iarjhssIARJHSSIARJHSS2708-6267https://doi.org/10.47310/iarjhss.2020.v01i01.018The Promotion of National Unity in Cameroon Through Peace and Citizenship Education: A Case Study of The North West Region, 1990-2009RenéNgekMontehHigher Teacher Training College (HTTC), University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, CameroonThe process of forming a collective national identity within a given territory, broadly referred to as nation building, has been imperative for many African governments especially after gaining independence. This was necessary to unite post-colonial societies that had been fragmented in the years of colonialism. However, the persistent occurrence and reoccurring of violent conflicts, backed especially by ethnic strife in the post-colonial era, demonstrates that national unity has not been fully achieved in some countries and that it is still a necessary initiative to work for. Cameroon like many African nations is a multicultural society and has engineered national unity through its educational system commonly referred to as the “English and French” sub-educational systems. The central focus of this paper is to examine how effective peace and citizenship education in the two sub-educational systems in Cameroon in general and in the North West Region in particular can eradicate conflicts and promote national unity and integration in the said bilingual state. This is because education is central to societal growth and the vehicle through which many nations have been built. Besides, this paper equally examines the extent to which peace and citizenship education is taught in both sub-educational systems in the region. The degree of internal cohesion and propose solutions by respondents for effective cohesion in the area in particular and the nation in general was equally examined. Although great importance is attached to the role of education in national unity and national integration in Cameroon, the results indicate that the role of education in the sub-systems has been tentative, thus, the need for further training to sustain and enhance multicultural awareness.