Stories From The Honeymoon Suite – Part 1
By Comfort Mussa Ask any lady in Cameroon the question – What is the best gift a woman can give her husband on their wedding night? The response you will likely hear is “Her virginity”. Yes! That’s what our mothers were taught. It’s what I learned. While there is […]
As Young Nannies Leave Workforce to Attend School, Cameroonian Mothers Are Taking Their Babies to Work
by Comfort Mussa ,Global Press Journal BAMENDA, CAMEROON – It’s a Friday morning and Brenda Kiven has much to do: care for her 17-month-old baby, wash his clothes, clean their apartment, and prepare food.A journalist and chief of news at Radio Hot Cocoa in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s Northwest […]
Cameroon – Women Beyond Representation
A campaign for “women beyond representation” June 29th, 2015 By Comfort Mussa Bamenda, Cameroon: It’s a busy Monday morning in Bamenda .There’s a bustle of traffic – cars, okadas and pedestrians are moving in every direction. Its rush hour and everyone is in a hurry to get to work on […]
Who am i?
By Comfort Mussa Growing up, i always introduced myself by saying who my parents were. The question was never who are you? It was always- whose child are you? I became a woman and the question is, whose wife are you? The question that eliminates room for being a single […]
Menstrual Hygiene – Let’s Break The Bloody Taboo!
By Comfort Mussa It’s over a year now, since the government of Cameroon banned the use of non biodegradable plastics. Like other Cameroonians I still grapple with the insufficiency and high cost of the alternatives. Shop owners often do not provide packaging for goods bought. Customers pay for plastic […]
Call For Applications – Higher Institute for Growth in Health Research for Women Researchers
In collaboration with the World Health Organization’s Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, a consortium of women researchers in Cameroon is planning a workshop that aims at supporting and encouraging the growth of early career women scientists through a project supplemented with a mentor-protege program. The workshop […]
Rotary International -Bamenda Club honors Founder of Sisterspeak237
By Y.N Faith The founder of Sisterspeak237.com , Comfort Mussa has been named recipient of the New Generation Award by Rotary International – Bamenda Club. She received the award during the President’s night at Blue Pearl Hotel in Bamenda on 4th April 2015 Announcing the recipient of the New Generation […]
Naked Chantal Biya art causes social media storm
By Eugene N. Nforngwa The first lady Chantal Biya and her bouffant hairstyles are no strangers to media lampoon. But a naked painting of the first lady has proved everything but funny – at least from the vast majority of reactions it got from social media. The work, purportedly, of […]
Cameroon: Blogging for good governance
By Comfort Mussa Between February and March, lies an undemocratic distance that I can best cover with words. My words speak louder of the distance between being a girl and transitioning to adulthood.The distance between present day Cameroon and the Land of glory and promise. February in Cameroon is the […]
Cameroonian city of Bamenda struggles with water shortage
Courtesy of Radio France International In Cameroon the prolonged shortage of potable water is a major challenge facing the inhabitants of Bamenda. For three months now most inhabitants have had to travel long distances to fetch water. Others, who cannot afford to travel long distances, have to fetch water from […]