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1, October 2016

Female Football World Cup U17: Canada defeats Cameroon ⁰

Indomitable Lionesses were beaten 3-2 yesterday by the Canucks of Canada. The Canadians opened the score sheet through Huitema in the 3rd minute. Cameroon equalized in the 17th minute with a free kick from Djoubi.

The Lionesses followed with a second goal at the 42^nd minute of the encounter through Dabda. The Canadians were awarded a penalty in the 75th minute rightly taken by Stratigakis.

Taylor scored the winning goal in the 83rd minute. Final score, 3-2 in favour of Canada.

By Chi Prudence Asong

1, October 2016

Yaounde: Chinese ambassador donates toiletries and foodstuff to the Chantal Biya Foundation ⁰

In what the Cameroon Radio and Television reported as a renewed commitment by the Chinese government to support Cameroon, Beijing has handed over a Greek gift of toiletries and foodstuff to the Chantal Biya Foundation in Yaounde. Cameroon Concord News understands the donations were received on behalf of the First Lady, Chantal Biya by the Secretary General of the foundation, Habissou Bidoung.

The 30^th of September 2016 ceremony also provided an opportunity for the Chinese ambassador to Cameroon, Wei Wenhua to make public his thank you message to the foundation for alleviating the plight of the underprivileged and vulnerable in the country. Some pro CPDM comedians noted that the donation, second of its kind, was a means of strengthening relations between Cameroon and China, while projecting future partnerships.

Eyong Paul

30, September 2016

Governing from abroad: Biya sacks the SDO of Dja et Lobo Division ¹

President Paul Biya is reportedly governing Cameroon from a hotel apartment in Switzerland. The 83 year old dictator, who has already spent 34 years in power, signed a decree on Thursday night and channelled it through a fax message to the Secretary General at the Presidency of the Republic in which he dismissed the Senior Divisional Officer for Dja et Lobo Division. Ever since he left the 71st session of the General Assembly of the UN and unlike other heads of state who have returned to their respective countries, Paul Biya is still out of Cameroon.

From abroad he signed a decree appointing David Koulbout Aman, as the prefect of his home constituency, the Dja and Lobo in the South Region to replace Bernard Marie Mba (seen here). A journalist with a sister publication, Cameroon Intelligence Report hinted that the prefect was fired for his involvement in the financial scandal that has rocked the local community of Mekin linked to the construction of a hydro power dam.

Cameroon Concord News gathered that many prominent Beti-Ewondo government officials are involved in the scandal. The outgone Senior Divisional Officer Bernard Marie Mba could be charged in the coming days. At the time of filing this report, information filtered that President Biya was informed about the matter by

the mayor of Sangmélima who is also his nephew.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

30, September 2016

Jerusalem: Biya shies away from Shimon Peres funeral ⁰

President Paul Biya has chosen not to make the trip to Jerusalem for the funeral of Shimon Peres, although he is currently in Europe. Biya, reported a sister publication, Cameroon-info.net has decided that Lejeune Mbella

Mbella, the Minister of External Relations should represent him in Israel. The Republic of Cameroon has maintained close relations with Israel for many years. After taking the decision to entrust his personal protection to the Israelis following the failed coup of 1984, Paul Biya has received the late Shimon Peres several times in Yaounde.

Shimon Peres, former Israeli President and Nobel Peace Prize winner seen by some as a war criminal, died Wednesday, September 28, 2016 as the result of a stroke at the age of 93. Forty Heads of State and Government are expected to participate at his funeral scheduled for this Friday in Jerusalem.

By Sama Ernest with files from CIN

29, September 2016

Yaounde: Prime Minister Philemon Yang says members of government should tackle the problem of scarcity of textbooks throughout the national territory ⁰

Members of Government have met in their monthly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Yaounde. The 29^th of September 2016 meeting chaired by the Prime Minister and Head of Government Philemon Yang, focussed on the commencement of the 2016/2017 academic year in the primary, secondary schools and the eight state universities in the country.

During the session, the Minister of Higher Education, Jacques Fame Ndongo informed the head of government that the new school year will be innovative especially as his department wants higher education to be more job-oriented towards professionalism. He also mentioned improved research and the creation of online libraries.

The Minister of Secondary Education, Jean Ernest Massena Bibehe, observed that the 2016/2017 academic year will see the inclusion of private education towards attaining the goals of his ministry, as well as the construction of additional classrooms.

Prime Minister Philemon Yang appealed to his cabinet to reach out to displaced persons and refugees with educational facilities and tackle the problem of scarcity of textbooks throughout the national territory.

By Sama Ernest with files from CRTV

29, September 2016

Petit Pays: New album “Peur Dans La Cite” to be out in October ⁰

Petit Pays has followed his normal Christmas tradition by announcing a new album to be released on Friday the 28^th of October 2016. The Cameroonian music legend hinted through his US based producer Eyong Eyong Ebot that the album will have 5 main songs including 2 bonus tracks. In the promo handed exclusively to the Cameroon Concord News Group, Le Turbo, Rabbi Rabba, Adonai performed ballads and club-worthy makossa songs for a devoted African and world audience.

