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This article examines the remittance patterns of Cameroonians residing in Aarhus, Denmark and discusses the findings in relation to those from earlier studies on migrants' remittances. Based on analyses of the inclination of these Cameroonians to support development projects in Cameroon, it is argued that a strengthened partnership between local non-state actors in Cameroon and the Cameroonian diaspora will significantly improve the role remittances can play in the country's development. The article also highlights the framework, benefits and challenges of such potential partnership and suggests ways in which remittances from the Cameroonian diaspora in particular and African migrants in general, could be effectively channelled beyond migrants' families to further the continent's development drive.

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Like most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, since 1990, the political and media landscapes in Cameroon have changed significantly. Unlike in the West, where developments in the media sector have been directly tied to parties' adoption of media-based campaign communication strategies, in Cameroon the proliferation of the media and changes in legislation to allow for a more media-based campaign communication scenario have been accompanied not by parties' prioritization of media-based campaign communication strategies but rather by a prioritization of proximity-based campaign communication strategies. This article examines this emerging paradox and offers an analytical perspective to understand this phenomenon.

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