Torrential rains have made travelling within Yaoundé the nation’s capital almost impossible. The inhabitants of Yaoundé seem to be caught in the trap of the current rainy season, with a succession of flashes and violent thunderstorms that follow each day given way to mud, making circulation difficult in certain districts.

The situation in Olembé, seen here on photo located at the northern outskirts of Yaoundé is a tangle tale. Correspondingly, movement of people has become almost impossible after each rain, precisely at a place called “Pétrolex”.

“We suffer here at Olembe, after every rain, it’s mud. Even vehicles can no longer move normally. We are obliged to go out every time, with two pairs of shoes. The second pair of shoe is used once we are in town or in the office, “says an Olembe resident

Another inhabitant of the “Pétrolex” district said that he is obliged to wash his car every morning before going to work. Clearly, the people of this part of the capital are used to mud as a majority are militants of the ruling CPDM crime syndicate and have not bothered to inform the authorities that their area has been cut off from the entire Yaoundé.

By Sama Ernest

The Francophone governor of the Buea province of Southern Cameroons has revealed that the Yaoundé regime will henceforth monitor telephone conversations of West Cameroonians in order to identify secessionists and persons fanning the flames of the Anglophone uprising. The land grabber governor made the revelation last week during a meeting to assess the security situation in his administrative unit. He added that he was acting following instructions from the presidency of the republic.

According to Bernard Okala, the objective of this mission of Big Brother surveillance is to identify the secessionists and any person feeding the current situation in the Northwest and Southwest. “We plan to stop all the actors involved in the uprising. Some people claim to be disturbed by the situation, but support the secessionists behind the scenes, “said Bernard Okala, who also hinted that about ten names of people who disrupt peace in Southern Cameroons have already been spotted.

The French Cameroun Commissioner for the Buea province emphasized that the South West region cannot be demilitarized when people continue to burn government buildings and intimidate the population. However, it should be noted that telephone conversations are protected. According to the law n2010 / 013 of 21 December 2010 governing telephone calls in Cameroon, the protection of privacy with respect to private telephone calls are twofold. The first relates to the prohibition of unauthorized telephone tapping and the second concerns the protection of consumers against anonymous infringements via telephone calls.

By Chi Prudence Asong

Cameroon Concord News

The Francophone regime in Yaoundé has announced two competitive entrance examinations for the special recruitment of 50 magistrates and 30 court registrars from Southern Cameroons in a move interpreted by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium as a desperate attempt at stifling the West Cameroon revolution.

The Biya regime, dominated by vicious anti Anglophone elements launched the so-called recruitment examination at the Advanced School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM. A statement aired by the state owned radio and television stated that the competitive entrance organized by the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms is for the 2017/2018 academic year.

The information was contained in a press release signed by a Francophone cabinet Minister, Michel Ange Angouing. The release further stated that the written part of the examination shall be only in the English language. The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has called on Southern Cameroonians not to take part in the process. A spokesperson for the Consortium said the recruitment of 50 magistrates and 30 court registrars will not resolve the acute unemployment in Southern Cameroons.

The Francophone political elites say the examination will be written in four of the ten regions notably Centre, North, North West and South West. Potential examiners have been referred to the notice board of the Ministry and regional delegations or the website of the Ministry of Public Service for details.

By Rita Akana with files from CRTV

The Secretary General of the Popular Action Party, PAP, Akoson Raymond has announced the party’s decision to boycott the May 20 celebration in Cameroon.

In a release signed by the Scribe, PAP explained that the events from October 2016 portrayed a lack of unity between the two peoples that make up Cameroon. PAP pointed out that the continuous detention of Anglophones arrested during the heart of the crisis and the failure by the Yaoundé regime to open constructive political dialogue as recommended by International bodies like AU, UN,UK and the US prompted its leadership to adopt the boycott strategy.

