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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution of nearly 15,000 metric tons of food, worth US$21 million or CFA 12 billion, from USAID’s Food for Peace Program to Cameroon. This food will bring vital support to 300,000 people−refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and vulnerable food insecure populations−over the next three months, just when they need it most, at the onset of the lean season.

“This much-needed food−rice, split peas, vegetable oil and super cereals−comes at a critical time as the Boko Haram crisis in the north and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) refugee crisis in the east have generated increased needs and disrupted people’s lives in already fragile areas. It will help people cope over the next three months when they are most vulnerable as the lean season gets underway, and food insecurity worsens,” said Felix B.F. Gomez, WFP Country Director in Cameroon.  

In addition to some 260,000 refugees from C.A.R. who have been taking shelter for the past few years in Cameroon’s eastern regions, the Boko Haram violence continues to uproot families from their homes, disrupt the economy, agriculture and cross-border trade in the north of the country. More than 200,000 people–Nigerian refugees and Cameroonians–have been displaced due to the Boko Haram violence; in the worst-affected areas along the border with Nigeria, 1.4 million people face hunger.

“Without this support from our long-standing partner, USAID, we would not be able to continue providing the food and nutrition assistance that people need to survive. It’s an essential contribution to stave off hunger among those who need help most over the next months, but we are concerned that without additional international support, WFP will not be able to maintain its assistance as of June/July to the refugee and IDP populations,” said Gomez.

USAID is the largest single donor to WFP’s emergency programmes in Cameroon, covering up to 25 percent of the food assistance costs in 2016, and has been one of WFP’s key supporters over the years.

While this substantial contribution enables WFP to continue its support for another three months, an additional US$36 million is needed to sustain assistance to vulnerable communities until the end of the year.

WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. Each year, WFP assists some 80 million people in around 80 countries.

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Elangwe Pauline

22.Apr.2016

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According to an open complaint sent to the National Executive Committee NEC of Cameroon's lead opposition party the Social Democratic Front SDF, Felix Teche Nyamusa SDF 2018 Presidential hopeful (pending primaries) has been barred from the party activities according to Cameroon media outlet hilltopvoices  

      'His Excellency, kindly digest-cum-relay this concern to the National executive committee (NEC):

I, Felix Teche Nyamusa SDF 2018 Presidential hopeful (pending primaries) have recently been blocked from attending SDF meetings or permitted to attend but stopped from making contributions under flimsy excuses!

            Its worth mentioning that Felix Teche Nyamusa is SDF militant from conception of the party in 1990 and has held positions in same at various times and levels which include Tugi ward chair, district executive member of Mbengwi and Bamenda electoral districts and member of the provincial communication desk of North West Region (then province) and currently SDF presidential hopeful for the 2018 Cameroon presidential – it was the case in a North West regional reorganization planning meeting of March 2018(at Fru Ndi’s Ntarikon residence) with the SDF national chair His Excellency John Fru Ndi in attendance where your presidential hopeful was prevented from partaking in the gathering and again in another conclave at Fru Ndi’s Ntarikon residence this time of the Bamenda II district Saturday 16, April 2016 where I was permitted to attend but again controversially censored from contributing at the deliberations! It is worth noting that I after all was officially invited to this meeting by the district chair like I have attended other meetings here at the invitation of the past chairs. Today to some militants “Nyamusa is of SDF Mbengwi Momo and he is standing presidential primaries with Chairman Fru Ndi - he should be stifled at party activities!” It is worth mentioning that the Musang ward of chairman Pa Sembi in Bamenda II is my current SDF ward. I currently reside in Musang quarter of Bamenda II. When I am in the village - Tugi in Mbengwi subdivision of Momo division, I militate in the Tugi SDF ward where I am former chair. Where ever I go be it in Douala, Yaounde, North or any other part of Cameroon as well as in the Diaspora I have always made it a duty to identify and partake in my party SDF activities   .

            My field experience over the years has exposed this unlawful, anti constitutional posture by some party zealots which hampers democracy thereby increasing apathy by discouraging aspirants and their following not only as it concern me but also with respect to other militants at various levels of the party perpetuated by (some of) the chieftains in their respective constituencies especially those afraid of competition or for sycophancy sake!

  The SDF party constitution is unequivocal on:

 

-         Part of the Preamble: - “We hereby reiterate our belief in individual freedom in the framework of a just society, political freedom in the framework of a meaningful participation by all citizens in the political process and mindful of the constitution of the Republic of law No 90/056 of 19th December, 1990.

Pledge ourselves to an open and honest endeavour in the conduct of public affairs and in a manner worthy of a free people; convinced that the enduring strength of the Nation’s political institutions depends on the restoration of multiparty democratic practices. Affirm our conviction that a political party wishing to be trusted must prove its trust in the people.

Section 7.4 , of the party constitution

(a)Every member shall have the right to vote and be voted for any office or post of the party during any election, provided that such member has been active and is a current financial member of the party; (Yaounde conv.; 16-20.04.99)

Internal rules and regulations

Part II: Nominations for election

Section 5: Nomination for the presidential election

a)     The Republic shall form one single constituency for the purpose of nominating a presidential candidate of the party. Aspirants seeking nomination shall submit themselves to the National convention specially convened for that purpose. The applicant shall be supported by no less than ten accredited members to the convention from each of at least five (5) Regions of the Republic; (Bfsm. Conv. 29-31-7-93)

b)    The candidate that wins more than 50% of the votes of the total delegates of the special convention shall be considered duly nominated; provided that he/she has no less than one third of the votes cast at the nomination in each of six of the regions in the Republic”

Thus per our SDF constitution, the presidential candidate irrespective of whether he/she holds a party executive position or just a bare militant has the entire Cameroon as his/her constituency and obviously has as a duty to sell his/her image, ideology and manifesto to fellow citizens through party meetings, rallies--- .

            It is only through this that militants, Cameroonians will know such candidate(s) in order to ascertain whether he, she or they deserve their votes at polls or not!

Hence blocking them from fully and actively participating in meetings, rallies or other party activities I think is a disservice to SDF militants in particular and Cameroonians in general; unconstitutional; undemocratic thus weakening the party to say the least!

            Comrades, this is the ordeal the party, some party members including Nyamusa your humble presidential candidate (pending primaries) have been going through and we urge the national executive council (NEC) being one of the highest governing organ of the SDF party to get involved and educate militants and sympathizers against such party absurd, debasing actions!

May God guide, SDF, Cameroon.”

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Bakah Derick- hilltopvoices.org

22.Apr.2016

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Biya Appoints Enow Ebge as member of Electoral Board,Enow Abrams Egbe makes his come back.the former governor has been in the cold since 2012,his last job was governor of Adamawa.

The Electoral Board is actually there to ensure the smooth functioning of Elections in Cameroon and also ensure compliance with the electoral law by all all stakeholders for the purpose of guaranteeing regular, impartial, free, fair, transparent and credible polls, but its electoral board is ironically appointed by the head of state who also is viewing to run for re-elections in the upcoming presidential elections in Cameroon.  

Enow Ebge comes from Manyu Division in the Southwest Province. Ex Governor Egbe is the fourth Governor from Manyu Division after Enoh Tanjong, Peter Oben Ashu and Martin Tanyi Tiku Baiye Arikai.

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Prince Nfor Hanson

22.Apr.2016

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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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