Peaceful co-existence and nation building in the city of Yaounde, 1972-2018

Abstract

The study examines Peaceful Co-existence and Nation Building in the city of Yaounde from 1972 to 2018. It admits that as a result of immigration of people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds and their settlement in the area created a multi-cultural society. The focus of the study resonates in examining the socio-economic and political manifestations of Peaceful Co-existence and Nation Building in the capital city. It argues that the immigrants introduced these cultural diversities. The study relies on data from primary and secondary sources including interviews. Concerning primary data, we drew evidences after critically treating archival materials and oral information. With regards to secondary sources, we made extensive use of literature that offered some general and specific information concerning our topic of investigation. To ensure a logical presentation of the data, chronological-cum thematic approaches were used in analyzing information gathered using qualitative and quantitative approaches. Results of our investigations revealed four main issues: Firstly, that the initial organization of indigene was different from that of the later immigrants. Secondly, that late settlers created and altered cultures in the area, thirdly, that the late settlers brought about cultural diversities that manifested in the city of Yaounde, economically, socially and politically. Fourthly, that challenges were encountered as time went by. It outlines the bases of multi-culturalism in the city of Yaounde, infiltration of different cultures into the area, cultural mutations and its challenges. It establishes that people from all the angles of the country with different cultures came in later and brought with them new systems of organization, a situation that brought about multiculturalism in the area. The Work ends with perspectives for stake holders to promote appropriate development in the capital city of Yaounde.