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The President of the Republic Mr Paul Biya has appointed Samuel Mvondo on Monday, April 11, 2016 , as the new Ambassador of Cameroon in France ,and another compatriot , Henry Etoundi Essomba as head of the Embassy of Cameroon in the United States of America , The appointments come in a tense political atmosphere back in Yaounde as Mr Biya is seeking ways to call for early presidential elections.
The embassy of Cameroon to France has been without an ambassador ever since the nomination of Mr Lejeune Mbella Mbella , the former ambassador as foreign minister of the Republic of Cameroon .
Before his nomination yesterday, Mr. Mvondo Ayolo, was Cameroon’s ambassador to Gabon with residence in Libreville the capital.Meanwhile former Cameroon ambassador to Israel,Etoundi Essomba Henri, took over as Cameroon's ambassador to the United States from Mr Joseph Bienvenu Charles Foe-Atangana.
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Boko Haram is seeking a ransom of nearly £40m for the release of the 219 schoolgirls that it kidnapped from the Nigerian town of Chibok two years ago, sources close to the group have told The Sunday Telegraph.
The terror sect is thought to have issued the demand during secret contacts with the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, who has said he is willing to negotiate for the girls' freedom.
The group's leader, Abubakr Shekau, had previously demanded the release of jailed comrades in exchange for the girls.
But a deal along those lines - brokered by the Red Cross - fell through after Nigerian prison officials said that commanders on a list given to them by Boko Haram were not in their custody.
Details of the new ransom request emerged ahead of the second anniversary of the girls kidnapping on the night of April 14, 2014, when they were abducted by Boko Haram gunmen posing as soldiers.
Despite their case receiving global attention because of the celebrity-backed #bringbackourgirls campaign on social media, diplomats and sources close to the negotiations say they are no closer to knowing the girls' whereabouts.
The Nigerian military has made significant gains against Boko Haram in the last 18 months, raiding a number of the sect’s camps in Nigeria's vast Sambisa forest, and freeing at least 1,000 women and children taken in other mass abductions.
Yet in none of the raids have any rescued prisoners or captured fighters been able to give any convincing accounts of meeting or seeing any of the Chibok girls.
That indicates they are still being kept well away from other captives, and that their kidnappers see them as having huge symbolic value as hostages - thanks partly the publicity given to them by the social media campaign.
"I think they are probably in clusters rather than all in one place, but probably not far from each other," said Shehu Sani, a Nigerian senator and civil rights activist involved in peace attempts with Boko Haram. "Boko Haram knows they are a prized catch."
One source close to Boko Haram said that around three months ago, Boko Haram sent a message saying it would exchange the girls for a ransom of 10bn Naira, the equivalent of around £36m.
"The ransom demand has split the government," said the source. "Some think it would be worth it just to resolve the Chibok situation, but others say it will simply allow Boko Haram to hire yet more insurgent recruits."
The same source also said that a month after the ransom demand, Boko Haram had secretly passed the government a new video tape showing 15 of the kidnapped girls.
"The girls are asked what their Christian names are and what their new Muslim names are," he said, referring to the "conversion" that Boko Haram forces Christian prisoners to undergo. "They are also asked if they have been raped or mistreated, but they say no - they look relaxed."
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All opposition activists detained by police in Yaounde last friday morning while distributing leaflets were released later the same day, according to Kah Walla , President of the Cameroon People's Party (CPP). The opposition leaders numbering 12 in total, mainly belonging to the CPP, were apprehended as they were distributing leaflets in the yaounde city center calling on Cameroonians to dress in black every Friday to demand some basic social services (water, electricity , health, education , etc.) .
After their arrest, emotions were high all over the country and in the diaspora as Cameroon went on social media channels to make public the arrests. As a result the authorities were panicked and i released all of them to avoid wave of demonstrations.
Kah Walla went on her twitter page to thank Cameroonians after her release
Kah Walla Retweeted
Thousands of you acted today & we're free! Democracy took a step forward in
#Cameroon today! We#StandUpForCameroon
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Biya grants audience to French Minister of Finance and Public Accounts , Mr. Michel Sapin , The Frenchman also met with the Minister of Finance (MINFI)Ousmane Mey, and the Minister of Economy , Planning and Regional Development ( MINEPAT) , Louis Paul Motaze .
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on the 3rd Agreement Debt Reduction and Development , the estimated amount could reach nearly 400 billion FCFA according to the French Embassy in Yaounde.
Franco-Cameroon relationship has affected Cameroon’s capacity and willingness to develop into a true democracy capable of enacting the reforms necessary for the protection of human rights for all Came roonians. While the extent of France’s involvement in Cameroon’s current politic s permits France to benefit from the arrangement, it also impedes possibilities fo r reform by strengthening leadership that stands to benefit from t he status quo.
In addition to exemplifying France’s ec onomic interests in Africa, Cameroon presents a strong instance of French inte rest in using Africa to advance the primacy of the French langua ge. As has been posited by critics and admirers of French policy in Africa alike, France’s former colonies in Africa have played a singular role in the promotion of the French language, embodied in the concept of the francophonie.
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President Idris Deby of Chad recently sent an emissary to Yaounde. The Chadian Minister of Finance and Budget, Alamine Bourma-Treye was received on Thursday 7th April 2016 at the Unity Palace by President Paul Biya.
State radio and television reported that after a 90-minutes discussion with President Biya, the Chadian envoy told reporters he was bearing a sealed message from the Chadian President Idris Deby Itno to his Cameroonian counterpart.
The Idris Deby envoy and Biya held discussions on the ongoing war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram and the forth coming elections in Chad. Deby needs the support of all French surrogates in the Sub Saharan region to declare his intention to run for president.
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Reports reaching us from Cameroonian blogger SOLOMON AMABO is that Kah Walla and militants of the Movement for Cameroon's Renaissance, MRC, were picked up April 8, 2016 as they staged a protest demonstration to halt rumored clandestine plans for the modification of the constitution and to demand the provision of water and electricity.
A statement from CPP Secretariat said she was arrested at the GMI office in Tshinga where she went to inquire about the arrest earlier of scores of demonstrators.
The reasons for her arrest are not known. At the time of filing in this report, Kah Walla and those arrested have been transferred to the judicial police station where sources say they have been charged with inciting 'insurrection and rebellion'
It is reported that Yaounde authorities tried to halt todays demonstrations in vain.
Tentative list of those arrested
1 Kah Wall
2 Allain Fogue
3 Okala Ebode
4 Balaba Grace.
5 Djabo
6 Mougnol
7 Ernesto Yene.
For more on this developing story please visit SOLOMON AMABO'S BLOG
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