Welcome under the palaver tree
Why Sapientia Africa opens its pages to its readers, and how you can speak up in turn.
The charter of the palaver tree sets a simple rule: most of the writers are its readers. Whoever reads today writes tomorrow.
How to contribute
Choose a topic, write your text in English or French, cite your sources. The editors review your article before it is published. Every Sunday at 7 pm, the Question of the week also opens the palaver: answer under the question, and the best answers become articles.
The method
- Listen: set out the facts before the opinion.
- Source: every claim has its reference.
- Debate: accept contradiction, without insults.
- Pass on: end with what anyone can do with it.
I commit to raising the debate.
Sources
- Charte de l’arbre à palabres, Sapientia Africa, Douala, 16 octobre 2026
The charter asks us to accept contradiction. Write a sourced response: after review it will be published below this article.
The palaver
Debate ideas, not origins. Cite your sources. Every answer is checked by an automated assistant, then reviewed; calls to violence or hatred are removed.
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