II Years After Cameroon's Major National Dialogue, Bilan

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         SECRETARIAT OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

COMPENDIUM of government Actions/Measures Addressing the Situation in the South West and the North West Regions of Cameroon.

INTRODUCTION

Since 2016 when corporate claims morphed into civil disobedience acts in the North West and South West Regions, the government elected to address the issues raised through DIALOGUE. It is in this regard that ad-hoc commissions in both the educational and legal sectors were created, meetings were organised and actions taken to address the concerns presented by the corporate bodies. 

Following these actions and the wider ramifications and implications of implementation process, the Head of State, H.E Paul BIYA convened the Major National Dialogue (MND), a high point, but not the end point in the dialogue process. The event brought together a wide spectrum of our compatriots from local communities and villages, urban agglomerations and the Diaspora from September 30 to October 4, 2019 at the Yaoundé Conference Centre.

The historic event was a unique opportunity to leverage the collective efforts of all and sundry in reinforcing the bonds of the Cameroonian common destiny and a major milestone in the very honourable exercise of constructing the nation. The MND afforded Cameroonians, in line with the Constitution, the opportunity to seek ways and means of meeting the high aspirations of the people of the North-West and SouthWest Regions, but also of all the other components of our Nation. 

From the very fruitful and intensive deliberations of the Major National Dialogue emerged an array of recommendations and steps were immediately taken not only to ensure their implementation, starting with the most plausible on account of inherent constraints thereto pertaining, but also to follow-up on the outcomes achieved and propose remedial measures where necessary.

In this regard, the following Compendium capture the milestone measures taken by Government immediately when corporate grievances were raised by teachers and lawyers (I) and those engaged after the formulation of recommendations following the successful organisation of the Major National Dialogue (II).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    I-    GOVERNMENT ACTIONS FOLLOWING CORPORATE GRIEVANCES

A- RESPONSE TO TEACHERS

Grievance raised	Action taken	Date	Work      Status
Poor output of learners, non-mastery of the language of instruction and acute shortage of teachers in public basic and secondary schools in rural areas.	-The      Minister      of       Secondary Education instructed the dispatch of teachers, the bulk of whom were sent to the North-West and SouthWest Regions. -Francophone       lecturers     and administrative staff who are not fluent in English were dispatched from the Universities of Bamenda and Buea.	Dec 2016	Complete
Acute shortage of Anglophone teachers in the technical/ industrial domains, sciences and French and lack of or shortage of high level qualified Anglophone lecturers in some domains.	-The Head of State instructed the recruitment of 1,000 young bilingual teachers specialised in science and technology. The Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reforms launched a special recruitment of 1,000 young bilingual graduates. - Recruitment of lecturers in all the 8 State Universities.	Jun 2017	Complete
Poor mastery of some subjects.	-A Department of French Modern Letters has been created in the Higher Teachers’ Training College (ENS) of the University of Bamenda.	Feb 2017	Complete
Sole Use of MCQs as entrance examination instruments and lack of practical experience for second cycle trainees in	- Introduction of new examination instruments in addition to Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), for entrance examinations into professional schools.	Jul 2017	Complete

 

