Bandy Kiki

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Bandy Kiki
Born
Emily Kinaka Banadzem

(1991-02-20) 20 February 1991 (age 33)
Jakiri, Cameroon
Alma mater University of Yaounde [ citation needed ]
Occupations
  • Blogger
  • Entrepreneur
  • LGBT activist
Website kinnakasblog.com

Bandy Kiki (February 20, 1991) is a Cameroonian blogger, LGBT activist and a serial entrepreneur based in the U.K. [1] [2] She is the creator of Kinnaka's Blog, a high traffic English-speaking website in Cameroon for news and entertainment. [3] [4] She is a controversial figure due to her political views and LGBT activism, and has been called "The Most Hated Anglophone On Social Media in Cameroon." [5]

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Background

Kiki was born Emily Kinaka Banadzem on February 20, 1991 in Jakiri, Cameroon.[ citation needed ]

Career

Kiki started her career as a blogger in the UK, in a daily published online blog Kinnaka’s Blog and Kinnaka’s TV, launched in 2015. [5] [6] Her blog is one of the most frequented by anglophone Cameroonians. [7] In 2016, she was listed among the 50 most influential Cameroonian youths under the age of 40 by Avance Media, CELBMD Africa and partners. [8] [ unreliable source? ] Kiki was crowned Best Cameroonian Media CAMEEA in 2015 and won "Best 2016 Blogger" from Diaspora Entertainment Awards. [9] Kiki is a spokesperson for the Rainbow Equality Hub, an NGO that supports LGBT people in Cameroon. [3] In 2017, she was nominated for best African Blogger of the Year Award By AWA. [9] In a May 2017 interview, Kiki announced she would be assisting Irène Major with the Gay in Africa Foundation. [10] She also gave an interview to the Humen Online [11] Hungarian gay magazine, which is also available in Hungarian language. [12]

Controversy and attacks

She was criticized for her controversial post on her blog following the ongoing 2016–2017 Cameroonian protests. [1] She received extensive abuse online, including the spread of unsubstantiated rumors claiming Kiki was HIV-positive and that she is an agent of the Cameroon government attempting to sabotage the ongoing crisis. Kiki has denied those claims. [13] Kiki has been criticized for being gay and supporting LGBT rights in Cameroon. [1] [14] [15] In one example, film producer Agbor Gilbert Ebot stated that ''...If I catch you for Cameroon, I go 'rape' you well well so that di demon of lesbianism go comot for your body…I get plans to give you belle..." [1] She has been the subject of death threats. [7]

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