Inside Out of the Staged Babungo, Muokang Chieftaincy Drama by Gullible Individuals

Chief Bajoh Bihai III of Muokang Village

Crying Out Loud For God’s Sake; “Demon Fowlers Should Leave Chief Bajoh Bihai III of Muokang Village and Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III of Babungo Village Alone, Peace is in the Offing”

Too much of a thing becomes a disease and  “ Let sleeping dogs lie”. People must say, even what is not in your mind, but life is not all about grinding axe as those with sleepless night may want to think and condition. Trouble mongers should allow Bajoh and Ndofoa's names to rest.

Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III of Babungo village

The manipulation so far concerning the Babungo Muokang palaver which to our knowledge was long ironed  out and peace talks settled to take place before June 30rd this year at the Vengo Queen mother’s shrine (Ifung Mange) is taking another dimension because backbiters  and money mongers have landed back on it with full force.

Let’s have it straight, whosoever is fomenting or cooking up what? For whatever reasons? For their attention, stories about the rift crisis between both brothers are stale and there are plans underground to sort out their basic differences already and nothing will stop or challenge it.

If the situation have gone wayward or this far, we are holding some, if not all accountable but it is never too late to take a “U” turn. All the senseless arguments and justifications by outsiders will not help the two parties out of their ideological differences. But God is in total control.

Let it be clear for public attention and for those who are out to be poisoning the minds of people, both parties are on a rigorous amicable settlement plan which is underground to sort out their differences.

Fon Bajoh Bihai III was not made kingmaker and Fon out of social media reports or fictitious or framed “panabitted” court rulings or verdicts? Thank God non of the two Fons concerned has openly responded to all the sources of provocations and distractions meaning they are reasonably focused on their path to reconciliation.

Coming back to the subject proper or matter;

The venerated Fon of Muokang Village history has it on good records that he has never had any personal problem with the thrown of Babungo or the Fon (Fon Ndofoa Zofoa III). All they had were slide differences which is typical and peculiar of all the 13 villages that make up Ngoketunjia Division.

Dini Ngoe and Kuela Valerie Norbert came and tactfully handled the matter only for the flames of the Anglophone Crisis under a new leadership to come and reignite the situation misled by some misguided individuals.

This is the truth and nothing but the truth in the phase of the increasing mix up between both brothers, social media and some malicious individuals took advantage of growing tension to blow the matter out of proportion creating camps and fanning chaos.

Chaos and confusion that has since sink the cordial and filial love that existed between both brothers.

Today because of the differences, wolves have since taken advantage and are ceasing the least opportunity or statement to make hell out of the matter and fanning chaos all over the kingdom.

Proof of this, recently a purported or supposed ruling passed at the Mezam administrative court this May 2022 has since gone viral and is still making negative news head lines around town,  down playing on the reputation of the Fon of Muokang charging him for usurpation and threats of dethroning the Fon of Babungo.

Dear readers if you read well all the articles along the line you will bear with this investigative reporter that the whole show is a cooked up arrangement meant to continue hitting the heads of both brothers to meet selfish ends.

Come to think about it, how can a ruling be passed on a matter already with drawn from court on the 1^st of March 2022 two months after, see document below;

The Withdrawn Court Case order against the SDO of Ngoketunjia

Those fanning the so much noise or flames and smoke on all media platforms should show the ruling that was never passed.

The Fon of Babungo has never been at daggers drawn with Chief Bajoh his brother over his throne. The simple misunderstanding boils down to the problem of identification and recognition not even usurpation or threats of dethronement.

We are now living in a diabolic and a very vicious circle where malicious individuals with devilish intention are tempted in all given situations concerning Babungo to call a spoon a spade or white red.

To keep poisoning the minds of the public. The whole show has suddenly become an agenda setting. But before the gate of hell the truth shall prevail.

This brings to mind what the people of the opposite bench are praying for if not evil war amongst the two parties concerned. Which will never come to pass in Jesus name.

Late last year (5^th December 2021) Chief Bajoh Bihai with the Muokang community on a second thought programmed a series of Peace building talks and program slated for June 2022 and December respectively and all this is ongoing without notice because many are blind folded to keep thinking that thing should still be asunder or should remain asunder between both brothers.