the Teachers’ Training Colleges.	-Creation      of      another      Higher Technical Teachers’ Training College (ENSET) for the francophone subsystem of education. -Creation of a Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology for the English subsystem (Polytechnic at University of Bamenda).
Lack of or Shortage of high level qualified Anglophones in some domains of commerce.	Reinforcement of the Admission of HND/HPD certificate holders in particular specialities, into third year of  HTTTCs of  the Universities of  Bamenda and Buea, to make up for the acute shortage of technical teachers in Anglophone schools.	Sept 2017	On going
Harmonisation of programs in the Universities of Buea and Bamenda and delay of its approval. Non-respect of section 16 (2) of Law No. 98/004 of 14 April 1998 to lay down guidelines for education in Cameroon.	The Minister of Higher Education has ordered for the Harmonization of programmes in the Universities of Buea and Bamenda. The draft texts to align the technical education certification system of the English subsystem of education with the guiding principles of the said system are being finalized.	Jan 2017	On going
Ambiguity on the Higher Education law of April 2001 regarding entry conditions and qualification for students.	Increase in the number of candidates to be admitted into the HTTCs and HTTTCs -Admission of candidates into specialization in HTTC and HTTTC of the Universities of Buea and Bamenda on the basis of their highest certificates.	Oct 2018	Complete
Harmonisation of Master’s studies.	-Effective implementation of harmonised BMD programs in all Universities. -Awarding   of       end-of-course diplomas that specify the status of trainees in professional schools. -More autonomy for the Universities in the organization of competitive entrance exams into professional schools.	2018	Complete
Very low subvention to lay private and confessional schools and high taxes on education.	The President of the Republic ordered a special subsidy of CFA F 2 billion, to be granted to lay private and denominational schools for the 2017 fiscal year. It is in addition to a previously budgeted amount of CFAF 2.3 billion, taking Government effort in this area to CFAF 4.3 billion.	Sept 2017	Complete
Frequent changes of text books on the booklist from Primary, Secondary to High schools.	The policy on textbooks and teaching materials reviewed at the National Forum on Education. One- Text book policy implemented	Sept 2017	Complete

 

 

B

Grievances raised	Action taken	Date	Status
Availability of the OHADA Law in English.	the Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of Seals handed to the President of the Bar Association, the English version of the Treaty and other OHADA texts published in the  Official Gazette of OHADA	Nov 2016	Complete

 

Restitution of Lawyers’ robes and wigs.	Lawyers’ robes and wigs that were seized by the police were effectively handed back.	Dec 2016	Complete
Legal action against law enforcement officers who brutalized lawyers.	Prosecution of officers involved in brutalization of lawyers	Dec 2016	Complete
Creation within the Supreme Court of a Special Section to review appeals against decisions in English.	After adoption by Parliament, the President of the Republic promulgated Law No. 2017/014 modifying the organization and functioning of the Supreme Court, with the introduction of a Common Law Section.	July 2017	Complete
Creation at ENAM of a Common Law section.	The President of the Republic instructed a reorganization of ENAM, to include a Common Law section.	Sep 2019	On-going
Transfer of Francophone judicial staff who do not master English.	The President of the Republic ordered the census of Anglophone magistrates, in view of increasing their number and the redeployment of magistrates, following the linguistic criterion. It is in this regard that by a Decree appointing Anglophone magistrates to the posts of State Counsel in the Court of First Instance and High Court of Bamenda.	Jan 2017	Complete
Marginalisation of Common Law.	the President of the Republic ordered the creation of a Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the University of Buea, the creation of Departments of English Law in the Universities of Douala, Dschang, Ngaoundere, and Maroua, the teaching of Public Law in the Universities of Buea and Bamenda. These followed the harmonisation of	Dec 2018	Complete

 

	the Criminal Procedure Code among others.
Functioning of the Bar Association.	The President of the Republic instructed that consultations that began with members of the Bar Association on the amendment of the law on the organization of the legal profession should continue.	Mar 2017	On going
Others	The President of the Republic also gave instructions regarding:  1-            The creation of a Law School for the training of Lawyers and Notaries. 2-            The recruitment of interpreters specialized in courts, pending the results of the special recruitment of Anglophone          magistrates           and registrars. 3 – The continuation, on a transitional basis, of the exercise of duties of lawyers and notaries, cumulatively in the North West and South West Regions. 4- The preparation of the National Forum on Justice, during which all the problems raised by lawyers, and many others, will be taken into account.		On going
Authorisation of Lawyers to visit their clients detained in a Police Station or Gendarmerie Brigade	-Article 118 of the Criminal Procedure Code provides the freedom to all detainees to be visited by their lawyers or members of their family.		Complete
Decongestion of prisons	During the 2020 Annual meeting of presidents of courts and regional Delegates of Penitentiary	2018	On-going

 

