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The YCPDM , WCPDM  and CPDM S ection   presidents of Menchum I and the militants  celebrated this event on March 24, 2023,  for the first time in public since the advent of the current anglophone crisis, at the Wum ceremonial grandstand .      The c elebration  took place in the presence of Mr. Dighambong Anthony Mvo , official representative of Hon. Nji Fidelis Mu-ziah , head of the permanent d ivisional  delegation of the central committee for Menchum Division , Mr. Abdoullahi Aliou ,  Senior Divisional Officer of Menchum,   Madam Ewi Clementine Mbe and Mr. Sulle Adamu Ali , Member s  of the Northwest Regional  Assembly, Mr Hamza Umaru   1 st  Deputy Mayor of Wum , a cross section of traditional rulers and militants of the CPDM party and  well-wishers .  The highlight s  of this celebration was the recent election of KOBENGE SEKEDI BOMEH  as Senator o f Menchum .  With one voice, the elite thanked the municipal and regional councilors for the vote granted to the list of the CPDM duri...

The senatorial election of March 12, 2023,  in Cameroon has just known its outcome with the end of the electoral dispute.    The ruling Cameroon People ’ s Democratic Movement, (CPDM) has emerged victorious in the just ended senatorial elections in Me nchu m  Division , Northwest Region. All the appeals lodged were rejected, thus confirming the unchallenged victory of the Cameroon People ’ s Democratic Movement, (CPDM ), which obtained all 70 seats of senators.   Photo credit: @CRTVweb This senatorial election was of particular importance, since it was an opportunity for the various political parties to measure their strengths and assert their influence within the upper house of the Cameroonian Parliament. The dominance of the CPDM in this election reflects the pre-eminence of the ruling party on the national political scene.   Despite appeals filed by some opposition parties contesting the results, the electoral authorities ruled in favor of the CPDM, putt...

Members of the SDF family, Brothers and Sisters of this country. I stand here to wish you people a happy new year. When i say happy, it's because we deserve to be happy. But if we look at ourselves as Cameroonians especially those from the Northwest and Southwest, are we really happy? So many have lost their loved ones, we can't live at peace and at ease in our own hometowns. So many people have taken refuge in Mbouda, Bafoussam, Douala away from their own hometowns and cannot come home to feel at home. Their properties have been destroyed. In the early days of this struggle, when I left here going to the farm, i went through Boyo and grass had covered the main roads because vehicles were not passing, vehicles were destroyed, so many things took place that many did not feel safe and at ease in their homes.  But as we're approaching the year 2023, I want to thank God that some of us are still alive, those that are dead, are dead and gone but we have to continue. ...

Mayor Toulale is said to have suffered a malaise before giving up the ghost. It is not known if the situation is the consequence of his party’s investiture committee denying the list he presented for the elections. The agronomist is said to have implanted himself on the political scene in his community, wielding a lot of influence. His admirers have since been fuming over his demise. The municipal authority’s collaborators described his demise as a great loss to the Manyo-Dale Council. The development comes amid widespread tension across the Northern regions over the selection of candidates for the twin elections within the CPDM. On November 21, two brothers, Maigari Robert and Maigari Bangawa, ended in a deadly clash at a restaurant in Ngaoundere following disagreement over the same investiture process. The Maigari brothers failed to arrive a consensus over whose name should have been added on the CPDM council list. Fellow party supporters and investiture delega...

BY MILDRED NDUM WUNG KUM The Northwest governor Adolph Lele Lafrique has said the security situation of the region would be stepped up for a serene festive and election period. He gave the assurance on 18th November 2019 after chairing a regional security meeting that brought together the Senior Divisional Officers and other security stakeholders of the region. "The situation of the Northwest region is under control despite the security challenges we are facing in some hotspots. We have drawn with the security services and the admistrative authorities a plan to not only secure the region ahead of the festive period but also to ease the implementation of the electoral process in the Northwest region" His Excellency Adolph Lele Lafrique said while granting an interview to pressmen after a close door security meeting. The northwest region is known for kidnappings, theft, manslaughter and vandalism. The vices are very common in the midst of a prevailing Socio politi...

