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The Mbororo Community and Nation-Building in Cameroon, 1992- 2025: Contributions and Challenges

Maxcel Lemola Mbanwe Ph.D

Abstract

This article examines the role of the Mbororo communities in Cameroon’s nation-building process, focusing on their contributions and challenges. The Mbororo, an indigenous pastoral group found across several regions of Cameroon, have long been recognized for their rich cultural heritage and economic importance through cattle rearing and cross-border trade. Their participation in national development has been expressed through agriculture, education, environmental management, and intercommunity cooperation. Despite these positive contributions, the Mbororo people continue to face major challenges such as land insecurity, limited access to education and healthcare, social discrimination, and weak political representation. These obstacles have often excluded them from the broader national integration process. Using a historical and sociological approach based on secondary data and field observations, the study analyzes how state policies and social attitudes have affected Mbororo inclusion in nation-building. The article concludes that recognising and empowering indigenous communities like the Mbororo is essential for achieving a more inclusive and cohesive Cameroon. It calls for policies that promote equality, cultural respect, and active participation of all groups in national development

Keywords

MbororocommunityBamenda grass field and Nation-building

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