The charter of the palaver tree

SAPIENTIA AFRICA is a media outlet and communication platform, a modern palaver tree for educating the people. Not a blog: a meeting place. Founded on October 16, 2026 in Douala, Cameroon.

The founding charter was written in French; this English version is a translation.

Founding philosophy

Most of its writers are its readers. A reader who comments three times with sources becomes a writer. Knowledge grows from the people and returns to them.

Art. 1 Vision

Educating the people through calm debate, historical memory, science and critical thinking.

Art. 2 Who can write?

Any regular, rigorous reader who cites sources and accepts being contradicted.

Art. 3 Topics

• Forgotten history
• African sciences
• Cameroonian politics
• Pan-Africanism
• Education

Art. 4 A four-step method

1. Listen: gather what people say.
2. Source: check with Allotey, Eboussi Boulaga, Chinweizu and African sources.
3. Debate: under the tree, without contempt, in French, English, Pidgin and national languages.
4. Pass on: make the complex simple to educate the people.

Art. 5 Commitment

I commit to raising the debate.

Rules

• No tribal slurs, no contempt.
• Sources are required.
• Respect the other as a potential ancestor.
• Education before audience.

Languages and review

Sapientia Africa publishes in French and English. Every contribution is reviewed before publication: the editors approve it, ask for changes, or decline it with a stated reason. Each author remains responsible for their words and sources.

Done in Douala, October 16, 2026.
Aurel Kenmegne, founder