Avocat de renom, celui qui a porté les couleurs de l’Alliance des forces progressistes (AFP) à la présidentielle camerounaise d’octobre 2011 est décédé dimanche 6 octobre à Yaoundé, à l'âge de 79 ans. « Bernard Muna a succombé à une maladie cardiaque dont il souffrait depuis plusieurs années », a révélé des sources proches de la famille. La veille de son décès, le frère de l’opposant Akere Muna avait été admis en soins intensifs à l’hôpital gynéco-obstétrique de Yaoundé, à la suite d’une nouvelle attaque. Ainsi s’est achevée la vie de ce juriste, marqué par de nombreux combats pour la démocratie et le respect des droits de l’homme et des citoyens. à lire Cameroun : guerre d’héritage chez les Muna Fils de l’ancien président Salomon Tande Muna , ancien premier ministre du Southern Cameroon, vice-président de la République ...

Renowned Cameroonian Barrister, Bernard Muna has died from a heart disease this 6th October 2019 at the Yaounde General Hospital. He died at the age of 79. Who was Bernard Muna? Born on the 27th May 1940, Bernard Muna was a lawyer and magistrate. He obtained admission into the Bar Council at the age of twenty six in 1966 thereby becoming the State Counsel in the office of the Attorney General. In 1969 he became the Magistrate in Bamenda and Chief Prosecutor of the North West Province in 1971. He later on enrolled at the Bar of the Federated States of West Cameroon. He was elected President of the Cameroon Bar Association in 1986. Bernard Muna was the Country Rapporteur for penal reform and crime prevention in 1987. He was also elected president of the Central African Lawyer’s Union. In 1997, Ben Muna as nicknamed by his colleagues, was appointed Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, a position he held till 2002. As his deat...

  It is with great regret and concern that the national community has witnessed tensions and violence in the city of Sangmélima following the unfortunate death of Assam Belinga Benjamin Junior.This tragedy for the family, the citizens of Dja and Lobo and for the country is a reflection of the increasing number of tragedies that are occurring throughout the country. Dramas occurring in a context of growing insecurity and ever-increasing precariousness of the popular masses.This tragedy of the death of a young Cameroonian in the prime of his life was the pretext for many acts of violence against property and people from other parts of the country. Violence unacceptable from any point of view.Indeed, it is unacceptable to take the law into your own hands. It is unacceptable to indiscriminately attack members of other communities on the pretext that they are at the root of the social, economic or security problems observed. It is unacceptable to commit violence and ...

A quelques semaines de la fin des inscriptions sur les listes électorales pour le compte de l’année 2019, Elections Cameroun poursuit sa stratégie visant à améliorer la participation des femmes au processus électoral et met les bouchées doubles pour plus de femmes inscrites sur les listes électorale et plus de femmes candidates lors des prochaines consultations électorales.  Au regard des statistiques, les femmes constituent 52% de la population totale du Cameroun mais pourtant dans les instances politiques, elles sont peu représentées. C’est le cas à l’Assemblée nationale avec moins de 31,11% de femmes, au Senat 26% et dans les exécutifs communaux moins de 8%. C’est dans l’optique de changer cette donne qu’ELECAM a apporté son appui à certaines actions. D’abord du 16 au 20 juillet 2019 ELECAM a apporté son expertise à la formation des femmes leaders à la faveur d’un séminaire atelier organisé par « More Women in Politics » avec l’appui de l’Union Europée...

Members of the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon have met in their 3rd Ordinary Session of 2019. The session was opened in Yaounde this Wednesday, 9 October 2019 in the conference hall of ELECAM’s head office located at the administrative neighbourhood. by the Chairman of the Board, Enow Abrams Egbe. He told members that the sessions Would evaluate the just ended period and projections for next year that would be marked by municipal and legislative elections.  Enow Abrams Egbe said ELECAM will meet its target of seven million registered voters this year. He said by the close of electoral registration in August 2019, more than 7million people had registered and when the cleaning up of the register will be completed Elecam could reach its target. The Chairman of the Electoral Board of Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), also said the elections management body is ready to adapt to any changes that may come from recommendations of the just ended Major National Dialogue...