	Administration to fight against slowness in judicial procedures, it was decided that: 1-   Number of questionings should be reduced; 2-   Increase     of       number       of audiences; 3-   Drafting of judgments before their pronouncements; 4-   Diligent signing of decisions rendered, 5-   Compliance with the legal time limits for procedure, 6-   Regular control of penitentiary establishments and police custody in the units, 7-   The transfer of prisoners from overpopulated prisons to others, 8-   Increase in the number of penitentiary staff by 600 thanks to the construction of new prisons.
Redeployment of Magistrates, Court Registrars and Judicial Police Officers of Frenchspeaking in the Anglophone Regions based on their mastery of the English Language	Following the Higher Judicial Council, many French–speaking Magistrates in the North West and South West Regions, with poor mastery of the English language and the Common Law were transferred to the Frenchspeaking Regions. -Appointment of an English-speaking magistrate at the head of the Judicial Chamber of the Supreme Court	Aug. 2020	On-going
Training of Englishspeaking Magistrates in Administrative and Accounts Litigation	During the training of Judicial Auditors at ENAM, 10 Magistrates of English speaking were selected to take part.  More so, 10 spaces in Administrative Litigation, and 10 in Accounts, planned for the competitive entrance exam for the special recruitment of English – speaking Magistrates.	2020	Complete
The Reconstruction of judicial structures destroyed in the North West and South West Regions	Some reconstruction works have begun in the Bali court House in the North West, and Tombel court House in the South West Region.	2019	On-going

 

 

                    II- IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE MAJOR

NATIONAL DIALOGUE

 

A-INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

Recommendation	Action taken	Date	Progress Status
Accelerate Local Governance and Decentralization.	-Promulgation of Law 2019/024 on the General Code of Decentralized Local Authorities. -Election and setting up of Regional Assemblies and Special Status to the SW and NW. -Creation of the National School of Local Administration and appointment of Officials. -Creation of the Ministry of Decentralisation and Local Development. -Adoption      of      budgets       of Regional Councils	Dec  2019     Dec  2020     Mar 2020     Mar 2018     Jun 2021	Complete     Complete     Complete     Complete     Complete

 

	-Appointment and installation of Public Independent Conciliators -Drafting of enabling decrees for the transfer of powers to Regions. -Allocation of 30billion francs CFA for the functioning of Regional Councils, pursuant to instructions of the President of the Republic. -Materialisation of 15% of State revenue to Regional and Local Authorities -Elaborated, forwarded and defended the signing of the decree on the transfer of power to the Regions regarding Youth and Civic education; -Finalization of specifications for the project on the modalities for the transfer of power to the Regions concerning youth and civic education; -Transferred 1, 639 191 000 frs cfa to MINDDEVEL for the realization of MINJEC competencies transferred to it.	Jun 2021	Complete   On-going       Complete            On-going     Complete         On-going         Complete
Promote Bilingualism, and Community Social Cohesion.	-Creation           of           National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism. -Enactment of Bilingualism Law. -Enactment of law to punish tribal Hate Speech.	Jan 2017       Dec  2019 Dec 2019	Complete       Complete Complete

 

-Training on fight against Hate Speech and Xenophobia. -Institution of “Bilingual Day” in some ministries. -Appointments of Police Officers to posts of responsibility taking into account cultural diversity. -Organisation of educational talks with 30 journalists on the consequences of hate speech on our national peace and security, in collaboration with EU and MINCOM. -Organisation of sensitization campaigns in secondary schools, Universities and out of school to promote civic education and national integration through the programs “”Citizens and Patriotic returns”. -Organized a project on the consolidation of peace by the UN  -handing of 1,325 installation equipments to youths; handing over of cheques with 3.5 billion frs cfa to young beneficiaries of PTS-youth. -Sensitization of local communities to welcome IDPs from NW and SW Regions -Launch of best photography and graphic presentation competition on the

May 2021                                       Sept 2020   2016         Oct 2020     2017

Complete   Complete   Complete     Complete           Complete             Complete   Complete         Complete     Complete

 

