GENDER AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN KEDJOM KETINGUH HISTORY OF THE NORTH WEST REGION OF CAMEROON

Authors: Jude Ngwefang Mbom & Henry Kam Kah

ABSTRACT

This paper contends that gender complementarity through stable institutions in Kedjom Ketinguh history led to successful conflict management in the fondom. Men and women through stable institutions discussed and arrived at decisions that were binding on all. The Manjong male and Fumbwen female institutions were advisory institutions to the Fon on various issues of public concern. These institutions on their own were also able to manage conflicts among their members and within the fondom. Whenever men were slow to speedily resolve problem, women collectively mobilised to do so in order to avert a calamity. Both Manjong and Fumbwen acted in ways that helped in the management of conflicts. This was usually in the form of consultations, rituals and reprimand. These issues will be analysed through an analysis of data from oral interviews and the written literature.

Keywords: Gender, Conflict Management, Kedjom Ketinguh

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Interviews

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