The Peace stride Chief Bajoh and Muokang community has embarked on since 2021 for peace to reign between him and the brother Fon Ndofoa

But the unshakable Fon Bajoh amidst all odds from all indication has maintained his stands to work tirelessly for peace to reign to the chagrin of all those machinating trouble and confusion in the kingdom.

The fire works must end and all those who are blind folded in the mix up will be wrapped up at the end.

Intrigues and blackmail has never paid, it is for the strong and will never in the history of mankind pay anybody. In this matter the gates of hell shall never prevail.

Outsiders should bark out of this issues already in the process of settlement concerning these two son of the soil for they both have their individual scores to settle with the gods of the land and no other intruder.

It is funny and challengingly very disgraceful that sons and daughters of the land are at the center of all the confusion. But God’s time is the best.

What joy is there, fomenting and planting the seed of havoc during these perilous times or moment?

Intellectual dishonesty has played honorably to land the Babungo Muokang wahala where it is. Supposed her leaders were quick to decipher the manigance ensued, they would have long sink their differences.

But it is never too late, never say never. The enlightened class as we report are favorably for an immediate conclave of both parties to seat on the same table and speak out their differences.

The time to shame the devil is now.

I come in peace and to throw the light of Divine Grace and the glimpse of hope to a mass whose elementary differences have been exploited so far for self aggrandizement by gullible individuals.  

The gate  of hell shall never prevail amongst these two loving brothers. Let love lead. Shalom

“Tomorrow is a whole mystery, since each and every one of us do not know how tomorrow will look like, we should not do things today that will offend tomorrow. Your greatest enemy today may be your Divine helper tomorrow. Don't judge people by their actions and character today and conclude” I rest my case with these wise word from late Prophet TB Joshua of  Blessed memory.

 

 

 

 

 

Deepening Anglophone Cameroon Liberation War of Independence; “Genuine and Inclusive Dialogue, only Way out”

People in Cameroon are suffering and paying a price when there is a solution, says former South African Cabinet minister Roelf Meyer

Says Roelf Meyer South African former cabinet Minister, cum chief apartheid negotiator and international peace crusader. This figure's contributions in the peaceful talks and negotiations that ensued in the 80s and early 90s that led to the end of the nefarious apartheid system in South Africa cannot be undermined in history.

Hear him, “The ongoing crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon are largely surmountable but the government needs to prioritize genuine and inclusive dialogue as a matter of urgency”.

Speaking to the press on the occasion of his special visit to Cameroon in April to Pan African Vision Magazine/ World Echoes Newspaper, he most outlined in the exclusive interview on the need for frank, open, genuine, honest and sincere dialogue as only way out of the intensified worsening barbaric conflict in “Ambazonia”

Exclusive Interview in it's Entirety;

You visited Cameroon in April, your first visit to that country in which an armed conflict currently pits the Cameroon government against non-state armed groups in the North West and South West Regions, formerly known as British Southern Cameroons. Is this a sign that you and your organisation are interested in contributing to end that conflict?

Roelf Meyer: In 2013, I co-founded In Transformation Initiative in South Africa to share our South African experience with people and countries in conflict situations around the world.  We have been very successful in many countries because of interest in the South African experience of how we changed insurmountable conflict, especially in the late 1980s, into a situation where we could make a peaceful transition from a dictatorial state to a democratic state. In fact, we have shared that experience in several countries around the globe including on the African continent, and recently I was asked by a well-respected Cameroonian to take interest in the conflict in the country. Thus, in April, I had the privilege of visiting Cameroon for the first time; it was a brief visit that lasted a few days in Yaounde and Douala. The main purpose was to speak about peace building and development in two academic institutions.

Current South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Roelf Meyer were key actors in the process that ushered in a new South Africa, there are plenty of lessons that could help Cameroon from that experience ,says Meyer

Although this was your first visit to Cameroon, were you able to take the pulse on the conflict beyond your speaking engagements in the two academic institutions?