	Consequences of hatred and violence on young people. -Training of 21 women and 57 girls (IDPs) in the Far North on sewing; 76 women, 78 children and girls, and 44 men on the storage and transformation of cereals in the Far North Region; -Counting and supervision of 5,000 IDPs from the NW and SW Regions and training 40 persons in the reception of IDPs; -Creation 4 reception centers (2 for NW and 2 for SW Regions), and providing psycho-social support to women who are victims of gender-based violence in the NW and SW Regions.	Nov 2020           Sept 2021       May 2021	Complete           Complete       Complete
Reconstruction of the Crisis Affected Regions.	-Creation and implementation of a Presidential Plan for the  Reconstruction                       and Development of the North West and South West Regions.	Apr 2020	On going
Follow up the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Major National Dialogue.	Creation of a Follow-up Committee by Presidential Decree No. 2020/136.	Mar  2020	On-going
Reintegration of ExCombatants.	-Creation of National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration           of           Ex- Combatants.	Nov 2018	Complete
	-Creation of an inter-ministerial Committee for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism. -Reintegration           of           Ex- Combatants. -Adoption of an operational communication strategy which includes:  website, presence on social media, broadcasting programmes on television and on radio and through videoconferencing, producing flyers, making documentaries among others. -Offering psychosocial, spiritual and physical help to repentant fighters through de-intoxication programmes at the 3 centre in Bamenda, Buea and Mora.  -Contacting of families of terrorists to persuade them drop arms; -Financing of youth projects on animal breeding in DDR centers in NW and Far North (23,000 000 each), SW Regions 21,000 000; -Elaboration of the Moral Rearmament project of excombatants, and specific mechanism for socio-economic reintegration of in DDR centers.	Sept 2020     Jan 2019                     June 2021         May 2021	Complete     On-going   On-going                 On-going         On-going     Complete         On-going

 

 

B- SECURITY AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE MEASURES

Recommendation	Actions taken	Dates	Progress Status
Release of arrested persons.	Discontinuance of proceedings against 333+ persons arrested.	Oct 2019	Complete
Offer of amnesty to repentant combatants.	Presidential offer of amnesty to combatants in the North West and South West willing to drop their arms and join the peace process. -Release of 7018 detainees.	Sep 2019       April2020	On-going       Complete
Management of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.	Setting up of the Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Plan for the North West and South West (EHAP-NW/SW).  -Issuing of identification cards and other lost or destroyed documents to IDPs  -Distribution of presidential relief supplies to over 3,000 IDPs and 600 ex-refugees in the SW. -Social-economic inclusion of 90 IDPs in Adamaoua, Far North, Centre and West regions; -Financed 106 IDP youth projects in the NW Region (94, 716 389) frs cfa, and 61 for SW Region for (94, 991 053) frs cfa; -Equipped 3 Multi-media Centres for the Promotion of youths in the North West, and 1 in the SW Region, (10,000 000) frs cfa each; -Installed Multi-media Youth Promotion Centres under the program CMPJ-incubator (7, 583 953) frs cfa;	Jun 2018                   Apr 2021     2019	On-going       On-going           On-going     Complete
	-Installation of 10 youth promoters in pioneer villages (8 in the NWR and 2 in the SWR. -Training of 2052 women from NWR in ICT, literacy, project management and the manufacturing of liquid soap; -Training of 1,480 women and girls from the NW and SW Regions on income-generating activities, -Training of 134 refugees (women and women) on sewing, small business, breeding and agriculture in Adamaoua region; -Training of 80 needy women in the North West Region on sewing and manufacturing of antiseptic soap and hand sanitizers, and providing them with 40 sewing machines.		On-going
Security of inhabitants of crisis affected cities.	-Operation “Keep Bamenda Clean”.   -Maintenance of law and order -Civilo-military operations in schools, hospitals and markets	Sept 2020	On-going   On-going On-going

 

 

C-REPAIR

Recommendation	Action taken	Dates	Progress Status
Strengthen bilingualism.	-Order for the Special Recruitment of 500     Translators     and      Translator- Interpreters into the Public Service. -Bilingual Broadcast of Prime Time Radio Newscast (5pm-6pm)	Nov 2019     Jan 2019	On-going

 

