The Southern Cameroons Secretary for Defense says Biya and French Cameroun have failed to achieve their objectives against the people of Southern Cameroons in all political and economic fields, citing the abortive French Cameroun military push in the city of Bamenda as an example.

“Mindful of the fact that the French Cameroun military has created obstacles for Southern Cameroonians in the economic field, the Francophone army has failed regarding political and security issues. It has faced numerous defeats in the last three years,” the Defense Secretary said in a conversation with Cameroon Concord News US bureau Chief on Monday.

The Defense Secretary also referred to the regional elections that BIya and French Cameroun political elites are trying to exploit to trigger the so-called one and indivisible Cameroon discourse.

French Cameroun leader Paul Biya recently announced La Republique du Cameroun’s first regional elections in December, including Southern Cameroons in the grip of a crisis.

The indirect elections on December 6 will put in place councils provided for in a 1996 constitution in a move towards decentralization but not yet implemented.

By Chi Prudence Asong

Two men from Cameroon, aged 19 and 20 respectively, were arrested in Paphos on Wednesday in connection with a case of robbery, kidnapping, extorting money with threats, theft and extortion.

Last Sunday a 36-year-old Briton, permanent resident of Paphos, made a formal complaint to police that on the afternoon of the previous day, four persons, one of which is familiar to the complainant, entered his residence, and threatening him and his partner, stole various electronic devices valued at €2,000.

Additionally, it seems the suspects led the Briton under threat to a bank where they made him withdraw €1,260 from his bank account and hand it over to one of the four men.

The two Cameroonians in custody have been remanded for a further 8 days under court order to facilitate investigations, and police secured arrest warrants for the other two men who are still wanted.

Investigation is ongoing.

Source: in- Cyprus

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide bombing in the border village of Zeleved in northern Cameroon.

About six civilians were killed and 10 others injured in the attack, media reports quoted security sources as saying.

Guterres’ reaction came through his spokesman, Mr Stephane Dujarric, at his daily news briefing in New York on Tuesday.

“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the suicide bombing last week in the border village of Zeleved in the Far North region of the country.

“He expresses his deep sympathies to the families of the victims and the government and people of Cameroon.

“It is essential to hold those responsible for the attack to account,’’ he said.

Dujarric quoted the UN Chief as reiterating unwavering support to the countries of the Lake Chad Basin in their collective fight against Boko Haram and other terrorist organisations.

He also assured them of his strong backing of their efforts to address the security, humanitarian and socioeconomic needs of the affected populations.

“The secretray-general calls on the countries of the Lake Chad Basin, with the support of the broader international community, to maintain their resolve and  find a sustainable solution to the crisis and address its root-causes’’ he said.

Source: Naija247news

Cameroon has deployed military troops to stop opposition supporters from protesting against long-serving President Paul Biya. Political opposition and rights groups blame Biya, who has been in power for 38 years, for rights violations and a four-year separatist conflict. Cameroon authorities have vowed to arrest anyone who tries to demonstrate against the government.

Opposition supporters say at least 12 of their members have been detained since Friday by what appear to be Cameroonian military troops.

27-year-old Christophe Nkemche says eight motorcycle taxi drivers in the city of Douala were detained and have not been seen since.

He says armed men dressed in Cameroon military uniforms whisked off eight of his colleagues to an unknown location.  Nkemche says the eight men were arrested while reading newspapers and publications from opposition political parties. 

Cameroon’s opposition leaders say the detentions appear aimed at thwarting protests against the country’s first regional elections and President Paul Biya. 

Biya in late August announced the elections would take place December 6.

Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) leader Maruice Kamto vowed to disrupt the polls and called for protests. 

Kamto, who says Biya stole from him the 2018 presidential election, says Cameroon should first resolve its four-year separatist conflict.

“Our fight against the dictatorship is heading towards its critical phase. Despite the essentially peaceful nature of our struggle for the freedom and development of our country, the regime once again resorts to terror and judicial barbarism,” said Kamto. “As I have said repeatedly, we want to get out of the dictatorship.”

Authorities have not confirmed or denied any military detentions of opposition supporters. 

But territorial administration minister Paul Atanga Nji confirmed that troops were deployed and instructed to arrest any protesters.

“I want to sound a stern warning to unscrupulous politicians looking for cheap popularity with a hidden agenda that they will face the law in case of any public disorder,” said Nji. “Administrative authorities have been instructed to take necessary measures to maintain law and order.”

Nji would not say how many troops were deployed, but opposition supporters and locals say the security presence is noticeable in major cities.

Cameroon’s government has banned public gatherings of opposition political party members in most cities and towns.   Nonetheless, Kamto this month has been meeting with supporters as part of what he calls plans to force Biya from power. 

Source: VOA

At least two Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian were killed on September 14 in an improvised explosive device blast in Bongong Barombi, a locality in the the Ndian County, Southern zone of Southern Cameroons.

The soldiers loyal to the French Cameroun regime in Yaounde were reportedly on patrol when the device planted along the road exploded.

The explosion destroyed the military vehicle, leaving two soldiers and a civilian killed and another civilian injured at the scene, a military source in Buea hinted Cameroon Concord News.

The Francophone dominated military have been in clashes with Ambazonia Restoration Forces since 2017.