Roelf Meyer: I had the opportunity while in Yaoundé and Douala to speak to individuals who have close knowledge of the conflict in Cameroon. I received a broader understanding of the conflict and what is going wrong. One thing that struck me was the level of violence that prevails and unfortunately is not known to the outside world.  I think it is important that the international community take note of what is happening there to try and support a process that will bring the violence to an end.  The unnecessary killing of people, mostly civilians, who have been drawn into the conflict is unnecessary and unacceptable.  I also tried to get a better understanding of the underlying factors behind the current bloodshed and unnecessary violent conflict.  You may remember that we experienced enormous political violence in South Africa before the release of President Nelson Mandela from prison in 1990, and even after his release. Listening to various individuals in-between the speaking engagements, I and my fellow Director of In Transformation Initiative, Mr Junior John, both left Cameroon feeling we could perhaps draw on our South African and other experiences on our continent and globally to help resolve the conflict, but we will have to see how the situation unfolds.

Given your contribution as lead negotiator with current South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for the release of Nelson Mandela and the end of apartheid in your country, do you believe Cameroonians could draw any lessons from the South African experience?

Roelf Meyer: I think Cameroonians could draw from the lessons that we learned from the South African case. Surely, each conflict has its characteristics and has to be respected for its uniqueness, but certain basic principles do however apply across country specificities.  For example, we succeeded in South Africa to build a wholly inclusive peace process; all relevant parties that were part of the conflict participated in the dialogue and eventual negotiation that led to a peaceful transition from apartheid to democracy. The second was that we succeeded in building trust across the divide that existed. For example, President Cyril Ramaphosa was the chief negotiator for the African National Congress (ANC), the leading anti-apartheid movement, and I was privileged to be the chief negotiator for the government of President De Klerk; and the two of us succeeded in building a bridge between us first of all – we developed trust between us which was hugely instrumental in resolving the South African conflict.  The third factor is the fact that we succeeded in taking responsibility and ownership of the problem that we had to resolve. We accepted that it was our conflict and we accepted that we had the responsibility to resolve it. It was a mutual commitment from the opposing sides to indeed contribute to resolving the conflict such that we also accepted mutual responsibility for the outcome.

The callous killings are unnecessary Meyer says ,as he urges the international community do more in helping to push for peace and a lasting solution to the conflict

 You were also Minister of Constitutional Affairs, first under President Frederick De Klerk and later under President Nelson Mandela; so would you say certain constitutional models are more amenable to guarantee peace, social justice and human dignity, and prevent conflict? What would be the main characteristics of such constitutional arrangements in a country like Cameroon with a very diverse history and culture, and now going through an armed conflict because of those same factors?

Roelf Meyer: The three factors I mentioned above are all key in helping to resolve the conflict in Cameroon. In the South African case, for example, the one thing that fundamentally helped us to resolve the South African differences was that we accepted that the future South Africa that we had to create had to be built on accepting individual rights on an equal basis for all, to ensure that blacks and whites could live together as equal individuals in a future South Africa. That was the fundamental factor that contributed; we did not see ourselves as the black majority and white minority but as equal individuals, and that foundation is in the constitution that we have today which was negotiated between the opposing parties.  That constitution was also the main contributing factor to find a settlement in our conflict and help us to transition from an authoritarian regime like apartheid was to a democratic government which we have had in South Africa since 1994.

Based on your experience in South Africa and engagements in many conflict resolution initiatives around the world, and on your preliminary conversations thus far, how do you think the ongoing conflict in the North West and South West regions or what some people refer to as former British Southern Cameroons or Ambazonia can be resolved?

Roelf Meyer: Yes, I think it is possible to draw from other experiences including that of South Africa in addressing the Anglophone conflict in Cameroon. In my mind, the starting point of the resolution of any conflict is to establish the basis for talks. It often starts with ‘talks about talks’, then the real talks, and then you get to a situation of dialogue which flows into negotiations that address the situation and root causes. If this method can be followed in the case of Cameroon, it is most likely that the starting point is there but also a possible path to an acceptable outcome.  Time is also of the essence, and there’s urgency in stopping the bloodshed and further alienation.

AM: Having been Minister of Defence earlier in your career, when you compare the situation you had to grapple with within South Africa, and what obtains in Cameroon today, what are some of the similarities that you see and how challenging can it be to get a solution that meets the expectation of conflicting parties?