	-Mandatory use of English and French languages by Cabinet members in all public events -Translation of documents from English to French and vice versa, and the speaking of English and French by staff of the police during public security operations	Jan 2020
Back to school drive.	-Significant increase in the number of students going back to school during the opening of the school year, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. -Setting up of a Special Fund of CFAF 2 billion to private secular and denominational schools in the NorthWest and South-West Regions. -Free school enrolment for IDPS.	Sep 2020       Sep 2017       Sep 2020	On-going       Complete       On-going
Increase recruitment of English-speaking magistrates and Court Registers.	-With the Special authorisation of the Head of State, came the Integration of the first crop of 250 Common Law Magistrates following deliberations of the Supreme Magistracy Council by Decree N° 2020/430. -150 Court Registers were recruited, and other judicial staff -Training of third batch 2019-2021, fourth batch 2020-2022 and the result of the fifth batch, 2021-2023 published.	Aug 2020	Complete
Return of traditional rulers to their constituencies.	Consultations with the Minister of Territorial Administration. - House of Chiefs put in place so as to get collaboration of traditional rulers for return to normalcy.	Aug 2020   2021	Complete   Complete

 

 

D

Recommendation	Action taken	Date	Progress Status
Support small business owners in the crisis affected Regions.	-Decree N°2019/3179/PM to grant the status of economic disaster areas to the Far-North, North-West and South-West Regions. -90 day tax breaks accorded to businesses to assuage the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small and medium size enterprises. -Adoption of a refreshed National Development Strategy SDN30.	Sep 2019       May 2020       Jan 2021	Complete       Complete       Complete

 

 

More than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have surrendered in Nigeria– GOC

The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Brig.-Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo, says more than 8,000 Boko Haram terrorists have so far surrendered to troops

He said the terrorists surrendered from their enclaves in Sambisa Forests, as well as other hideouts.

Eyitayo, who is also the Commander, Sector 1, Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this during a visit by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu and a team of Defence Correspondents from Abuja on Tuesday, in Maiduguri.

He said the surrender by the repentant terrorists was a welcome development, adding that the overwhelming fire power of the troops was responsible.

According to him, one of the reasons they are surrendering in droves is the overwhelming fire power from the troops.

“It is because every man’s endeavour is motivated by his family’s wellbeing, that is why they are coming out with their families. We started seeing the signs from June.

“Our intensified operations had blocked their logistics’ routes and supplies, bombardments all over, that is why they started surrendering and diseases have overpowered many of them.

“It was better because in the end, the troops will clear all of them and their sympathisers combined,” he said.

The GOC warned that a time would come that the window of surrender would no longer be available, urging the sympathisers of the terrorists to encourage them to come out.

He added that whoever supported the enemies of the state would also be treated as an enemy by the state forces.

He said the military was more determined than ever to deal decisively with the terrorists and their supporters.

On the handling of the surrendered terrorists, Eyitayo disclosed that the Nigerian army was responsible for receiving, profiling or screening of the terrorists.

The GOC stated that afterwards, they would be handed over to the Borno government for further action.

He explained that a sizeable number of the surrendered, comprised wives and children of the terrorists, as well as those that were forcefully recruited into their folds.

Earlier, the director, army public relations, said the media tour was part of efforts to counter the wrong narratives and apprehensions generated by recent surrenders of the terrorists.

Nwachukwu acknowledged and commended efforts of the troops in putting pressure on the terrorists to abandon their illicit activities.

World Echoes Media Group, Kiki News and Disability Forum, CUAPWD Education Program, Groupe Nkah Engineering Champion 2021 Back to School Campaigns for (PWD) Persons with Disabilities in Cameroon

 

Going beyond the ordinary, World Echoes Media Group, Kiki News and Disability who of late had taken as regalian mission to back and promote the activities of persons with disabilities in all spheres, has organized yet another great come together or encounter still with the physically challenged at Hilltop Hotel on the 3^rd of September 2021 sponsored by one of it’s Promoters.

The occasion this time was most especially for students impaired who have distinguished themselves at all levels of education in the North West Region of Cameroon last academic year 2020/2021. The self help relief education program for disable persons was officially supported and sponsored by Groupe Nkah Engineering a Yaounde based company dealing with renewable energy, hydraulics and the supply of Biomedical Equipments owned by Dr. Nkah Godlove an engineer and entrepreneur of exceptional class.

Groupe Nkah Engineering happened to be one of the laureates of World Echoes Media Group's last Media Award for Disable Persons that took place last  August 14^th at the Bamenda I Council Hall. Moved by the historic Award and the support given to the disable persons, winners of CADMA 2021 Award by the world Bank Safety Net Project in Cameroon, it’s PDG Dr. Nkah Godlove decided to donate bountifully to support and promote education of the needy in the North West in the Midst of the deepening Anglophone crisis.

