Kemonde Wangmonde
, b. 1950
Kemonde Wangmonde was born in Nsei in the North-West Region of Cameroon. After primary school education in Bamessing, Binju and Moquo, he attended St Paul’s Teachers Training College Bojongo (1968-1973). He began his career as a reporter for Victoria (now Limbe) based newspapers while a teacher with the Catholic Mission Garden. When he graduated from the London School of Journalism in 1981, he worked for the Cameroon Times and Cameroon Outlook newspapers as a political analyst and columnist. In 1985, he left his teaching job and in 1992 was the Assistant Director of the Cameroon Institute of Journalism (CIJ). He founded Standard Educational Primary School in 1995. Kemonde Wangmonde is a prolific writer. His other works include the following novels: Papa’s choice (1983), My Temptations (2005), The last sacrifice, The Beloved Son, The Animal Kingdom, Only at Night, and Going to School. Overall, the subject matter of his fiction includes stories about animals and man, individuals’ rise from poverty to riches, traditional rites, children’s adventures etc. He has also written poems and other assorted textbooks for primary schools. He writes fulltime and contributes to BBC Network Africa.
Bio prepared by Ngafi Nyeh, University of Yaoundé 1, ngafinyeh@yahoo.com
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