The Governors of the other nine Regions of Cameroon are already in Yaoundé to pay a final tribute to their colleague of the Center, Otto Wilson Joseph, who died on 24 October 2016 in a hospital in France.

According to a program made public this Wednesday on national radio and television (CRTV), the plane having on board the remains of Otto Wilson Joseph will land on Thursday night in Yaoundé. Once in his Command Region, Otto Wilson will be granted military honors and a vigil.

On Friday, the remains will leave Yaoundé for a final trip to the Isangele district in the Bakassi Peninsula in the Southwest Region.  At Isangele, Otto Wilson Joseph will be accorded one last vigil in the presence of his colleagues and some members of the Biya government. On Saturday, December the 10th, the earth will close on him.

Otto Joseph Wilson, who headed the Central Region since the 4^th of June 2014, died on the 24^th of October 2016 following a protracted illness after a medical evacuation at the American hospital in Paris, France on 8 October 2016.

Anang Jude with cables from CIN

The National Communications Council, the secular arm of power in the field of media regulation has dished out new sanctions against particularly virulent media reporting against the CPDM regime. More than 20 journalists and media were suspended from activities on Tuesday the 6^th of December 2016.

Cameroon Concord News gathered the sanctions ranged from 1 to 6 months including the cessation of activities in some cases. The heaviest sanction was imposed against Douala-based “Aurore plus” newspaper and its editor, Michel Michaut Moussala, with more than 35 years of the professional experience.

The newspaper was suspended from activities and its publisher banned from the profession following a complaint by the former general manager of Camair-Co. The “powerful” Minister of Transport Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o successfully got the head of a reporter while the President of the Cameroon Football Federation had a journalist suspended for writing that he was “not the president of the FECAFOOT”.

By Rita Akana

British Southern Cameroonians have staged massive demonstrations in the South West and North West of the regions of the country today Monday the 5^th of December 2016.  In Buea, capital of the South West region, the elected representatives of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) led by its leader Ni John Fru Ndi mobilized and held a pro Anglophone rally.

A huge crowd accompanied the SDF leaders at the Molyko stadium where thousands of people gathered and were addressed by John Fru Ndi. The SDF chairman expressed solidarity with the demands of the Anglophone population, who are advocating for federalism or secession from Cameroon. On this claim, the regime in Yaoundé has vowed not to yield and hardliners in the Biya Francophone Beti-Ewondo government have openly stated that Anglophone claims are not on the national agenda.

The city of Kumba in the South West has also entered the federalism and secession dance. The Kumba population have responded to the calls made by the lawyers and the teachers for Anglophone demands to be met immediately. In Bamenda, the starting point of the Anglophone protest, the situation was also very tense throughout the day with clashes reported between the police and the population. Shops remained closed, the men in uniform squared the city and shots were even heard in some places.

The graduation ceremony at the Bamenda University scheduled for the 9^th of December has been postponed to a later date. Several arrests were made today in British Southern Cameroons.

By Rita Akana and Sama Ernest

Two hundred and thirty-two (232), agents holding false diplomas, have just been uncovered at ELECAM (Elections Cameroon), the body in charge of the electoral process in the country.

The 232 election officers, 36 from the Far North, 8 in the North, 57 in the Center region and several from other regions were recruited in ELECAM with False diplomas by the commission evaluating training provided abroad.

The situation hinted Cameroon Concord News Yaoundé city reporter has cast doubt on the level of ethics of agents of ELECAM and the institution in charge of the electoral process in Cameroon.

This is not the first time that false diplomas are detected in a Cameroon administration. In Cameroon, the utilization false diploma is now a way of life practiced by young people.

Many have been recruited within the Cameroon administration and in countries around the world which do not have a mechanism to enable them to verify the diplomas awarded in Cameroon.

By Rita Akana

The Prime Minister, Head of Government will travel to Limbe & Buea on Tuesday for a government propaganda rally.  It has been confirmed that he’ll be making that journey with top-ranking government officials, like Jean KUETE et al. Yang Philemon and his CPDM gang plans to use the CPDM party structures and militants to stage a “Unity March” painting Cameroon as a unitary state, one and indivisible.

