Thursday, February 29, 2024

Gross Human Rights Abuse and the Ongoing Anglophone Liberation War:Cameroon Health Workers Under Attack as Anglophone Crisis Deepens


With serial killings, gross Human right abuse, kidnappings and wanton arrests orchestrated by both separatists fighters and Republican forces daily.

With the mission to plant permanent fear in the population aka civil servants and civilians, respecting government decisions and calls to be at work on forbidden days and partake in national days celebration.

As we report a battery of civilians and government workers were kidnapped and are still under captivity for participating in last 11th February celebrations, International Women’s Day on the 8th of March and May 20th.

Reasons being that they are giving government hopes and the international community the impression that all is going on well in the two English speaking part of Cameroon fighting for their sovereign right, where as there are struggling to create an ungovernable environment.

The captives whose where about are still to be known information holds, that they are undergoing serious torture and assaults as separatists go about fishing out more likened to be supporters of the regime.

A regime they termed has marginalized Anglophones for years and have been doing all in their best to assimilate.

In response government has taken to brutal actions of late to dismantle most of the separatists camps killing some of the fighters and other captives in their custody.

The last security meetings held two weeks ago by the governors of the two English speaking Regions Adolph Lele L’Afrique and Okalia Bilai with collaborators as of our findings and sources shows that about 10 separatists camps were destroyed with over 50 fighters killed in recent ambush, but most of the where about of a cross section of the captives are still to be known.

An uneasy calm reign in the Regions as we report given that most civil servants are fleeing for their dear lives.

Those of the health sector are seriously and particularly under attack for working on days declared to be ghost days and for treating military wounded victims  and refusing to assist separatists forces desiring similar medical care or attention.

This is because Doctor’s without boarders were chased out of the two Regions by the regime for treating separatists war victims and smuggling arms to them.

The horrendous fact of late is that they are moving from door to door kidnapping health workers and demanding for ransoms. Reports are abound in the South West Region that some five health workers were shot at close range for hesitating to comply with their demands.

Linda Nalova, a victim who narrowly escaped death, on media recounted “they came in at the late hours of the night with an indicator who was pin pointing our houses. It is by God’s special grace that I escaped. Most of my colleagues were picked”.

A pathetic situation one cannot imagine, that has grown in full proportion to an extent that health personnel’s rights are seriously been violated in the face of war and government is doing less in their maximum best to redress the situation.

At press time, we tried to no avail to reach Madame Linda Nalova Esowe, hearing further that she left South west over night with other colleagues, as the sad incident occurred and her where about is unknown.

A horrible situation that has since left the population of the south west Region in deep pains and bewilderment.

Looking at the ugly face the liberation struggle has suddenly put up at the mercy of the economy and the security of it’s citizens with over a hundred thousand persons displaced.

 


 

 

 

 

 






Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Credit Union Mov’t and the Collective Drive Towards Poverty Alleviation; MGVCCUL Scale Up Customer’s Services and Interest to 3.5%

 


✓Barrister Awah Fidelis Penn Now New President of MGVCCUL

The acting President was overwhelming voted into office on Saturday the 24th of February 2024 on the occasion of the union’s 10th annual General Assembly Meeting playing host at CamCCUL Building.

The 2023 annual report session was on second call to review the financial transactions and activities of Menka Green Valley Cooperative credit union Ltd. for the last fiscal year budgeting for 2024.

In the accounts presentation session 11 points made up the agenda running from; a welcome address, presentation of annual reports for 2023, presentation of annual accounts, audit reports and 2024 draft budget, Discussions and adoption, validation and admission of newly admitted members, prize award and election.



The over eight hours brainstorming exchange session saw the active participation of members who from all indication have the union’s interest at heart. This is additionally seen from the massive show up and turn out.

CamCCUL, which is the umbrella network and the mother supervisory body of credit unions in Cameroon was there to supervise the smooth running and functioning of the AGM.




In the course, the chapter supervisory body and auditors presented a net balance sheet of the union giving her a 14 on 14 score on the strict exercise and observation of COBAC norms.

This was to confirm the fact that MGVCCUL's management, it’s President, it’s board of directors, it’s members and the financial services or transactions they offer are all in order following the laws and the rules of financial management.

As we report, MGVCCUL’S budget stands at over a Billion and some 14 millions francs CFA, with interest rate of over 3.5%.

Speaking at the participatory and highly animated AGM at the end of all deliberations;

The union’s newly elected President Barrister Awah Fidelis Penn, first thanked God for his official election as President, taking firm commitments to take Menka Green Valley cooperative credit union limited to another level.





Monday, February 12, 2024

“Waste is Wealth Part XXVIII”

 

“Waste is Wealth Part XXVIII” on Board our CLIMATE WAGON this week, we are Looking at the appointment of Yvon Sana at BEAC the Vacancy at COBAC and CCJN Cameroon Climate Journalism Network’s Plans ahead of World EARTH Day 2024, to Launch;

✓Cameroon’s Pioneer 10 Billion Strong Hub

✓Schools and Climate Sports Challenges in the North West,

✓Climate social Clubs and Veteran Association.

That is to scale up climate social activism campaigns to another level.