The occasion regrouped students with Disabilities carefully selected by World Echoes Media Group's partner, the coordinating unit of association of persons with disabilities (CUAPWD) which is coordinating the activities of well over 109 Associations of Persons with Disabilities in the North West Region under their education program.

The 32 beneficiaries of the day went home with school didactic materials and a financial package worth 25,000frs each making the sum total of 650,000frs.

The occasion, also gave opportunity to the CEO of World Echoes Media Group Tamukong Roland Angong to express gratitude to the great promoters of their initiatives that has as major plan, a long standing effect to affect and impact the lives of the needy and the most vulnerable lives. He ceased the opportunity to disclose plans to set up a common relief funds for Disable Persons, a football tournament for amputees, a Regional forum for Disable Persons and a community based radio for Disable Persons.

CODENET, Community Development Network organization one of the Media Group's working partners through the joint venture initiative on the occasion decided to open up it’s doors for entrepreneurial training to person with Disabilities and  to offer them market skills and self employment opportunities.

Ngwakongo Lawrence the Lord Mayor of Bafut council Ambassador of all Orphans in Region moved by the occasion, pledged to go beyond council funds to lobby for the sake of disable person's, internally displaced person's and most vulnerable old person's.

Still at the occasion, the General overseer of RAMAH Christian Centre Cameroon, Pastor Warah Solomon Che, offered to organize a similar back to school Come together for the Disables in no distance time. A venture he describes  and situates under the Ministries robust humanitarian program.

Speaking to the Press after the occasion, Dr. Nkah Godlove stressed the gesture or largesse was a voluntary will to help as usual and to impact the lives of the most vulnerable in society. Disability he said was not an inability reasons why he chose this year to promote educational talents all over the country. Bamenda, he said has felt the impact of his back to school largesse to person with Disabilities, Buea will follow and all other eight Regions of the country this 2021. To him, the great humanitarian outing is answering to Divine call for assistance and the cooperate social responsibility of his company. To end, he invites all philanthropists to join the campaign wagon for a more inclusive society to be assured to person with Disabilities in the nearest future.

Highlights of World Echoes Media Group Dual 2021 Media Prize Award to Persons With Disabilities (PWD) and Nation Builders (Promoters)

 Cameroon 2021 Ability in Disability Media Award (CADMA2021)

Crying Fowl to Atrocities as Anglophone Crisis Grows in Propensity:Serious Man Hunt for Harboring Separatists Fighters

✓The Case of Fung Clovis and many others at large for their dear lives, whose where about are very much unknown

As the liberation War in Anglophone Cameroon deepens with untold suffering meted on English speaking Cameroonians, plus the misery it has inflicted on the desperate population,. People continue to die unexpectedly because of the war which is growing in Propensity daily. Most schools have remained permanently closed, villages deserted  and gun battle the order of the day between Republican forces and separatists fighters.

Security reports on the ground have it on good grounds that many have been shot in cold blood, others caught by cross fire and a cross section in the regime’s maximum security prisons. All in the name of putting the situation to rest through military and repressive measures and not through a genuine and sincere dialogue.

What human rights organization and international bodies are yet to know or are blind to.

This is because most of the acts are covered in the course of execution. As we report arbitrary arrests and gun battles are seriously going on in all the areas of the seven Divisions of the North West Region declared as “Red zones”. These are areas declared as no go zones harboring separatists fighters or are hide outs for Ambazonian defense forces, we are talking of Bambalang, Ndop, Jakiri, Kumbo, Belo, Njinikom, Bafut, Tanka, Mbengwi, Bali, Batibo, Widikum etc.

Because they are hide out for separatists forces, they are subject to several targets and most often a time any youth of average height found around is gunned down.

Fung Clovis and many other youths from areas declared as “red zones” happens to be targets by armed groups who use them as food suppliers and are also targeted by the regime for harboring armed groups and providing them  safe locations for their hide out.