Petit Pays has become one of Africa’s most successful artists and has managed to find success deep within the Cameroonian diaspora both in Europe and the US. Petit Pays released more than ten platinum-selling records in Africa and has sold more than 35 million albums internationally, a feat that helped him eclipse the popularity of Soukous titans like the late Papa Wemba, Koffi Olomide and the late Pepe Kale. The new album Effatta includes a duet with popular Manyu solo singer, Bate Nico. A Moh KuKouri Production is an album Africans cannot afford to miss. By Soter Agbaw-Ebai

29, September 2016

French Lawyers and the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde: The AGBAW-EBAI DEBATE ⁰

Operation Sparrow Hawk launched by President Paul Biya seems to have attracted a group of prominent French lawyers into the country. The French lawyers who are currently defending the former barons of the Biya regime are now referred to as the “white marabouts in black dress.”

Those who have been indexed as luxury prisoners by the president’s court prefer to entrust their defence to these European lawyers, rather than those of the country. Many French speaking Cameroonians with ill-gotten wealth are more chic to be advised by French or a star of the Paris Bar Association.

French Barrister Christian Charriere Bournazel, the lawyer who defended Lydienne Yen Eyoum recently pardoned by President Paul Biya had complete and total access to both French President François Hollande and Hélène Gal, the Special adviser to Elysée on African affairs. The AGBAW-EBAI DEBATE understands Lydienne Yen Eyoum, the Franco-Cameroonian lawyer has now gained her freedom thanks to diplomatic negotiations conducted among others by Christian Bournazel.

Another French lawyer is Eric Dupond-Moretti operating in Cameroon. He defended Michel Thierry Antagana and the Franco-Cameroonian was also released from prison by presidential pardon.

Barrister Richard Sédillot, the legal counsel for Alanguena Urbain Awono, former Minister of Health, recently decried the political manipulation of justice in Cameroon under the pretext of Operation Sparrow Hawk. He has followed from beginning to end the legal proceedings of Olanguena at the High Court of Mfoundi to the Special Criminal Court and to the Supreme Court.

Jean-Paul Benoit is a former Prefect and now a French advocate who specializes on Africa through networks developed in the continent. His personal friend, Mr. Mignard, is a close and trusted friend of French President François Hollande. Benoît is currently defending the former Ivorian head of state, Laurent Gbagbo and has legal matters in Cameroon.

The AGBAW-EBAI DEBATE is asking our readers to make public their opinions on why French speaking Cameroonians do not trust their Made in Cameroun legal practitioners

Files from Cameroon-info.net

29, September 2016

Douala-Yaounde Highway accident kills 4 ⁰

A traffic accident claimed the lives of four people on Wednesday evening, on the Douala / Yaoundé “ancien route”, Cameroon Concord News has learned from police sources. A tractor reportedly collided violently with a five seater vehicle that had on board 8 people above its carrying capacity.

A reporter with the Cameroon Intelligence Report has been quoted as saying the accident happened at Massombo some 21 km from Douala and involved a vehicle registered LT EY 870, from PK Yabassi 19 and a tractor registered 656 S 11 A. Four people including three from the same family died on the spot. The truck driver fled the scene before police arrived.

By Sama Ernest

29, September 2016

Protest erupts in the US state of California following shooting of another unarmed black man ⁰

Protests have erupted in the US state of California following the fatal shooting of another unarmed black man by police as tensions grow over police violence across the country. Demonstrators gathered in El Cajon on Wednesday to condemn the police shooting of 38-year-old Alfred Olango who was reportedly mentally ill.

The Ugandan-born man was killed by officers on Tuesday after police received a report about a man acting erratically and walking in traffic. The rally continued into the night with hundreds of people marching from the shooting scene to El Cajon City Hall and back again, shouting Olango’s name, insulting police and disrupting traffic.

Civil rights activists and several hundred protesters gathered outside the police department during the day, chanting “murder,” “justice for Alfred Olango” and “black lives matter.” The protesters demanded the US Justice Department to investigate the fatal police shooting.

“We are not going to stop until we get justice,” the Reverend Shane Harris, president of the National Action Network’s San Diego chapter, said at the demonstration. “We do not trust local prosecutors to investigate local police.”

A video taken moments after the shooting and posted on social media shows Olango‘s sister crying in anguish, “Oh my God. You killed my brother. I just called for help and … you killed him.” The police killing came days after two African American men were killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, sparking protests against US police brutality.

A state of emergency and curfew were imposed by authorities to quell unrest in Charlotte. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, El Cajon Police Chief Jeff Davis appealed for calm. “I implore the community to be patient with us, work with us, look at the facts at hand before making any judgment,” he said.

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29, September 2016

Somalia: US misdirected airstrike kills 22 government troops ⁰

US forces have been accused of killing 22 Somali troops in what is said to be a misdirected airstrike in the country’s northern regions. On Wednesday, Galmudug states’ Security Minister Osman Issa announced that his soldiers were killed in the airstrike, adding that the attack was launched on a request of from the rival neighboring region of Puntland on the pretext that the targets were al-Shabab militants. “Puntland misinformed the United States and thus our forces were bombed,” he said.

Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis claimed that US forces had engaged in a “self-defense airstrike” after Somali troops were attacked by militants during operations to halt a bomb manufacturing network. He added that nine al-Shabaab militants were killed in the attack, while noting that the Pentagon was considering the false information claims.

“We will look at the reports to see if they are credible and if they are credible we’ll investigate them,” he said. A Puntland police source told reporters that over a dozen militants were killed in the attack. Meanwhile, al-Shabaab denied the casualties on its side, saying that it had no members in the region at the time of the attack.

Somalia has been the scene of fighting between al-Shabab and government forces since 2006. In 2011, al-Shabab, striving to topple the government, was driven out of the capital Mogadishu and other major cities by government troops and AMISOM forces, which are largely made up of troops from Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti and Kenya.

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