Cette recommandation formulée par la Commission Décentralisation et Développement local, à l’issue du Grand dialogue national, répond à la disposition de la Constitution du Cameroun en son article 62. Un statut spécial pour les régions du Nord-Ouest et du Sud-Ouest en crise depuis trois ans. L’occasion du Grand dialogue national s’est voulue idoine pour adresser cette recommandation à l’appréciation du chef de l’État, préoccupé par le retour urgent de la paix dans ces deux parties du pays. Contenu du statut spécial D’après le Pr. Joseph Owona, professeur agrégé de Droit, il s’agit d’un « statut qui obéit aux règles générales des régimes de régions. Mais, un statut qui est également adapté aux spécificités typiquement anglo-saxonnes ». L’on peut citer par exemple, le sous-système éducatif anglo-saxon, la Common law, la création envisagée de Law School pour les anglophones qui n’auront plus besoin d’aller se former à l’étranger pour devenir avocat. Article 6...

One of the key resolutions of the Major National Dialogue that held in Yaoundé from 30 th September to 4 th October 2019 is the granting of a special status to the North-West and South-West Regions, in conformity with Section 62 Sub 2 of the Constitution on autonomous regions with special status. The constitution stipulates in Article 62, paragraph (2) that “Without prejudice to the provisions of this Part, the law may take into consideration the specificities of certain Regions with regard to their organization and functioning.” According to Minister Gregoire Owona, who is a constitutionalist, the special status implies that the two English speaking regions are placed under the general regime of the state but are given other prerogatives because of their unique Anglo-Saxon heritage.  He says that the constitution has already provided for the special status. On his part, David Abouem Achoye, one time Governor of both regions, says what is important is not the...

Patron du Mouvement pour la renaissance du Cameroun (MRC), Maurice Kamto était le principal rival de Paul Biya lors de la dernière présidentielle. Il était présent à l'audience le 5 octobre à Yaoundé. Principal rival de Paul Biya lors de la dernière présidentielle, Maurice Kamto a été libéré de prison ce 5 octobre après neuf mois de détention. Avec ses partisans, il a quitté définitivement la prison centrale de la capitale Yaoundé sous une nuée de youyous, d'accolades et de chants de joie. Dès sa sortie, ses partisans ont littéralement explosé de joie. Il leur a répondu avec un grand sourire avant de monter dans la voiture d'un de ses avocats avec un de ses alliés, Christian Ekoka qui était également emprisonné. Le cortège s'est aussi ébranlé en direction de sa résidence dans la banlieue ouest de Yaoundé, suivi à pied par les militants enjoués. Maurice Kamto et des dizaines d'opposants avaient comparu plus tôt dans la journée, e...

A group of persons have been dispatched across the world to receive contributions of Cameroonians living in the diaspora ahead of the Major National Dialogue. The various delegations will be heading to parts of Europe, America and on the continent to discuss with Cameroonians and get their views ahead of the dialogue. The delegation to America and Canada is headed by Prof. Fru Angwafor and has as members Pr. Ufei Chinje Melo, Senator Mbella Moki Charles and Hon. Mbe Assae. The delegation moving to France, UK, Belgium and Germany is headed by Prof. Diane Acha Mofor while that heading to Nigeria and South Africa is led by Hon. Enwi Francis. The delegation has a tough task of convincing Ambazonia separatists to take part in the Major National Dialogue which holds at the end of the month. Two years ago, delegations sent by the government of Cameroon to dialogue with Cameroonians in the diaspora led to ugly scenes in Belgium, South Africa, Canada and the USA....

The Minister of Communication René Emmanuel Sadi has refuted reports accusing the Rapid Intervention Battalion B.I.R of human rights violations in the English speaking regions of Cameroon. In a press briefing on Sunday 22nd September 2019, Minister René Emmanuel Sadi strongly condemned the dissemination of such false information. He stated that some foreign media channels including “Mediapart” have posted coarsely edited videos with concocted narratives on their online platforms to tarnish the image of the Cameroonian army. One of the reports was titled, “In Cameroon, the Dirty Work of a special unit equipped by France, the Rapid Intervention Battalion, an elite unit of 5,000 soldiers, is suspected of worse abuses in secret chambers of torture.” As an elite unite, the Communication Minister said these allegations on the BIR is intended to discredit and manipulate national and international opinion and stir resentment and tensions at a time when the country is en...