The CPDM barons intend to organize a march in Buea, and after that in Bamenda the following week. They want the world to see that “Anglophone Cameroonians” (Those paid to march) want “peace and unity”, and do not want to federate or secede!*

Biya has approved the plan even though some major disagreements were recorded from highly placed CPDM Section presidents whose children were beaten, molested, and presently out of school. However, some have received money and are preparing to march with T-SHIRTS carrying Peace, Unity, Oneness  propaganda.

Cameroon Concord News has learnt that there will be severe consequences on all those who will dare participate in such pro Francophone march in British Southern Cameroons territory.

They’re planning a similar propaganda rally in Bamenda, to inform the international community that Anglophones want to remain with La Republique du Cameroun. Inside sources say they need 10000 boys and girls militants to wear the T-SHIRTS and participate in the march! The Anglophone lawyers and teachers unions have sounded a note of caution calling on parents to keep their children at home.

Anglophones leaders have however opined that British Southern Cameroons does not need political rallies and a peace march, what it needs is development that can only come through the creation of a Southern Cameroons state with its own army.

The so-called Cameroonian government spokesman and Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary has reacted to allegations made by the US State Department which accused Yaoundé of “various violations of fundamental freedoms in Cameroon”, specifically in the management of the demonstrations in Bamenda and in Buea deep within the English-speaking part of the country .

Minister Tchiroma observed that the police acted in strict respect for the international commitments that bind Cameroon. The corrupt government official added that “The government has sought to maintain dialogue and consultation with a view to finding appropriate solutions to the demands of Anglophone lawyers and English-speaking teachers.”

In this regard, Tchiroma said, appropriate measures had been taken, namely: – the working visit to Bamenda by the Prime Minister, Head of Government, from the 25^th  to the 27^th of November 2016, to discuss with representatives of lawyers and teachers; – the creation by the Prime Minister, Head of Government of an inter-ministerial committee to examine the problems of teachers.

The controversial politician chanted the same old CPDM slogans no longer listened too in British Southern Cameroons and enlisted “the opening of sectoral negotiations, to the respective diligence of the Minister of Justice, on the one hand, and the Minister of Higher Education on the other as positive steps taken by the Francophone government.”

Issa Tchiroma also noted that the special donation of 2 billion FCFA to private sector teachers, the announced recruitment of 1000 young bilingual teachers and even the creation of an ad hoc committee, are signs of openness to dialogue. It is of vital importance to include in this report that Minister Issa Tchiroma was addressing the wrong audience and that the Anglophone leaders have rejected all government proposals not linked to a new constitution for the country that will guarantee Anglophone autonomy.

By Rita Akana

The Prime Minister Head of Government, Philemon Yang has ordered the setting up of an inter-ministerial ad hoc committee to examine and propose solutions to Anglophone Teachers currently on strike.

The ten articled decision reads;

Article 1: The creation, organization and functioning of the committee tasked with examining and proposing solutions to the concerns raised by the Anglophone Teacher’s Trade Unions

Article 2: Placed under the PM, Head of Government, the ad hoc committee’s main mission shall be to examine appropriate solutions to all the concerns raised by the Anglophone Teachers Trade Unions.

Article 3 : The ad hoc committee shall be made up of;

-Chair: Professor Ghogomu Paul Mingo, Minister, Director of Cabinet at the PM’s Office

Members: Minister of Higher Education, Minister of Secondary Education, Minister of Basic Education.

The following bodies shall have representatives in the committee

-The National Union of Teacher’s of Higher Education, SYNES University of Bamenda.

-The National Union of Teacher’s of Higher Education, SYNES University of Buea.

-The Cameroon Teacher’s Trade Union ,CATTUC.

-Teacher’s Association Cameroon,TAC

-The Presbyterian Education Authority Teacher’s Trade Union.

-The Catholic Education Worker’s Trade Union.

-The Baptist Teacher’s Trade Union Cameroon.

-The Cameroon Education Forums.