Roelf Meyer: In terms of my experience as Minister of Defence, let me emphasize that I was Minister of Defence after the dialogue and negotiations already started in South Africa – my task as Minister of Defence was therefore to lead the process of negotiations within the military so as to address the issue of integration in the military and the paramilitary of the liberation movements.  That process was started during my tenure as Minister of Defence and from that experience, I can say some similarities need to be addressed although there are also unique features of the Cameroonian conflict in that regard.  In the South African experience, we deployed a very strong military response to uphold the powers of the minority white regime in South Africa, but this too had to be addressed during the negotiations. We successfully integrated the different military and institutional forces but also the paramilitary from the liberation movements. And the day that Nelson Mandela was sworn in as the first democratically elected president of South Africa, by his side was the chief of the military of the former apartheid regime which shows how effective that process of integration and successful transition took place in the South African case.

In a conflict of this nature where there has been so much bloodshed, distrust, pain and suffering, divergent views, fragmented groups, vested interests for some actors on both sides and so many other complexities, what would typically be a starting point for addressing  the root causes and what other logical steps would follow suit?

Roelf Meyer: In my view, the only real solution to the crisis is genuine, inclusive dialogue, and I can say that from the South African case that was our experience. We are, based on the South African experience, big advocates for dialogue as the real instrument to bring about change and to resolve conflict and I would say for the case of Cameroon, that is what is required. Looking at starting points, it often has to start with discrete talks meaning below the radar; only a few people may know about efforts to test the water and laying the foundation before actually getting into it. That is what happened in the South African case with some talks taking place between the apartheid government and Nelson Mandela while he was still in prison and the same with the exiled leaders of the liberation movements.  There were ‘talks about talks’ even three or four years before the actual process started after the release of President Mandela. Maybe that is something that can help us to address the situation in Cameroon.  I understand that some of that may already have occurred in diverse forms — the process of talks that could lead to better understanding, preparing the ground with confidence building measures, testing the waters and then eventually delving into dialogue and negotiations to reach mutually acceptable positions for the opposing sides. Watching the situation from the outside, it seems to me that the conflict in Cameroon is not insurmountable in terms of seeking a solution, and one has to address the complexities mentioned one by one and then the result and solution will follow.

With your very rich personal and professional experience, should you and South Africa, which remains a giant on the continent, be called upon to help seek a lasting solution to the conflict in Cameroon; would you and the country consider that possibility?

Roelf Meyer: It is early for me to say whether South Africa or myself can play a role. I think it depends on how things evolve within the next several weeks or few months. I don’t think it is opportune now to say outright ‘yes’ to the question. We must keep in mind that South Africa is a non-interested player as far as the sub region is concerned. South Africa has not been directly impacted by the conflict in Cameroon and that is, I think, quite a neutral, objective, and independent posture as far as the conflict is concerned.  For that reason, it could play a constructive role which also describes my own position if I were to take further interest in helping the situation in Cameroon. For now, I would like to wish the people of Cameroon well in their endeavor to find solutions to the conflict. Like I said, one of the most important lessons from the South African experience is that we took ownership and responsibility and, yes, some advisers and people shared their experiences with us but in the end, we internalized the fact that it was our conflict in South Africa and that we had to resolve it through negotiations, and that is exactly what we did.

 

 

The Colbert Factor:The Surprisingly Positive Flip Side Of Nalova Lyonga's Student Pregnancy Pass

Gwain Colbert Fulai Author of the Colbert Factor a Medium Promoting Free Press and Advocacy in Cameroon

Secondary Education Minister, Professor Nalova Lyonga's radical new move to correct the scripts of decades of Government's authoritarianism in systematically dismissing pregnant students from colleges in Cameroon may at first sight seem controversial.

Yet, a deeper reading reveals a tsaunami of equally systematic injustices to generations of female students who have been deprived of their education, and by extension, life-long opportunities, simply because they got pregnant.

Despite years of lobbying and advocacy by local women's rights' campaigners who were largely inspired by regional and international instruments duly ratified by Cameroon, it took the courage and dogged determination of Professor Nalova Lyonga, to reverse the retrogressive Government decision.

Cognizant of the fact that the Minister's decision was informed by UN human rights instruments that urge state parties to 'recognize the vulnerability of adolescent girls', school authorities and the education community must only be encouraged to implement Nalova Lyonga's decision, to the letter.

