Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestCameroonOnline.ORG | On the last day of July 2025, the Cameroonian singer Ulanda, known fondly as “Mama Makossa,” experienced a deeply painful return to the country of her birth. Although Ulanda is Cameroonian by birth, she also holds American citizenship. The problem arose when her Cameroonian visa expired and her attempt to renew it in Yaoundé failed because of a system breakdown. Ulanda urged Cameroon to reconsider its rigid stance on dual nationality. For her, and for many others, the lack of legal recognition for dual nationality creates unnecessary barriers to a genuine connection with home.