Lord Justice Ayah Paul Abine’ s secretary general in his release, reiterated that it will join other Southern Cameroon groups to observe ghost town on May 20 and that PAP members and sympathizers will dress in black attires in memory of all those who have died during the crisis.

The leader of PAP, Lord Justice Ayah Paul Abine is one of the prominent Southern Cameroonians arrested during the crisis and the SG revealed that the decision to boycott the parade came after intensive consultation with the Advocate General of the Supreme Court.

PAP now joins SDF, CPP, PADDEC to boycott the May 20 Parade in Cameroon. Cameroon Renaissance Movement of Maurice Kamto has also announce a boycott if security measures are not beefed up in the two regions.

Source: Cameroon Info.Net

The leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, Prof. Maurice Kamto has announced that his party will not take part in 20^th May celebrations in the South West and North West regions of the country.  The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) said it wishes to preserve the safety of its militants during the next parade in which it will actively take part in other areas in French Cameroun.

“It is not, therefore, a boycott of the parade in these Regions, because to do so would be to validate the end of the Unity of our Nation, an idea that is unimaginable for the MRC and which no patriot can think of . It is only a matter of preserving the security of our militants, sympathizers and the populations of these regions, taking care not to add to the tensions prevailing there.” says Maurice Kamto, The president of the MRC.

Kamto reminded his militants that the 45th edition of the feast of National Unity has been interpreted by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society as provocative following the CPDM government’s posture of defiance faced with the deep political crisis born from legitimate Anglophone frustrations. He added that the unity of the nation now remains in danger.

In addition, the MRC reiterated that it stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the populations and leaders of West Cameroon and support the idea that only the release of all the English-speaking leaders currently held in Francophone prisons and the opening of a real political dialogue can reduce the situation which is slowly but surely going out of control due to an irresponsible and anachronistic approach of the crisis by the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime.

By Sama Ernest

Cameroon Concord News

The Council of Protestant Churches has called on the Biya Francophone Beti-Ewondo regime to begin dialogue with the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. The Anglophone crisis was prominent in the menu during a meeting by the Council of Protestant Churches of Cameroon (CEPCA) that held from the 2^nd to the 7^th of May 2017.

The General Assembly of the Protestant Churches noted that the Anglophone problem if not properly handled could undermine the unity and peace in Cameroon. The body therefore called on the Government to give priority to approaches that will lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The religious leaders hoped that the regime would pay great attention to the demands of the Anglophone lawyers and teachers and open fraternal dialogue that can contribute to the resumption of schools in Southern Cameroons.

Cepca also requested that there the government should pass an act of parliament legalizing proceedings and all decisions reached to alleviate the concerns expressed by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. Reverend Jonas Kemogné, the Secretary General of Cepca was quoted as saying that the Anglophone crisis inspired the choice of the theme of the 46^th general assembly meeting.

The Protestant churches in Cameroon say they are frustrated by the fact that church leaders have been dragged to court for matters that have nothing to do with religion. “We criticize this situation. We ask the State to take a particular look at the situation of all those arrested in the English-speaking area. That procedures be legal and accelerated to avoid tensions, “said Rev. Jonas Kemoge.

By Sonne Peter, Camcordnews

The Cameroon military has launched what it described as Operation Thunder 4 focused on one of the last pockets of resistance by the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram near the borders with Nigeria. Operation Thunder involves a great mobilization and deployment of Cameroonian soldiers to Nigeria. The combat mission resumed on May 9, 2017 and it is the fourth intervention ever since the creation of the Joint Multinational Task Force.

Cameroon Concord News sources hinted that the army is now concentrating on crippling the remnants of Boko Haram fighters operating in the border towns and villages. The elite soldiers have been stationed between Limani and Waza from where they will penetrate the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It should be noted that the area between Limani and Waza provides Boko Haram militants’ enough space to protect themselves from drones. On May 9, 2017, the Cameroonian soldiers also launched Operation Alpha and engaged in Operation Thunder 4 on the Boko Haram sanctuary in Kumshe and Ngoshe.