For, once the girls are allowed to drop out of school because of pregnancy, they are easily lured into 'early and forced marriages, which reduce their opportunity to complete school, develop employable skills, and contribute to community development'* 

To better understand the import of the recent ministerial decision, one only needs to go through available research on the subject. Going by a reproductive health report published on January 5, 2022 by some seasoned Cameroonian researchers, including Joelle Sobgwi Tambekou, Marthe Tsague Agnoux, and Flavien Ndonko, under Open Access, 77% of pregnant school dropouts in Cameroon, never return to complete their education. A situation Secondary Education Minister, Professor Nalova Lyonga is fighting tooth and nail to reverse.

More dangerously, the research results point to the fact that almost one in five (19.3%) of teenage mothers interviewed confessed to have had induced abortion, at least once. And this is where Professor Pauline Nalova's preemptive foresightedness comes alive. Her logic: If a student and by extension, some parents, know for sure the child's education would not be tampered with, they would not take the risky option of abortion-a thing many parents and sometimes authors of such pregnancies, have forced the victims to do,-a thing the victims themselves have voluntarily done. 

What results in  immediate risks of death for some, and long-term consequences of infections and barrenness, for others.

The Open Access researchers reveal that Cameroon's national registry for single mothers, Reseau Nationale des Tantines (RENATA), or National Network of Aunties, (an auntie being a single mother trained in  reproductive health and adolescent rights), has over 20,000 members, belonging to 305 associations nationwide, with 42.3% of them having dropped out of school due to unplanned pregancy. The study also names pregnancy as the second cause of school dropout in girls with 16.9% dropout rates, after financial problems. It was probably for this reason therefore, that the Minister sort to reverse the alarming situation, and in a more productive manner.

With some studies already conclusive on the fact that the long-term consequences of early child birth on a teenage mother's social status and child development could be lessened by continuing education, and that educational continuity may reduce the risk of subsequent pregnancies, one could only applaud H.E, Professor Nalova Lyonga's decision to reverse the outdated 1980 circular prescribing dismissal as only sanction to a pregnant student.

Professor Nalova Lyonga's proactive decision not only helps to bring back Cameroon to the table of Commitment Makers at the UN Women's Generation Equality Coalition, but also aligns with the thinking that since student pregnancy is just a temporary disability, and that since a woman does not get dismissed from her job simply because she got pregnant, the female student should be allowed to continue her education. 

Professor Nalova Lyonga's recent directives come to correct and complete Nathaniel Hawthorne's story of sin and punishment, of the strengths of women and the weakness of men, in the famous American novel, 'The Scarlet Letter'. Although the Scarlet Letter 'A' that Hester Prynne, the main character in the fictional story, is forced to wear, is a punishment for adultery in Puritan New England, Professor Nalova Lyonga, who was long time lecturer of 'The Scarlet Letter' in the University of Yaounde and beyond, completely redefines it in today's Cameroon to mean, 'able' or 'angel', and no longer a badge of shame.

Just like Rev. Dimmesdale, the clergy man in The Scarlet Letter convinces the Governor to allow Hester tokeep her daughter, Pearl, with her as a constant reminder of her 'fall and transgression'.

This could be evaluated to, Cameroon' Secondary Education Minister convincing school authorities, both public and private, to allow pregnant students to stay in school, as a constant reminder of their 'fall and transgression'.

If 'The Scarlet Letter' continues to be taught in schools today because it is a direct path to students engagement with the past and the future, Professor Nalova Lyonga completes that relevance in her directives by tasking school authorities to systematically include sexual and reproductive health education into all lessons.

Professor Nalova Lyonga's latest edict is therefore, a wake-up-call that we cannot continue to live in a repressive and authoritarian society, as it is analogue for the girl child in particular and humankind in general. 

It demonstrates in triumphant detail that change is possible in Cameroon once we have the right people with the right mind frames.

*Colbert Gwain is digital rights activist, author, radio host, Commitment Maker at UN Generation Equality Coalition, and content creator @TheColbertFactor

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Cameroon Now Amongst African Countries to Benefit from EXIMBANK 10 Billion US Dollar Grants

 

PDG Nkah Engineering Group Sarl, Managing Director EXIMBANK India, officials with the Director of Civil Cabinet at the Presidency.

This was made official a week ago as officials of the prominent bank in India and the Asian continent, were received in audience by  the Director of Civil Cabinet at the Presidency Samuel Mvondo Ayolo on the high instructions of the head of state President of the Republic, Paul Biya.