Kom, as we report which makes up Boyo Division is in total chaos. Government troops have raided the whole area to fish out two generals of the separatist forces. We are talking of RK and Co. In the course, there is serious gun battle, burning of houses, wanton arrests and outright killing.

What has caused many to flee areas closer to said camps and villages harboring the said gang.

Briefly put that is the ugly face of the war situation in Anglophone Cameroon which generated from a pacific strike organized by teachers and lawyers seeking for justice in 2016 that has grown into a full scale war in demand for liberation and sovereign rights that has brought the English speaking economy to a stand still and the two English speaking Regions ungovernable with schools permanently locked and over a hundred thousand displaced.

Dual Mega Award of the 21st Century Coming Up on the 14th of Aug. 2021

Exclusively for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) and exceptionally for promoters and supporters of humanitarian actions which are people centered and oriented toward social welfare and inclusiveness.

Persons with Disabilities (PWD), old persons and internally displaced Persons (IDPs) who have distinguished themselves in different works and areas in life will be given the first pride of place this August 2021 at the Bamenda I Conference Hall through a  Media Prize Award dubbed “2021 Ability in Disability Media Prize Award (CADMA2021)”.

World Echoes Media group in it’s cooperate social responsibility and answering to Divine calls and assignment have decided this year 2021 to tilt all attentions onto persons who are most often left out or forgotten in the society, as if they don’t form part of human race.

It is in this light that, World Echoes Media Group and Kiki News and Disability Forum will be regrouping in a special way Persons with Disabilities (PWD) who have excelled in life and are into innovative works be it in the domain of education, carpentry, shoe Mending, salon works, catering services. Social entrepreneur services for recognition and honor.

The timely and emergency call for action it must be noted,  has as major goal to Trump and canvas for global humanitarian actions and attention to these neglected set in the society by the press.

In effect the mission is to bring all on board for a multi dimensional twist to come around social actions geared towards promoting and supporting initiatives of persons having multiple social challenges.

What is cooking up is more of a Media crusade or campaign to cause humanity to stop misdirecting charity and to combine efforts to create a more conducive and a more inclusive society for all.

The time is now for global and general media actions to promote the initiatives of  persons with disabilities and the mission must be accomplished by the Cameroon Press as a family.

Join us on that faithful day and be part of the Cameroon Media general awareness campaign for PWD.

The ceremony it must be noted, will in the first phase, witness prize Award to PWD and in the second phase see actors and promoters being appreciated with a National Award in Gold Category in return gratitude for their day to days support to the needy. 

"Congratulations To All Winners and Accept God's Abundant Blessings from our Media Group," THE NATION IS PROUD OF YOU.

Deepening Anglophone Crisis Part X: So Far How Many Guns have Been Seized, Amba Over Powering Military?

The pockets of resistance from all indication recently is going out of hands and growing into full proportion. Of recent times the depending Anglophone liberation war of independence or better still separatists illicit acts to restore nationhood has recorded a lot of casualties both in the military and the Amba camps respectively.

The sporadic hit operations carried out by the separatists forces of late, you can bear with this Reporter have been very instrumental and has taken the lives of many agile Cameroonian military. We are talking of the Galim  Bamali, Lasin and Ndop raids by General “No Pity” and the recent attacks effected in kom, Bali and the South West Region at Large. In all of these suicide attacks or raids, the said restorations forces have harvested quite a good number of AK47s until General No Pity is now carrying around a “Chain cutter” . What a frightening and horrible situation.

The of late suicide acts of rebellion of the said forces is now playing motivation for other groups who have taken upon themselves to carry out serial attacks on Police post, gendarmerie Brigarde, mix military control check points and arm reserved stores.

The result is total fear and confusion as the war rages on to the detriment of the common man and innocent souls perishing daily. 

For how long will these hit, kill and carry operations continue? The number of guns now in the hands of civilians leaves the present situation precarious and full of tension. 

Is government not in the know? Why are they silent? Where are we heading to ? Threats, tension left and right? Who should be held accountable? For how long will this last are the one billion questions parading the minds of the common man as they live at the mercy of stray bullets from cross fire at any time.

The amount of guns now in the hands of those boys leaves a lot to question and doubt how soon the war will end, who is winning and who will win the war. 

