Bilingualism Practice: Cameroon Learns From Canada’s Experience

The Chairperson of the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism, Peter Mafany Musonge on December 10, 2018 had discussions with the visiting Canadian delegation made up of the Director General for West and Central Africa at Global Affairs Canada, Jennifer Goosen and the Canadian High Commissioner to Cameroon, Nathalie O’Neil.

Talking after the discussions, High Commissioner Nathalie O’Neil said, “ It is always a good opportunity to come to the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism to talk about Canada’s experience in bilingualism and multiculturalism and to share experiences on how we can work together in the future.” Future partnership, she said, will be on how Canada can help Cameroon in building bilingualism and multiculturalism. Canada, she specified, has a government machinery at the central and provincial levels on how to implement the bilingualism policy. After sharing the experiences, she said, Cameroon will be free to take decisions that can foster bilingualism and living together. The visit of the Director Ge neral for West and Central Africa at Global Affairs Canada, Jennifer Goosen to Cameroon is an opportunity for her to have many meetings with government authorities and civil society lea...