EXIMBANK since 2018 in her outreach plans to assist nations as part of it’s cooperate social responsibilities has since embarked on financing and subsidizing development action plans.

As such billions of dollars allocated for that purposed has since been pumped in earmarked African countries to vulgarize agriculture, harnessed water resources, enhance urban and housing plan, revamp economies and promote sustainable development.

Cameroon as a favored country is amongst the benefitting countries. This was made official when the Director of Civil Cabinet in the Presidency Mvondo Ayolo received management officials in audience.

The high profile audience that took hours gave officials of EXIMBANK India, the opportunity to familiarize themselves with government and for protocol agreements and MoU to be signed.

The coming of officials of EXIMBANK at this point in time, marks the beginning and the conclusion of giant schemes and industrial projects which almost fell off the hands of government because of the wayward attitude of some Ministers but for the pressing influence and timely intervention of some industrious Cameroonians who have the interest of the country at heart.

We are talking here of the Director General of Nkah Engineering Group Sarl, Nkah Godlove, who had since sacrificed and taken the personal initiative to woo and assure officials of the banks on why Cameroon is a promising ground to invest in irrespective of all odds. Thanks to him, all assurance confirmed, EXIMBANK will pump billions in the Cameroon’s economy.

  

 

Cameroon Pays 1.7 Billion Interests on 10 Billion Loan to Beac

Cameroon paid CFA1.750 billion in interest on the Beac public securities market. This interest payment is related to a 10-year fungible Treasury Bond (OTA) issued in May 2020, according to Beac's market operations dashboard for the week of May 9-13, 2022. The operation carried an annual interest rate of 7%.

As a reminder, on May 2, 2022, alone, the Cameroonian Treasury made simultaneous repayments on this same market for a total amount of more than CFA36 billion. This move strengthens the country’s credit worthiness.  Cameroon Business News

In Memoriam, Zacchaeus Forjindam's 14 Years in Jail "Victim of the System and Bad Fate"

 

Not victim of circumstance, why is this Reporter saying so? Just as it has become an institutionalized tradition in Cameroon to give a “dog a bad name to hang it” it has become a rule and a routine of the system when ever they deem it necessary to grab a post or pick up some body, they frame him up and cook up stories to hold him liable.

Zacchaeus Forjindam was not amongst those who eyed “Etoudi” or had vaulting political ambitions. He was just an engineer of exceptional class who carried Chantier Naval from Grass to Grace and stepped on no toes to become who he was. That everybody knows and just that fact alone exposed him to become a target of gullible individuals and wolfs.

Today the regrets and damages are enormous as his successor Antoine Bikoro who took over in April 2008 helped to crumble the whole thing and since then, the ship yard and industrial hoarde has been begging to survive all because of egoistic tendencies and greed.

An attitude that has made mockery and ridicule  of the system. Many are a Cameroonian who are suffering the same fate in the Yaounde Kondengui maximum security prison who eyed the Presidency but, not with the case of this true sincere Cameroonian who proved his worth as a Civil engineer and a Director of high moral standing who was later bundled to jail by vultures.

At the mention of Zacchaeus Forjindam’s name in Cameroon all eyes turn to Chantier Naval a complex or industrial base where he put in all at the envy of vampires who cook up stories for his arrest

An arrest with no clear evidence and a balanced audit report. Proof of that time has exposed the well coordinated mafia of the then board chairs and the court officials who hurriedly slammed the said jail terms on him without evidence.

What is ironical about the whole show is that some body who was  naturally rich even before holding the said prestigious post should be charged of embezzlement. Thanks to him Chantier Naval et Industriel du Cameroon, witnessed a boom, a speed rise in it’s income and revenue meaning all was moving on well (realizing 40 Billion annual turn over was quite a huge some then). How then or is it possible for some one to come up over night to say Zacchaeus Forjindam milked Chantier Naval (CNIC) dry.

“A fat lie” I will crave your indulgence our dear reader to ask and advance, How did they come to this successfully? Forjindam’s very own Anglophone brothers who saw his speed rise to fame auctioned, masterminded and orchestrated his arrest by demon fowlers in the system.

Where we are our dear readers I hope you understand from which premise we are coming from. We regret Zacchaeus Forjindam’s arrest, we miss his presence, his memories are abound and glaring even dough in captivity but some of us Anglophones contributed to his demise.

