The Cameroonian government is doing nothing to help the youths of the country. They don't encourage anyone. Even education is a problem in Cameroon. People can't study at national universities and they can't even be admitted. Consequently, they are tempted to study out of the country. There's NO WAY these same youths will be back to Cameroon to work for a government which doesn't recognise the effort they've put in after spending a lot of moeny abroad. The government doesn't creat jobs and the country is suffering from a malalocation of natural resources and nepotism. Things ain't evenly distributed. You get a job is your relative is better placed somewhere on the ADMINISTRATIVE LADDER. Competitive entrance examinations in Cameroon are based on a "MAN KNOW MAN" principle. You don't need to be intelligent. My sister passed the entrance examination into the school of Medicine but the Head of Human Resources or Director at the ministry sat on that fill just to passed the relative who didn't deserve to pass. What a pity! What do u expect the youth to do? How many Directors, Ministers and other top ranking officials in Cameroon deserve to be where they are?

I definitely agree with you. The situation in the country is to be described as "survival of the fittest" or is this right? no, rather, "survival of the connected" goes better. Because if its a matter of fittest, then Us all in the diaspora should be home now, working and enjoying the benefits of citizenship. No body wants to be out here, but at the same time, nobody wants to be unemployed.I graduaded with a degree but got no job to do. then the government launched a professional degree in tourism and hotel management. i sat for the entrance examination. got it,went through the training course with the hope that the state would employ us after that.at the end of it, nothing, spent close to two years of unemployment moving up and town from one company to another with application files. Well, it was a waste of time and energy. the private sector didn't need me because i am not experienced, educated and might demand a higher pay package. what better choice did i have than seek for greener pasture elsewhere.

As a victim of the Cameroonian situation, i will say that i am not sure i have the desire to come back and settle in Cameroon after my studies abraod. I personally had no motivation to leave Cameroon upon graduation. Cameroon forced me out. I was unemployed for two years after graduation and that made me sick of everything.

May be you can say i was lazy and didn't try hard, it could be true, buat what is trying hard? Sleeping on a sofa in an aunt's house or selling DVDS in Douala to make ends meet? Or better still making it at the written part of cylcle A of the Administartion and Finance Divion of Enam for two copnsecutives years and failing at the orals? Or may be not trying hard was also passing IRIC the same years and running up and down trying get an audience to ask for help form a minister who promises and does nothing at the end?

Go back home and stay at home while my siblings go to school, and keep asking money from my retired dad. Tha is something a right thinking mind can't bear, so travelling is the only option and i took it. Here i study, but can i go back to live in Cameroon when i am not sure i will get a job? NO i will not. I will try to be a national of a welcoming country that can give me the chances Cameroon is closing on me and miliion others.

Good we are now having statistics for such topics, though these are to be verified. I have two queries: 1. What has the government said about it? You should have interviewed decision makers who are working on this issue from government side 2. Cameroon does not use the West African CFA, but the Central African. Let us know about those who however return.