The Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government says Southern Cameroons liberation and sovereignty cannot be achieved as long as some front line figures and groups continue to serve Biya regime interest in the homeland.  

During a press briefing on Tuesday, Dabney Yerima stressed that the journey to Buea is getting longer than expected because some in the diaspora are seeing themselves as political leaders instead of liberators.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Yerima said every inch of the Southern Cameroons territory will be liberated from the occupying Francophone army soldiers very soon.

“The Ambazonian resistance has been going on for five years now! Our people should be ready to continue fighting because the ultimate goal of the struggle is to liberate the Ambazonian homeland and restore Southern Cameroons sovereignty over every inch of their geography” Yerima said.

Vice President Dabney Yerima warned the SDF party leadership of serious consequences of its criminal acts and provocative measures against the people of Southern Cameroons.  Yerima furthered that Biya acolytes including Joshua Osih and Fru Ndi will never succeed in bringing the Ambazonia Interim Government to its knees.

By Isong Asu with files from Chi Prudence Asong

Manyu Origin Women Association MOWA Ireland born in Dublin on March 2022 has joined the list of international donors for the reconstruction of the Mamfe District Hospital. MOWA Ireland will partner with the team headed by Minister Victor Mengot to rebuild the Mamfe District Hospital destroyed by sadists and arsonists on the 8th of June 2022.

MOWA Ireland, an organization created to safeguard and promote Manyu cultural heritage in the diaspora announced a million CFA Franc donation to the Minister Victor Mengot team in Yaoundé and the group reportedly agreed to take over the running of the maternity ward of the Mamfe District Hospital until the reconstruction process is completed.

The grant from MOWA Ireland was made public by its leader Lady Marie Esther Ayuk at the association’s headquarters at Bremore Pastures Park, Balbriggan. Ms. Esther Ayuk stated that the one million cfa franc will help re-establish the hospital and provide primary and secondary health care in Mamfe town, including emergency services

Speaking exclusively to Cameroon Concord News, Lady Marie Esther Ayuk said “Thanks to the generosity of the 15 loving Manyu sisters in MOWA Ireland, the Mamfe General Hospital will be able to better meet the medical needs of the community, and this is crucial as people continue to rebuild their lives”.

Following the attack on the hospital, all vital imaging suites, including general X-Ray, CT scan and other technologies were destroyed, as well as medical records.

The MOWA Ireland grant fulfills a commitment made by the group during their first official outing in the Irish state that attracted Manyu citizens from all over the world.

For her part, the Secretary General of MOWA Ireland Mrs Enowmbi Robertina Ashu Ayem opined that “If we sit and enjoy life here in the West and do nothing, our people will die”.

The MOWA Ireland support comes despite Europe’s fragile economy, falling salaries and weak currency due to the war in Ukraine.

By Diamond Esoh in Balbriggan  

The Ambazonia Interim Government has once again reiterated that the people of British Southern Cameroons will never forget the current massacre and other countless Francophone army soldier crimes over the past decades.

Addressing members of the Manyu Liberation Council in Ground Zero and Ground One on the issue of the Mamfe District Hospital late on Monday, the Vice President of the Ambazonia Interim Government Dabney Yerima vowed to keep up the struggle for the liberation of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia and the return of all Southern Cameroons refugees in Nigeria and IDPs to the homeland.

Vice President Dabney Yerima told the members of the Manyu Liberation Council in Ground Zero and in Ground One that crimes and massacres committed by Francophone soldiers, DOs and SDOs including the destruction of the Mamfe District Hospital are undeniable and added that Ambazonia Restoration Forces and the Interim Government will remain loyal to the martyrs’ blood and sacrifices and uphold their path until La Republique du Cameroun is ousted and removed from the Ambazonian homeland.

For over five years now, the Biya Francophone gangs are committing heinous massacre against the people of Southern Cameroons and Francophone troops from Beti Ewondo tribal extractions have murdered at least 15,000 men, women, and infants in Southern Cameroons.

Vice President Dabney Yerima pointed out that the Biya French Cameroun crimes against the people of Southern Cameroons are exposing the criminal nature of the French backed regime in Yaoundé.  

Yerima concluded that killings going on in Southern Cameroons are a French Cameroun policy of establishing and then maintaining a demographic majority. He added that Francophone Senior Divisional Officers and civil administrators appointed to Southern Cameroons are also involved in a criminal venture of maximizing control over Ambazonian lands in the CDC.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has urged Nigerians to support, protect and care for the over 77,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria.

Tesfaye Bekele, the head of the Ogoja sub-office of (UNHCR) in Cross River, appealed on Monday in Ogoja local government to commemorate the 2022 World Refugee Day.

