCEOForum laughs.
I dedicate my Masters degree to :-
Nzakeme Rhema
Victory Camibom
Che Thelma
Schenygnia Cindy
Jennifer Anigam
Ngwane Renny
& Princess
Because while my mom is here to celebrate with me, their mothers will never have that chance. RIP my angels, I made you a promise!
