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by Barrister Nico Halle Mindful of the pivotal role the media plays in the socio- economic and political life of each Nation; Mindful of the objective, peaceful, professional and patriotic manner in which most media organs have been handling the Anglophone crisis since more than three years albeit with some sporadic flaws; Mindful of the unfortunate arrival and rapid spread of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic since a few months back with attendant devastating consequences on human life; Considering that the above challenges only come to compound an already fragile economy that badly needs revamping. Whereas the Media has been performing it indispensable role under very excruciating conditions owing to want of adequate resources to function; The National Patron and defender of the Role of an Unfettered Press in Cameroon that I am since more than three decades now, has these few words for the media on the occasion of this great World Press Freedom Day celebration: Like the former venerated...

By Thomas Mokum The Commander of the 5th military Region, General Nka Valère, says they will clean Bafut of all separatist activities. He made the declaration in Bafut after visiting 300 soldiers who where  there for a special mission. The soldiers headed by Colonel Matang Chil Alian were sent to Bafut on the night of Saturday the 21 of March breaking Sunday 22. For the 6 days in Bafut 15 separatist fighters were neutralised amongst them two dangerous "generals" , general Alahji of zone 3 with head quarters at the Saddle Hill Resort a group that has been master minding kidnaps of the population in Bafut and Bamenda and even beyond, and general peace plant of zone 1. Apart from neutralising the 15 separatist fighters, there was the seizure of arms, 6 motorbikes, 2 horses, a Toyota Fortuner Jeep , chain saw, etc I bring to them congratulations from the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of defense and those of the Chief of armed forces. Bafut you know is a strong hol...

By Rose Obah There could have been no timely theme for the celebration of this year's World Press Freedom Day than, " Journalism without fear or favour." The right of journalists to discharge their duties under safe conditions, without being harassed, attacked, intimidated, beaten and imprisoned, cannot be over emphasized. Many have also been murdered, illegally arrested while some currently under arbitrary detention. The safety of journalists is an uphill challenge in today's world. Attacks on media professionals are often perpetrated by organised crime groups, militia, security personnel and even local police, making journalists to feature among one of the most vulnerable in society. I speak from experience as i have come face to face with physical and moral threats and intimidation for exercising my fundamental right to freedom of expression especially in the line of duty. In spite of all these, dear colleagues, let us continue to: - To Expose and excoriate evil i...

By Pechuqui Laurata Reading and scrolling down news feed on my facebook account, there was a write up on parenting that caught my attention for a while. It was about parenting with lots of attributes to the girl child. The two powerful points were on monitoring your child carefully and be his or her best friend and don't allow anyone call your daughter "my wife". Honestly i agree with the person who did the write up 100%. True because Most of them are the perpetrators of violence. You may think they are just joking but you can't easily detect what their intentions are. If your daughter complains about a certain person, stop referring to that person as kind and would never do such things. Just with that type of behavior or attitude of yours, when something happens she won't utter a word. Let's make our children our best friends. Most perpetrators of Gender Based Violence especially rape are usually closed to the victim and family. There is this ...

SisterSpeak237 in partnership with @Babila-Boye Arise4Africa Foundation, today paid courtesy visit to our sisters of Association Des Handicapés Dynamiques de Yaoundé 5 - APHADI The visit is part of our inclusive COVID response. During the visit, we donated hand sanitizers and face masks to APHADI. We also emphasized on basic hygiene measures which are the most important ways to stop the spread of infections, including the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). During the visit the SisterSpeak237 inclusion lead – Rita Acha acknowledged that persons with disability, may be impacted more significantly by COVID-19. She led focus group discussions tailored towards a needs assessment of what is priority to the women in this season APHADI has a unique mandate to take their members off the streets as beggars. They support the members to learn trades and be more autonomous financially. The president, Mme Ongla appreciated the gesture and the conversations. She thanked everyone who contributed to th...

By Denicia Wirku in Bamenda. A consignment of 1870 cubes of savon, 30litters of 1020 containers of hand sanitizers, 6800 buckets and 34000 face masks have arrived the NWR. The Secretary General at the NW Governor's Office: Viang Mekala received the consignment on behalf of the Governor, dispatched from the Ministry of Territory Administration- MINAT. The items that will be distributed from Thursday April 30 2020 to all 34 Subdivisions of the 7 Divisions in the North West Region, is part of the 2 billion CFAF donated by the President of the Republic: Paul Biya for the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. It is expected that the items will enable the population of the region to effectively implement the hygienic preventive measures put in place by the Government and the WHO to curb the spread of the dreaded disease. The North West region has thus far recorded five confirmed cases of Covid-19 and the reception of the Presidential grant comes few days after the region also benefit...

By Stephen Ojang. Both old and new members of the Cameroon Community Media Network CCMN of the North West chapter, all converged on the Presbyterian Church Center Mankon, to take stock and evaluate the way gone, as well as strategies to be put in place so as to bring back the much heralded Peace and back to normalcy needed in the North West Region. The chapter meeting gave room for the presentation of a financial balance sheet, and an in depth evaluation of the project executed, as well as the impact of the project, on its members and beneficiary communities.  Rose Obah National Coordinator CCMN The Chapter President, who doubles as national coordinator, Mme Akah Rosaline Obah, expressed satisfaction to the achievements of the projects executed, and encouraged the members to be steadfast in their plans of building a peaceful society worthy of living. PJ Gilbert Ndasi, on productions made Editor's note . OJ SLIM MEDIA took a keen interest on the impact of the peace journalism and ...