There is a growing body of literature on what was originally envisioned
as a free political association of the French and British Cameroons and
its dramatic effects on the 'British Cameroons' community. Anyangwe's
new book is an attempt to write the history of the Southern Cameroons
from a legal perspective. This authoritative work describes in great
detail the story of La Republique du Cameroun's alleged annexation and
colonization of the Southern Cameroons following the achievement of its
independence, while highlighting the seeming complicity of the United
Nations and the British Trusteeship Authority. In the process, Anyangwe
unravels a number of myths created by the main actors to justify this
injustice and, in the end, makes useful suggestions to reverse the
situation and to restore statehood to the Southern Cameroons. The book
is rich in archival research and informed by a global perspective. It
convincingly shows the uniqueness of the Southern Cameroons case.