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Inter-communal violence and persistent attacks by extremists, continue to undermine peace and security across Wum municipality, in Menchum Division. The Senior Divisional Officer for Menchum Division, Abdoullahi Aliou, has warned the perpetrators of such acts on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, calling for sustained engagement with all partners to urgently advance a holistic approach to peace.   As the local and administrative authorities intensify peace talks across the board, Defense and Security forces are also intensifying counter-terrorism operations, and some communities have organized volunteer groups and self-defense militias for protection.   “The growing linkages between terrorism, organized crime and inter-communal violence cannot be overemphasized”,   Abdoullahi Aliou said.   “Terrorists continue to exploit latent ethnic animosities and the absence of total collaboration and cooperation between the population and Defense and Security forces for intelligence reports to com...

  Your Excellency; welcome to Cameroon, 'land of promise' and 'land of glory'; after winning your second and last mandate as President of France, Cameroon's (former) colonial master. I know you come as a master who wants to see first hand how his (former) estate is farring. No gainsaying the fact. Your decision to visit Cameroon this Monday July 25, 2022, may seem innocent to many, but by God's design, it's providential. July 25, in the church's year, is feast day of St. James, one of the two sons of Zebedee and first matrye of the 12 apostles. James is famous in the Bible because his mother, wife of Zebedee, who had great influence on Jesus went kneeling infront of Jesus, requesting that he commands that his two sons, James and John, take the first position in Heaven: one on his left and one on his right. Although Jesus disappointed her by saying that her sons may only have the privilege of sharing in his suffering, the decision on who goes to Heaven is...

The seventh session of the North West Regional Assembly is   holding   with   focus   on   conciliation, conflict resolution  and  Peacebuilding  for a harmonious and wholesome development of the  Region. O pening the July Session, the President of the  North West Regional Assembly, Professor Fru Angwafo III, made it crystal clear that, for sustainable peace and development to reign in the region, it is incumbent on all of us to put hands on deck, since the road to sustainable peace is collective ; "Your contributions and mine will bring the uniqueness in the solutions that need to be applied for peace to return in our region."   Prof. Fru Angwafo III. H e also acknowledged the pivotal role of the youths in fostering development. "Listening to youths and enrolling them in elaborating budgets and program, will build bridges, grow self esteem and self confidence as social pillars for our human development."   T he July sessi...

The population of Wum municipality in Menchum Division, gathered at the Zongokwo Village hall, and called on the Head of State, President Paul Biya, to look into their plight and tare the Wum-Bamenda road, a potion of the ring road. They also realized that Kidnapping for money is an evil that came to the Wum municipality, for whatever reasons, and has refused to go. The incidence reduced considerably in the last two years, but seems to have refused to go completely. The perpetrators of this crime appear to have resumed with increasing vengeance for no good reasons, where  eight persons have been kidnapped within the last two months with emphasis laid on traditional rulers and local council workers. First it was a teacher, then some workers, and just few days ago, the Fon of Waazoh, two council workers, then the Fon of Naikom and a Teacher of GTTC Wum, fell victims to the dare devils.  Without sounding alarmist, we in Wum, are in a desperate situation, and all hands must be on ...

Pulaaku may be the minority Fulani community code of conduct, (and although still little known to the sometimes imposing surrounding natives), it's a perfect fit in explaining postcolonial relations between Africans and the West. Being an embodiment of the do's and don'ts of a true fulani person, pulaaku comes along with inate characteristics like being patient when faced with oppression; being truthful even if that barrs one from benefiting from certain advantages; giving out to others without expecting reward in return; respecting elders and fear of Allah in all circumstances.  More importantly, pulaaku is that inate quality that makes the fulani person not frequently speak out when oppressed. This ability to withstand oppression uncomplainingly gives a mistaken impression to the local inhabitants who may continue to trample on their rights. The moment the fulani people feel they can no longer bare the oppression and decide to take revenge; many indigenes would not unders...

    In addition to its Peace Journalism and conflict transformation activities on the ground, the Cameroon Community Media Network, CCMN Littoral chapter, has made training, one of its strengths. To the CCMN Littoral Regional Coordinator, Regina Liengu Etaka Esong , promoting peace also means educating young people and training actors in the field.  This is because the audience is diverse, including actors belonging to the various stakeholders of a given conflict. Under these circumstances, the training venue becomes a real mediation space where the participants, in addition to acquiring technical knowledge, get to know each other, to exchange and to make joint analyses.      Far from their usual capacity building modules, members were drilled on  on corporate social responsibility CSR. the reason for the choice of this module is simply because, as the CCMN Regional Coordinator for the Littoral puts it;    "We find our selves in a commun...

Certainly, Ni John Fru Ndi sold the book: "Cry, the beloved country" , by Alan Paton when he ran his Ebibi bookshop at the Bamenda Central Business District in the 70s and 80s. The book that captures the extremes of human emotions and chronicles the themes of social, economic, cultural and political alienation as well as identity in the South African society, today, more than ever before, speaks to Fru Ndi and the leading opposition SDF party he abandoned the book industry and birthed.  Formed in 1990 to right the wrongs of social, economic, cultural and political alienation of Anglophones by the majority francophone body polity after the 1961 reunification arrangement, SDF since encounted teething challenges unsitting the entrenched autocratic Yaounde regime fronted by President Paul Biya. One of the regime's vocal supporters at the time, late Francis Nkwain had challenged Fru Ndi's claims to Cameroon's Presidency on grounds he was a 'common' bookseller. ...