Category: Culture

Isaac Fomo

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24 October 2024

Traditional chieftaincies: when ancestral law clashes with modern law.

Succession in the Traditional Chieftaincies of Cameroon In Cameroonian culture, succession to the throne is a matter of direct lineage, handed down from father to son. The intervention of uncles or brothers within the same lineage is forbidden, except in exceptional circumstances. Unlike administrative elections, accession to the throne in a traditional chiefdom does not…