-Government Schools

-Lay Private Schools

-Private Denominations Schools

-Parent/Teacher association government schools

– Parent /Teacher association of private lay schools

-Parents/Teacher Association of Private denominational Schools

Depending on the agenda for discussion, the Chairperson of the committee may invite any other resource person

Article 4: The ad hoc committee shall meet in Bamenda when summoned by its Chairperson.

The ad hoc committee proceedings shall be recorded by the Coordinator of the Technical Secretariat.

Article 5: Every meeting of the ad hoc committee shall be sanctioned by a report and the Chairperson shall without delay report on the deliberations of the ad hoc committee to the Prime Minister and solicit his arbitration whenever necessary.

Article 6: The ad hoc committee shall have a Technical Secretariat to execute its instructions of the committee, identify necessary actions, prepare an action plan, and prepare files, draft reports among others

Article 7: The Technical Secretariat shall comprise the following;

The Coordinator, a senior official at the cabinet of the PM.

Members:

-Representative of the Minister in charge of Higher Education.

-Representative of the Minister in charge of Secondary Education.

-Representative of the Minister in charge of Basic Education.

These officials shall be designated by their various Ministries

Article 8: miscellaneous

Duties of Chairperson and member of the ad hoc committee as well as those of the Technical Secretariat shall be honorary.

Article 9: The provisions of order number 118 CAB/PM of 28 November 2016 relating to the creation and organization and functioning of the inter-ministerial ad hoc committee tasked with examining and proposing solutions to the concerns raised by Teacher’s Trade Unions shall still remain in force

Article 10 : This order shall be registered published in the official gazette in the English and French

Culled from CRTV

Prime Minister Philemon Yang will not be meeting with the Anglophone leaders today Wednesday November the 30^th 2016. The Head of Government will represent President Biya at the Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC), which opens today in Libreville, Gabon.

Philemon Yang reportedly promised the new generation of Anglophone leaders that he was going to meet with them for a second round of dialogue today. But his political boss who has no feeling for the Anglophone community has decided to dispatch the Prime Minister to Gabon.

According to Alain-Claude Bilie-Bi Nzé, Gabonese Minister of Communication and government spokesperson, the Libreville summit will be devoted to peace and security in the sub-region. Specifically, at the summit in the Gabonese capital, the Heads of State, Government and delegations present will examine the situation of the Central African Republic, Cameroon and Chad. Important resolutions are therefore expected.

By Fru James in Yaounde

NB This reporter is not a staff of the Cameroon Concord News Group

× We have 2 sea ports all in francophone areas

× We have 3 international airports.  All in francophone areas

× We have 2 or 3 hydro electricity dams. All in francophone localities

× Economic and political capitals all francophone

× the 3 first most powerful position in Cameroon Head of State, Senate President, National Assembly Speaker) all occupied by francophones

× The greatest document in public service (integration decision) only in French.

× Ministers of Higher Education, Secondary Education, and Primarily Education are Francophones.

× Ministers of Public Service, Finance, Justice and Defense are Francophones.

×PRIME MINISTER HAS NO REGIONAL DELEGATIONS. AND CAN NOT ACT WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH THE ALL SURROUNDED FRANCOPHONE MINISTER WITH REGIONAL DELEGATIONS EVERYWHERE.

× Government has not done any investment in any Anglophone zone to favor Anglophones.

The President of Senegal, Macky SALL has commended Cameroon’s much-envied status in Africa. The Senegalese leader made the acknowledgement during a visit to Cameroon on Monday 28 November 2016.

 President Macky SALL noted that he came to highlight Cameroon’s greatness at the heart of the continent, which has been magnified by its cultural, economic and political stability.

For his part, President Paul BIYA said Yaounde and Dakar will continue to share a sincere and excellent friendship, attached to the promotion of democracy, peace, dialogue, and unity in Africa.

President Macky SALL was welcomed at the Unity Palace by BIYA. Both men held a meeting behind closed doors, which was followed by a special lunch offered by the Presidential Couple. The august guest thanked President Paul BIYA and First Lady Chantal BIYA for the hospitality reserved to him and his delegation.

The Senegalese Head of State was accompanied from and to the Nsimalen International Airport by Prime Minister Philemon YANG.