AFROKONS: Getting Women Play Key Role In Politics

There is need for a transformation of the mind when it comes to involving women in politics in the African continent. This is one of the messages Cameroon film director Emmanuel Fonban, and producer, Vera Sompon tries to bring out in their latest production, “AFROKONS”, a film shot in Yaounde. The film, which is yet to be screened in different cinema halls in the country, talks about a lady, Sila Apiseh, who dares to run as a presidential candidate and behold she was voted as president in a democratic election.

The film, which runs for close to 1hour: 30 minutes, tells the story of Sila Apiseh, a young woman, who engages in a battle to empower women and give hope to youths in her country AFROKONS. The political class dominated by men embarks on challenging her personality as a woman and making attempts to depriving her from contesting for the post of the presidency in AFROKONS.

She wins the trust of the people of AFROKONS, (the Afrokonites) and in a democratic election, she wins a presidential mandate from the Afrokonites and the ruling class is left with no other option than to accept to stay under a woman as leader. Emmanuel Fonban says the film targets basic political education as a tool to invite women and young people in Africa to sustainable development.

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