Politics

Apart from the North Region,Nine Regions have been affected by the today's appointment of some secretary generals to councils in Cameroon by Territorial Administration and decentralization Boss Rene Emmanuel Sadi. 

North West:
Donga-Mantung Division: Nkambe council Mr Tangwa Joseph.
MEZAM Division: Bamenda II council Mrs Tebit Edith Edam
TUBAH council: Mr Charles Asong.

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Prince Nfor Hanson

21.Apr.2016

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Who are the 299 Ministers of the era of President Paul Biya? This is the question that is puzzling a group of five Cameroonian journalists.

They have attempted to sort  answers five Cameroonian journalists by launching a website "Paul Biya.com governments". A fascinating insight into the administrative  world of Cameroon from 1982 till present -under the rule of Mr Biya!

299 ministers. All within 34 years in power. After six months of work and excavations in the biographies, newspaper clippings and official journals of Cameroon, this five guys did come up and  published a set of data on the varius sectors of administration under  President Paul Biya, from  his accession to power in 1982 to this present date.

Who are Biya's ministers? From what region of Cameroon do they come from?How is the demography of Biy's appointments? How long do they serve in the government? How does Mr Biya relates to female ministers? What are the  role of women in his administration?
Visit the  website lesgouvernementsdepaulbiya.com to get answers
Unfortunately,content on the website is only provided in French, we thought of sharing this with those of our readers who are have a mastery of  French.

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Elangwe Pauline

21.Apr.2016

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Member countries of the Economic Community of Central African States, ECCAS are meeting in a three-day meeting in Yaounde to reflect on how they can stand up to the challenges in the Millennium Development Goals,identify the needs of African Governments amidst growing security threats and problems of climate change.

During the three-day conclave, UNESCO’s officials will also assess the organisation’s contributions and those of development partners in supporting the ten countries of the sub region. Focus will also be on the need to prepare the youth of member countries to be peace crusaders. The meeting is scheduled to run till 22nd April 2016.

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Elangwe Pauline

21.Apr.2016

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The Yaounde-based Special Criminal Court, SCC, on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, continued hearing Phase I of the two matters involving Yves Michel Fotso, the former General Manager of the defunct national carrier, Camair. As the trial, which began in November 2014, gradually draws to a close, Wednesday’s sitting was devoted to hearing the final submissions of the prosecution and counsel for Camair Liquidation Committee and the State.

However, all this took place in the absence of the accused and his counsel, who had earlier pulled out of the trial, alleging unfair court processes. Hearing the matter was the leader of the trial team, Mr. Justice Moukoury Francis, assisted by Mr. Justice Michel Onana and Mr. Justice Nyassa; with Mr. Justice Tagim as one of the Advocates General. In an hour and half submission, Mr. Justice Tagim revisited the trial, beginning from preliminary investigations, demonstrating that Yves Michel Fotso set out to embezzle Camair funds. He supported his arguments by recalling exhibits that were tendered by the prosecution, pointing out that by running Camair accounts in Commercial Bank of Cameroon, CBC, in which he has interests, Fotso deliberately entertained the conflict of interest to the detriment of the State and the defunct national carrier.

Taking the floor next, Counsel for Camair Liquidation, Barrister Ngongo Ottou Martin, and the liquidator, Bekolo Christian, supported the Advocate General’s position that Fotso deliberately engaged in activities to defraud the State. Barrister Mujem Fombad, Counsel for the State, concurred with the positions of previous speakers, pointing out that the State was never a party to the failed reimbursement deal reached earlier between the Camair Liquidation Committee and Yves Michel Fotso. The matter was later adjourned to April 29, 2016, for ruling.

Michel Fotso is accused of fraudulently obtaining 18.9 Billion FCFA between 2000 and 2002. The suit, filed by Camair's Liquidation Committee and the State of Cameroon, concerns 4,051,209,866 FCFA, 4,606,130,515 FCFA, and 8,934,203,742 FCFA, all compensation for the famous Boeing 747 'Combi' aircraft crash in Paris, France; as well as 1,400,000,000 FCFA, the worth of the wreck of the aircraft.

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Elangwe Pauline

21.Apr.2016

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The United States will give $40 million in humanitarian assistance to countries bordering Lake Chad fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said on Tuesday.

The money was to help about seven million people affected by the insurgent group that has killed around 15,000 people. It takes total U.S. aid to the sub-region since 2014 to $237 million, she said.

Power was in the capital of Cameroon and met President Paul Biya and attended a ceremony to burn 2,000 tusks in a bid to end elephant poaching. The trip includes visits to Chad and Nigeria.

"We discussed the monstrous threat posed by Boko Haram and we agreed, and he was very forceful on this point, that the military response alone could not succeed in defeating Boko Haram in the long-term," she said of her meeting with Biya. 

Respect for human rights, good governance, economic and forest development and a focus on civil society were essential components of the campaign, she said.

Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad are contributing forces to fight the group. Power has been scheduled to visit the region's Multinational Joint Task Force, which is staffed with troops from the three nations as well as Niger and Benin.

The United States has sent troops and drones and offered to send a special operations mission to the fight against Boko Haram, which has pledged allegiance to Islamic State.

On Monday, a vehicle in her motorcade that was carrying United Nations and Cameroonian officials struck a young boy. Medics in the convoy treated him but he died of his injuries.

"I joined the (Cameroonian) governor of the area ... the leading U.N. official who manages the humanitarian and development response and Ambassador Hoza, and we visited with the boy's family to offer our profound condolences," Power said in a speech.

Power also described meeting refugees and called for financial support from the international community to aid the development of areas battered by Boko Haram.

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Elangwe Pauline

20.Apr.2016

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The Nigerian army, backed by the country's air force, on Monday repelled an attack an attack by Boko Haram fighters near the border with Niger in the jihadists' northeast heartland, the military said.

The group allied to Islamic State had been fighting for at least seven years to carve out an Islamist caliphate in the region in a conflict which has displaced more than 2 million people and killed thousands. 

The militants struck as the troops were on their way to the border town of Damasak where they wanted to set up a permanent base, a military source said. The army took the area back from Boko Haram last year, but has struggled to hold it.

"The Nigerian troops have successfully repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists who attempted an incursion into (the) 113 Battalion," army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement carried by PR Nigeria, which releases government statements.

Kareto is the army's next base in the area.

"So far our troops had two officers and 22 soldiers wounded in action," he said without giving further details.

No further information was immediately available from the remote area which is largely disconnected from mobile phone networks.

Boko Haram controlled a swath of land in northeast Nigeria around the size of Belgium at the start of last year, but was pushed out by Nigerian troops, aided by soldiers from neighboring countries.

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Elangwe Pauline

19.Apr.2016

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