That is why at the mention of his name in this exhaustive write up today, many after reading it, will burry their heads in shame. God has the final say and we shall all be judged accordingly. Keep digging pits for other.

 

Cameroon's Senior Advocate Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh Join Voice with other African Heads of States in Malawi Clamoring for the Bridge of Gender Disparity

To end growing differences between men and women was the reason d’etre for the soul searching meeting that gathered top African leaders in Lilongwe, Malawi’s Capital from the 9^th to the 10^th of April.

The generation equality conference had in attendance high profile personalities in the likes of; the President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera who opened the conference, the First Lady, Former Malawi President, Joyce Banda, the country’s first female leader, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former Liberia President, Catherine Panza, former President of the Central African Republic, Jewel Taylor, Vice President of Liberia and Joyce Mujuru, Former Vice President for Zimbabwe, Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, Senior Advocate and Regional Director for Central and West Africa for the National Democratic Institute.

Hear Dr Christopher speaking in one of the high profile panel discussions stating and noting very clearly that “nations are left with unprecedented tasks to uniformly tame challenges that women are facing.

According to Dr Fomunyoh, African nations should go beyond usual formulation of policies but must essentially work into putting them into use.

He then challenged leaders to appreciate how narratives about women empowerment are changing across the world, a thing he says demonstrates that efforts to empower women are now taking central stage”.

After the conference, in a full length exhaustive interview to (PAV) Pan African Vision Magazine Dr Christopher Fomunyoh outlined a lot about the equality Generational conference in the following except;

Question; You attended a high-level interaction on a series of events marking the Generation Equality Conference in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital. You also took part in a special panel discussion on gender insights across the region. What were your key messages in the discussion?

Dr Fomunyoh: First, I listened in awe and learned a lot from the fabulous women leaders and former presidents present who have served in the highest offices in the land in their respective countries and made their countries and the continent of Africa proud.  I’m referring to former president Joyce Banda of Malawi who was the prime convenor of the conference, former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, the first woman elected president in Africa and the only woman to have served two full terms of 12 years total, and former transition president Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central Africa Republic. 

These are great world leaders who just happen to be African, and we have to honor them and celebrate their success as trailblazers and a source of inspiration for the younger generation of African women.  I then made two principal points: one, that while we acknowledge these rare gems of success, we must recognize that a lot still needs to be done on gender equality and women’s empowerment across the continent; and two, that we must go beyond declarations like came out of the Beijing conference 25 years ago or the UN security Council resolution 1325 on the inclusion of women in peacemaking and peacebuilding, and take concrete steps to enhance and speed up women’s access to political and economic power on a continent where women make up more than 50 percent of the population and are the pillars of our families and communities.

One of the issues raised had to do with poor financial inclusion of women in money lending institutions, how big of problem is this?

Dr Fomunyoh: Lack of financial resources needed to propel women to positions of economic autonomy and political leadership remains a significant drawback for women across the continent.  This situation is triggered by the combination of traditional and customary norms that in many countries make it difficult for women to earn and accumulate wealth as well as the challenges of accessing modern mechanisms of fundraising and resource mobilization.

It was very heartening that during the Lilongwe conference one of the major financial institutions of Malawi stepped forward and opened a facility to provide access and training to women so they could benefit from electronic banking which is now commonplace in most of our countries.  Even the regional body COMESA promised to open a center to support women entrepreneurs across the region, to be based in Lilongwe, Malawi. 

African countries must reform the laws on matters such as land tenure, inheritance and succession to give women equal rights and opportunities as men.  Come to think of it, it is really absurd that women give birth to us males, and then we get into power and suddenly treat them as less equal to us.  This is not simply unequal or unfair; it is inhumane, nonsensical and very counterintuitive to the economic and political development that we seek for our peoples and countries.

Some of the high-level speakers challenged African governments to empower women and girls across the region, why do you think governments have generally not done more to bridge the gender gap?

Dr Fomunyoh: It’s a question of leaders having the political will to do right by providing equal opportunities to all its citizens and lacking a vision that seeks to raise the wellbeing of all citizens without bias based on gender or other form of difference.  These leaders should look at the statistics of how women leaders are better performers on so many indicators of governance.

What other suggestions do you have on the way forward?