By Fon Lawrence

The Vice President of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government says the people of Ambazonia will not commit to the so-called one and indivisible French Cameroun doctrine being marketed to the international community by the regime in Yaoundé.

“The people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia do not believe that the one and indivisible Cameroon theory is the core of the Southern Cameroons crisis and hence it cannot be the solution,” Vice President Dabney Yerima said during a zoom meeting grouping members of a Southern Cameroons think tank in Holland on Tuesday.

The exiled Ambazonian leader furthered, “The core of the Southern Cameroons crisis is about the deplorable and drastic conditions that Ambazonians are living under as people under occupation.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Yerima pointed to some attempts to end the disagreement among Southern Cameroons Resistance groups noting that the efforts have not yet reached a tipping point.

By Chi Prudence Asong

At least six civilians have been killed and 10 others injured in a suicide attack in Zeleved, a locality in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to several security sources.

Local officials interviewed by Xinhua confirmed the attack and said the traditional ruler and his wife were among those killed in the attack that occurred late Friday.

Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the attack, according to local journalist Dairou Mohammed.

“The suicide bomber was among those killed. He detonated the bomb just in front of the traditional ruler and his family and friends. Luckily some survived,” Mohammed told Xinhua.

On Wednesday, officials said a grenade blast in the Far North region injured seven civilians.

Source: Xinhunet

It’s been a long walk of pain anguish and even loss of loved ones as thousands fled from Southern Cameroon to seek asylum in Cross River state Nigeria for three years; following the Amazonian war in Southern Cameroon. These Cameroonians who were mostly women and children seeked shelter in various settlements in villages and were later relocated to refugee camps. 

Governor Ben Ayade who received the Cameroonian Government delegation last month ensued for peace and proper resettlement of these refugees back in their land of birth. “In all we do as Government we must make humanity our focus”.

The Cameroonian Government which is expected back to the State soon, have praised Governor Ben Ayade and the good people of Cross River State for their immeasurable support to the refugees, the Government provided land for settlement, water and sanitation facilities, livelihood, security etc. Outstanding is the support from the health sector that have provided health care services through the Primary Health Centers and General Hospitals at various locations.

 From time to time various health services have been provided at the refugees camp and settlements this includes Health sensitization, maternal and child health services, immunization, nutritional supplementation, renovation/equipping of facilities to serve the refugees and now COVID-19 sensitization and donation of COVID-19 items amongst others which was done by the Honorable Commissioner for Health Dr Betta Edu and her health team.

The Commissioner for Health with the COVID-19 taskforce paid a visit to the camp last week for COVID-19 sensitization, health talk, distribution of face masks hand sanitizers and other palliatives to the camp members at Ogoja. The compassionate Commissioner who spent quality time with families prayed that the refugees will return home soon with proper resettlement from their Government as the condition of living in the camps and settlements was not the best for children who for many have been out of school with poor access to social amenities while they are basically confined in camps and settlements with their parents or Guardians.

 “We have sensitized them in groups and settlements on COVID-19 signs and symptoms which they must look out for, as well as linkages for reporting such cases if seen. While the remain within our Borders we must continue to protect them as an outbreak of any disease including COVID-19 will affect not just the refugees but the host communities and may lead to loss of lives. I commend Governor Ben Ayade for his sustained support to the refugees over the years working through various MDAs Dr Betta Edu who is also the Chairman of the CRS COVID-19 taskforce added.

Source:  Vanguard

The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government has condemned French Cameroun’s current military campaign in Bamenda that has aggravated the sufferings of the people of Southern Cameroons and it is also obstructing access to medical supplies amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking during a meeting with members of the Ambazonia Intelligence Community late on Friday, Dabney Yerima slammed the Biya French Cameroun regime for its atrocities in Southern Cameroons saying the 87 year old butcher in Yaoundé has no sense of humanity.

The Southern Cameroons Vice President also lashed out at what he called “deliberate silence” on the part of the international community.

“We have heard prominent figures around the globe alluding to the genocide going on in Southern Cameroons-Ambazonia but no one is willing to take action against the French Cameroun crime syndicate in Yaounde” Vice President Yerima said.

“The crimes presently being committed in Southern Cameroons by the French Cameroun military is unprecedented in African history” Dabney Yerima underlined.

More than 35,000 Southern Cameroonians have been killed ever since President Biya of French Cameroun declared war against the people of Ambazonia. But the UN has maintained the tally at 3,000.

By Chi Prudence Asong

The Southern Cameroons Interim Government has strongly condemned La Republique du Cameroun’s move to organize regional elections describing it as an act of provocation to the Ambazonian people.

“The Ambazonia Interim Government strongly condemns the French Cameroun ruling regime’s move in Southern Cameroons” the resistance exiled Southern Cameroons government said in a statement on Friday.

The IG statement pointed out that the regional elections are a framework of a policy pursued by mercenary elements from Southern Cameroons, who are traitors to their homeland.

Ilaria Allegrozzi a Senior Central Africa Researcher at Human Rights Watch, focusing primarily on Cameroon has also reported that violence is continuing unabated in Southern Cameroons with the French Cameroun military enforcing “Operation Bamenda Clean”.

All Southern Cameroons groups have unanimously denounced the announced regional elections as completely unacceptable to the oppressed Ambazonian nation.

By Isong Asu