Immediate emergency actions are needed as the separatists force in their hide outs close up to town with multiplied arms in their keeping. Which is what is exactly giving them courage to exceedingly go beyond. 

In Anglophone Cameroon you will bear with this Reporter  that  almost every body is afraid of his own shadow. The time for government to change strategy or look for another option is now or continue burying his forces who are now helpless in the hands of these armed groups they are fighting unidentified,. As the hide in the crowd, using the same people as informants to attack and carry.

The improvised explosives by the same gang is further aggravating or making worst of the situation and impedes military penetration into their hide outs with or without amor cars.

Why and why has it suddenly become this way? Cameroonians still have a long way to go about this. What is the way forward, North West and South West Regions to be frank are fast growing ungovernable…God have mercy!

Buhari Mbayu Encounter: Nigeria Pledge to Help Cameroon Out of Secessionists Movements

President Buhari in a state audience granted to the Cameroon’s Sectary of State for external relation Mbayu Felix  on Presidential assignment has reaffirmed and reassured the Cameroon government of his unreserved commitment in helping the country out of the present dilemma with Secessionists and separatists forces. Saying, “ensuring cross border security, the form of the state and it’s Territorial integrity  is both countries responsibility”.

These, he stated in firm and acute terms in the Presidential exchange that ensued between him and the Cameroon’s Sectary of State as he gave him details of developments on the ground concerning social peace and development in Cameroon in the face of the Anglophone crisis and Boko Haram disorder up North.Noting most especially that both countries share a common challenges which requires collective efforts.

Hear Femi Adesin the President's Spokesman “the President noted that Nigeria and Cameroon share historical ties and common borders which according to him makes it imperative for the two countries to look out for each other's wellbeing.

“You will have problems if your neighbors are not cultivated. And our relationship with Cameroon had been very clear since when I was serving in the military. The country offered us the needed support during our civil war”

The historic meeting it must be noted comes at the foot hills of an avalanche of spotted upheavals after the extradition of Nigerian separatists leader Namdi Kanu.

  

Presidential couples 2021 brief private Stay Abroad: “Going to Come Back Historically?

“A Journey to no Return? Going for good? Going to fortify? Cabinet shakeup most eminent? Are the brain storming questions rocking the minds of political pundits and analysts as they watch Cameroon's Presidential couples fly out of the nsimalen international airport after several months of no private trips abroad and most especially now, in the heart of COVID-19 phase III.

It has horribly been a while since Madame Chantal and Biya took off time for a private stay or trip abroad as often as it was the case in the past years. Just that in itself and his recent trip abroad in the heart of Corona calls for concerns as it brings to mind many issues to question or brainstorm on. Some of which may land one into troubles.

“if truly days are numbered” then every human action in the cosmos is governed and coordinated by astral celestial forces within the frame works of time and timings. As we report, at this particular point in time in the political history of Cameroon at the Cross road, with multiple problems with the Boko Haram movement up Nord, and the Anglophone crisis in the North west, and South west Regions respectively, plus the unstable socio, economic and political climate,  added to major security challenges facing the country, “only leaves the nation in the hands of the mercy of time and Divine Grace. "Time has to tell” as a local proverbial saying holds.

The time may be soon and most likely now that the Presidential couples have taken upon themselves to leave the Presidential palace reluctantly.

The world for the past month have recorded quite a lot of shocking incidents, which are indicators and bad signs for all countries as the wind of havoc blows across Africa.

Whether we like it or not everyone, every Nation has his or her own turn under the cosmic orders we stand helpless before. The great fountain wheel is turning at a very high velocity around Africa,  and where it  is taking the Cameroon situation to only God Knows? For the helpless masses.

In the phase of all these multiple challenges and cosmetic arrangements, it is most likely that the future is bleak as Days of agony blooms. Shine and open your eyes, the hand writing is clearly written on the wall. Nigeria mourns a great Prophet, which country is next in line for such a predicament to follow? Only God knows and God's time is the Best.

The “Great mystery of Going and coming with African leaders has a similar picture” let's wait and see the next portrait God is about to paint in the African scene of a leader coming and going or going to come. I rest my case….from the Prophetic.