11, August 2016
Kassav to perform in Cameroon this December 0
20 years after their last performance on Cameroon soil, the musical group, Kassav will begin a victory tour of Cameroon from the 16th to the 22nd of December 2016. The first live concert is scheduled for Hotel Sawa (Douala) on December 20, 2016 and the second live concert will be held at the Sports Palace (Yaounde) December 22, 2016.
Cameroon Concord News has been reliably informed that after show performances will be hosted in two renowned nightclubs in Yaounde and Douala with the participation of some local artists.
The tour of Cameroon has been dedicated to the fight against cancer and it will be also to celebrate Kassav ‘ 37 years of existence. The organizers are planning a series of activities notably, a visit to the Chantal Biya Foundation.
By Chi Prudence Asong
16, August 2016
Cameroon shuts down 75 secondary schools 0
The Ministry of Secondary Education has ordered the closure of 75 private institutions before the beginning of the 2016-2017 academic year. The establishments were pinned by the Ministry of Secondary Education, for violating the terms of engagement in running secondary schools in Cameroon and for operating in residential homes.
The CPDM government identified such private schools in several cities, including Douala and Yaounde. Parents have been invited to consult the list of institutions authorized to operate by the government prior to the registration of their children.
The Minister of Secondary Education has also stated that it allows no more than 80 students per class room in secondary schools.
However, the action of the Biya regime has been consistently inconsistent in the educational sector. In 2014, 85 secondary schools were closed for the same reasons and after some under-the-table arrangements were allowed to go operational again.
By Sama Ernest