“This year, UNHCR calls for greater support and protection of people forced to flee their homes, whoever they are, wherever they come from, and whenever they are forced to flee,” stated Mr Bekele. “People forced to flee should be welcomed and not discriminated against. To get out of harm’s way, they might take a plane, a boat, or travel on foot. What remains universal is the right to seek safety.”

Speaking on the 2022 theme of World Refugee Day, ‘Whoever, Wherever, Whenever, everyone has the right to seek safety’, Mr Bekele explained that the day should serve as a reminder to the government to do more to prevent and resolve conflict and crises.

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, represented by Princewill Ayim, the director-general of Cross River Emergency Management Agency, commended UNHCR for supporting the refugees.

Mr Ayade noted that there was a need for government at all levels to show concerted efforts towards resolving all conflicts that lead to crises.

“We have done everything necessary to ensure that the refugees live in peace with the host communities in all the settlements that are in Ogoja local government area with adequate security,” he noted.

Andy Ubon, a representative of the National Commission for Refugees office, assured Cameroonian refugees of their safety, protection and care in the county.

The UN estimated that 77,000 Cameroonian refugee men, women, and children are registered in Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Cross River, Enugu, and Taraba.

Source: NAN

A senior Manyu lady has written to the Cameroon Concord News Editor-in-Chief, Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai, to acknowledge the positive role the online news platform is playing to help bring attention to the destroyed hospital in Mamfe.

The senior lady, who elected anonymity, acknowledged that there were issues within MOHWA as an organization, adding that she would mobilize other influential Manyu women so that appropriate actions could be taken to ensure that MOHWA continued to play an important role in the Division’s development.

“Rest assured that things will be rectified in the days ahead. I can’t stand by any longer and see MOHWA destroyed,” the respected Manyu lady said, urging the editor-in-chief to “please keep advising.”

Rather than be angered by the articles published by the popular Cameroon online news platform, the senior lady demonstrated maturity and agreed that criticism was the shock therapy that would enable all Manyu women across the globe to wake up and participate in the Division’s development.

Other calls regarding the article also acknowledged that MOHWA had been slow at reacting and that the constant partying by MOHWA groups in North America and Europe was giving the organization a very bad name. A caller from Norway who also elected anonymity said that though the criticisms were biting, they were also helping to bring some sanity to an organization which was unfortunately losing its way. 

“We have been slow at reacting, but we are brainstorming. We understand the anger and frustration of those who are criticizing us, but we are organizing ourselves to play the role many expect of us. The destroyed Mamfe hospital will have far reaching consequences and the first victims will be women and we owe it to those women who have been left without a place to obtain the care they need to act promptly and properly,” the soft-spoken lady said.

“I know there are many Manyu people around the world who are angry that your platform is very critical of Manyu people, but we must understand that in any developed society, the media must play its role. It will bite when things are falling apart, but it will also appreciate when things work out well. We should be thanking those who have already taken the initiative to raise funds. They are driven by a passion to see things done. It takes honesty and love of humanity to raise funds. People with compromised characters cannot publicly declare that they want to raise funds for their people,” she stressed.

Meanwhile, other Manyu organizations have informed the Cameroon Concord News that their organizations will also be active in the days ahead. A source close to MECA UK has said the organization will be meeting in Coventry in the UK, adding that the focus will be on the unfortunate event that has left many in Cameroon terribly shocked.

“We will be doing our best to raise some money. This is the only way we will demonstrate that we feel the pain of our people back home. We are not in the business of winning the argument of who burnt the hospital. We are more interested in how our people can have proper health care,” the source said.

“We are also urging more honest people to come out and work for our people in Mamfe. When people trust those who are leading the effort, the initiative succeeds. We are aware that Minister Mengot has launched his own fundraising initiative and many people are already lining up to contribute. This is what we like to see. This is the spirit that will help Manyu grow,” he stressed. 

By Chi Prudence Asong in London

At least eight people have been kidnapped in Cameroon’s North region, according to local and security sources.

They were kidnapped overnight into Sunday in Baoudi, a locality in Mayo-Rey division of the region, a security official who opted for anonymity told Xinhua.

“Among those kidnapped were women. Gunmen raided the locality and rounded them up. The villagers were helpless and could not resist them,” the official said.

Mayo-Rey division has been plagued by rampant abductions in the last two months.

At least 30 people including women and children have been kidnapped in the locality since May, according to security reports.

Source: Xinhuanet

United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has donated four motorcycles and one ambulance to the Taraba State Government in Nigeria.