 Dr Fomunyoh: We need all African leaders to demonstrate boldness in their policies on equity and inclusion such as we see in Rwanda where over 50 percent of legislative seats are held by women, or in Niger where, despite many cultural impediments, genuine efforts are being made to enhance the access to education for young girls, or Tanzania where President Samia Hassan, now the only female Head of State in Africa, is providing ample opportunities for women in her cabinet or government and in other positions of influence.

 I was impressed to hear from President Chakwera of Malawi that 41 percent of his cabinet ministers are female, as are 45 percent of the diplomatic corps and 50 percent of judicial appointments.  President Chakwera pledged during the conference to do more towards achieving gender parity between now and 2025.  These progressive, forward-looking leaders should engage their colleagues and the continental body, the African Union, to respond positively and aggressively to the aspirations of African women and democrats as a whole as we march into the 21st century.

 

Minister of Mines Auction Cameroon to China, Civil Society Front Cancellation of 50 Years Convention

Gabriel Dodo Ndoke Cameroon's Minister of Mines

To exploit, the rich Mineral base of Kribi and Campo. This high level deal was stroke and signed by Gabriel Dodo Ndoke Cameroon’s Minister of Mines on the 6^th of May 2022 with the renown Chinese exploitative company specialized in the exploration of Mineral resources Sinosteel.

The said deal, gives the Company the latitude to harness and harvest mineral resources of the area without reserve for 50 years in return for a total of 23 Billion yearly multiplied by 50 years which gives Cameroon nothing reasonable as a take home package.

To the parties concern, it is a win win and a gain gain situation that will help Cameroon redress the general financial  economic hardship she is into.

A motive or reason d’etre for the convention which has sparked a high level of criticism from all a sundry. Whether Cameroon must auction all to survive? And why is the Ministry in question unable to do the exploration and exploitation for sales?

Where Cameroon is, in a pool of financial mess and dilemma according to the people she can only survive in the future if they have ready available mines and natural resources to harvest for survival.

If all is auctioned not even sold then the premise this Cameroon’s leadership are building is not a good one for the future generation.

That is why the civil society (RECONCILIATEUR) have taken upon themselves of late to advocate for the cancellation of all those funny conventions signed by heartless Ministers to forfeit private gains and interest not looking at the great havoc it may cause the country in future.

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We said it and it is Coming to Pass "Arch Bishop Nkea Fuanya Cardinal in the Making"

Vice President, His Lordship Philippe Alain Mbarga of Ebolowa Diocese, President Arch Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of the Bamenda Arch Diocese

God is in control and the power of the word is moving around the world and affecting humankind spontaneously and simultaneously.

Just as it is said, once it is declared with authority with the mandate and the mantled it is injunction amongst men and sanctified in Heaven.

We said it and it is gradually coming to Pass , not by man but by Divine making. Let the will of God Almighty come to pass.

It is not for nothing that Arch Bishop Andrew Nkea was elected new President of the National Episcopal Conference (NECC)  in the just ended 47^th plenary assembly of Bishops in Cameroon that played host in Yaounde on the 30^th of April 2022 replacing Bishop Abraham Bouala Kome.

we are all living witness to the mighty hand of God in play and at work in the live of Arch Bishop Nkea so far most celebrated Roman Catholic Bishop in Cameron.

Hear him as he takes office for the next three years Mandate, that he will and shall work for peace in the African sub-Region which is the Holy agenda of the Pope for the world

His Grace Arch Bishop Nkea in the Roman Catholic church circles of late has remained a celebrity and for the college of Bishops to see meaning in him this crucial point in time in Cameroon history, then it is extraordinary and exceptionally motivated spiritually.

God is still saying something and the Will of God is gradually coming to Pass. It is not by might but by the power of the holy spirit.

We are all aware of the fact that for the past while the thrown of the Cardinal is vacant and Cameroon church activities are so far coordinated by the Apostolic Nuncio resident in Equatorial Guinea.

Time places utmost demand for the successor to that prestigious thrown to  be made or appointed and that person is no other than Arch Bishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya who we no longer need to blow his trumpet but let Divine will come onto his live as apportioned by God since he has stood the taste of time and remains a fashionable model of an astute Roman Catholic clergy.

Whether we like it or not “His Grace Arch Bishop Nkea’s time has come under the SUN”.