As a reminder Operation Thunder began on the 19^th of December 2015. It was the first off-the-ground operation by the Cameroonian military inside Nigeria. Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed for this longest and largest scale operation ever carried out by the Cameroonian army.

By Sama Ernest, Camcordnews

The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has announced a massive operation aimed at achieving total and complete independence from La Republique du Cameroun. The Consortium, recognized by all Southern Cameroonians as the body with legitimate authority says celebrations to mark the so-called National Day will not hold in Southern Cameroon territory this year. The leaders have also called for a boycott of the 2017 session of the General Certificate of Education Examination. Below is a recent statement made public by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium:

Fellow Southern Cameroonians, the great day of battle is here and the war cry has been sounded. That day on which we were turned into slaves is here- 20th May!! The battle line is drawn, there is no standing on the fence; No Southern Cameroonian should be seen anywhere near any ceremonial ground going to help Biya destroy, kill & maim us the more. Everyone must choose their side: You are either for Southern Cameroons or against us, there is no midway.

No political party shall be seen doing anything on that day; the ghost town of that day has to be one that sends a clear and unambiguous message to everyone across the world that we want freedom, that we are tired of slavery and servitude, that annexation and colonialism in the 21st century are crimes against humanity. No exceptions shall be accepted and we shall all go out there and spread this message.

Also, the Francophone government is now calling for “juju” power to protect some centers for them to destroy the education of the very children we are fighting to safeguard by writing examinations when there were no classes for months; rest assured that will not happen on our territory. Beware of treachery; do not be found at the wrong place at the wrong time- tell others!!

By Rita Akana and Tina Nene Nganda

The Presidential couple has made available an envelope of FCFA 73 million to victims of the 14th March 2017 fire incident at the Bamenda Food Market. The package was handed over to the victims on 5th May 2017 by the Governor of the North West Region,Adolphe Lele Lafrique.

During the CPDM ceremony, the sum of FCFA 73,000,700 was distributed to 91 victims’ owners of 111 open sheds that were consumed by fire. Six of the victims whose shops were closed and 12 owners of tables with food stuffs received FCFA 20 million.

Shop owners were each entitled to FCFA 495,000 and FCFA 100,000 per burnt table. The Governor said the offer is an eloquent proof of the presidential couple’s resolve to stand against sinister Cameroonians. The March 14, fire incident left most of the victims very desperate reason why the assistance from the President and wife was saluted and considered a great relief.

Culled from CRTV

The Francophone governor of the Buea province of Southern Cameroons, Bernard Okalia Bilai has attacked the traditional institutions of the South West people. The Biya appointee during a meeting with the visiting Francophone Minister of Secondary Education in Buea observed that traditional rulers in the region are fond of intimidating administrators with masquerades from sacred society groups but cannot use them to fight against insecurity prevailing in the region.

Governor Bernard Okalia and the the Minster of Secondary education reportedly embarked on a working visit in the region to evaluate what the Yaounde regime painted as the level of preparedness of the Cameroon GCE Board to organize the 2017 session of the examinations. Jean Ernest Massena Ngale Bibehe began his mission in the South west region and is expected to brave the bad roads to Bamenda.

The minister held a scantily attended meeting at the Mountain Hotel in Buea in which each principal of the different secondary schools gave a comprehensive report on school effectiveness. The Principal of Bilingual Grammar School, BGS Molyko, Hannah Mbua Etonde was frank, candid and thoughtful when she told the Minister that most students have not been coming to school.

However ghost town welcomed Minister Ngale Bibehe in Buea with several shops remaining permanently closed in Molyko, Mile 17 and other areas. The Biya Francophone regime has insisted that the GCE practical examinations will begin next Monday May 15, 2017 while the written part shall commence on June 5, 2017.

By Rita Akana with files from Cameroun Info.Net