This is to assist the state in meeting the needs of over 19,000 Cameroonian refugees within its borders.

The separatist war taking place in the Republic of Cameroon has led to an influx of Refugees and is are taking its toll on Taraba state in Nigeria.

The state now plays host to over 19,000 refugees who fled the warring zones and have found safety in six local governments in the state which shares borders with Cameroon.

A delegation of United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) were in Taraba over the weekend to determine how the international body can to assist the state in meeting up with the needs of the Refugees.

The delegation, led by Rahmatu Abdallah presented an ambulance and four motorcycles to the state government.

Governor Darius Ishaku thanked the commission for the gesture, promising that his administration would not abandon the refugees and IDPs but would rather improve their life.

He informed the delegation that his administration had built schools and health facilities to cater for the needs of refugees in the state.

The commission’s visit is expected to result in more positive programs that will improve the lives of the state’s over 19,000 refugees.

Source: TVCNews

For more than four decades, Chief Emmanuel Tabi Egbe, a true Manyu giant in every sense of the word, instilled upon the Manyus consciousness that the role of Manyu community associations was to bring development and delight to Manyu.

For decades, MECA, MOHWA and other Manyu associations around the world have supplied financial and human resources to schools, hospitals, and other community initiatives across the nation.

But over the last few years, legitimate questions have been asked if some of these Manyu associations in the Diaspora are still fit for purpose.

The torching of the Mamfe General hospital by sadists and arsonists on the 8th of June 2022 has brought new questions about two leading Manyu associations – MOHWA and MECA.

While renowned Manyu sons, Dr. Joachim Arrey of the Global Think Thank for Africa and Prince Julian Ebai of Manyu Solidarity Group UK are galvanizing global resources to support the poor and needy people of Manyu, MOHWA and MECA groups around the world have been loudly silent. And this is really disturbing.

MOHWA, in particular, is a gloomy, dismal and shameful case of a Manyu association.  The group was conceived and sold to Manyu sons and daughters on the grounds that it would support the Manyu woman and child.

The burning of the Mamfe General Hospital should have, for once, brought  MOHWA to the fore, leading a charge to raise funds for a good cause.

Strangely, MOHWA is gravely and deeply involved on both sides of the Atlantic in messy and avoidable disputes about patent rights on their wrapper which adds no real value to human life.

MOHWA in Europe is now profoundly entangled in social media mudslinging and has become the gossip hub and a marriage wrecking institution at a time when it should be leading a charge to help dying, desperate and impoverished people in Manyu.

MECAs in Europe and the USA have more cases of matrimonial impropriety among their members to resolve than the family law courts in Brazil.

MOHWA USA, Europe and MECA groups are now led by people who do not have Manyu at heart.

What MOHWA and MECA now have in common is a disdain for good causes, and they now pose a grave threat to the Manyu Diaspora, and we must say so.

This is the time for these   organizations to come out and put smiles on many faces in Manyu Division. Time is of the essence! Manyu sons and daughters must start thinking differently.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

The Vice President of the Southern Cameroons Interim Government (IG) says Ambazonia undercover operations on French Cameroun have multiplied, but the IG cannot reveal the details. 

“Beti Assomo and Paul Atanga Nji and their military generals know better what blows they have received from Amba fighters” Dabney Yerima told Cameroon Concord News on Friday.

“I have directed our fighters to hit the enemy where it pains most and these blows will continue until we get to Buea,” Yerima said, adding “These are the attacks that the Federal Republic of Ambazonia has inflicted deep inside French Cameroun and in Ground Zero”.

Vice President Yerima was commenting on a statement by Cameroon government military about some recent incident in Missong in the North West region, for which Yaoundé have tried to imply responsibility.

“When their Francophone army kills innocent Southern Cameroonians, they now openly declare it, like when their troops cowardly opened fire, killing four women, four men and an 18-month-old girl and slightly wounding a 12-month-old baby in Missong. It is similar to the blind murders in Ngarbuh,” he said.

Vice President Dabney Yerima said contrary to other restoration groups, the Interim Government cannot disclose many of the deadly blows it deals to the occupying Cameroon government forces. “The Ambazonia Interim Government mostly observes the lights-off and confidentiality principles in these attacks.”

“Southern Cameroons Self Defense Forces and other Ambazonia resistance groups have conducted far greater operations against Cameroon government troops, but we cannot disclose the details,” Yerima furthered, adding “Southern Cameroonians understand and comprehend this well“.

The exiled Southern Cameroons leader stated that, “If Biya regime carries out an operation in Southern Cameroons, it knows that it will receive a response several times.”

By Chi Prudence Asong