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4, November 2017

The Federal Republic of Ambazonia: Understanding the 4th SCACUF Conclave ⁰

RESOLUTIONS OF THE FOURTH SCACUF CONCLAVE HELD FROM 27TH – 31^ST OCTOBER, 2017

Mindful of UN General Assembly Resolution 1608 (XV) of 21^st April 1961 endorsing the independence of the Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroons with effect from October 1 1961;

Mindful of the inalienable right of the people of Southern Cameroons under international law to self-determination and independence;

Mindful of the 56 long years of peaceful and non-violent struggle of our people for decolonization from the brutal colonial occupation and oppression of the adjacent French speaking state of La Republique du Cameroun (LRC);

Recalling that colonialism is outdated and contrary to international law, including the law of the United Nations;

Deeply saddened and traumatized by the genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated by LRC against the people of the Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia;

Mindful of the restoration of the Independence of the Southern Cameroons on October 1^st, 2017 as the Federal Republic of Ambazonia;

Now therefore, we, members of the Governing Council and Delegates of Southern Cameroons Ambazonia United Front (SCACUF) meeting in conclave from the 28^th– 31^st of October 2017, make the following resolutions:

Applaud the superlative courage and determination demonstrated by the people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia in asserting their right to self-determination and independence;
Encourage each and every Ambazonian to remain resolute in defending their independence and freedom;
Remind the international community once again of the genocide and crimes against humanity perpetrated by La Republique du Cameroun on the 22^nd of September 2017, the 1^st of October 2017 and thereafter, against our peaceful people;
Reiterate our appeal to the International Criminal court to investigate and put on trial Mr. Biya and other members of his regime most criminally responsible for perpetrating genocide and crimes against humanity in the former United Nations Trust Territory of British Southern Cameroons (now known as Ambazonia);
Express our deeply-felt condolences to the families of our fallen heroes, assure them that the blood of our fallen heroes shall not go in vain;
Assure the victims of the massive and widespread atrocities committed by La Republique du Cameroun in our territory, of the continued and unflinching support of the government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia;
Demand from the government of La Republique du Cameroun the immediate release of Mancho Bibixy and all Ambazonians abducted and illegally detained and the disclosure of the graves of those disappeared and arbitrarily executed or tortured to death in detention;
Call on La Republique du Cameroun to withdraw with immediate effect its army of occupation and dismantle forthwith its colonial administration in the Ambazonia;
Call on Mr. Biya and his colonial government to stop interfering in the internal affairs of the good people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia;
Reiterate our call to all traditional rulers to revert to their traditional leadership role; (maintaining social cohesion across Ambazonia);
Call on traditional rulers to perform traditional rites to purify the land following its profanation by La Republique du Cameroun through its massive and widespread killing of our people, shedding their innocent blood;
State categorically that the allegations against some members of the Governing Council were investigated and analyzed in depth, and determined to be unfounded; and hereby advises those individuals and groups continuing to propagate the false and slanderous allegations to desist from doing so. As such no resignation was accepted by Conclave;
Announce the formation of an Interim Government, today 31^st October 2017, led by Sisiku Julius AyukTabe as Interim President;
Call on the President to constitute a cabinet comprising of the Vice President and seven (7) Government Department, namely, Defence and Homeland Security; Finance and Economy; Education; Health and Social Services; Foreign Affairs; Home Affairs; and Communication & I Technology;
Establish a Restoration Council comprising of the eleven (11) members of the current Governing Council plus 4 individuals, one per region: Africa, America, Asia/Middle East, and Europe;
Establish an Ethics Commission consisting of seven (7) members;
Urge the Interim Government of Ambazonia to intensify the mobilization of Ambazonians in the Homeland to continue with the Resistance until final victory;
Call on Ambazonians to continue to volunteer their skills and expertise for the protection and reconstruction of our new nation;
Extend warm and fraternal appreciations to the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the good people of the Federated States of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, Taraba, and Adamawa and for hosting tens of thousands of refugees from Ambazonia fleeing persecution and repression by the Republique du Cameroun colonial oppressor;
Urge the Interim Government to intensify its diplomatic intercourse with friendly nations in the world as well as with International and Regional Organizations;
Express the will of the people of Ambazonian that the Interim Government is the sole legitimate voice and representative of the people of Ambazonia;
Call on Ambazonians, individually and collectively, to continue to fully support their Government;
Invite Diaspora country leaders, in future to come under their respective zonal Diplomatic Envoys, to hold themselves ready to perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to them by the Interim Government;
Improve significantly on the information and communication flow between internal and external organs, and the masses;
Give SCBC the autonomy to be self-sustaining and to be run by an independent board;
End the function of SCAPAC as the central treasury of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia and henceforth to create one national treasury in Ambazonia and regional and country treasuries in the Diaspora;
Invite citizens of Ambazonian to review the Draft Interim Constitution of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia to be circulated for public study and comments.
Direct all Ambazonians to stand shoulder-to-shoulder and defend themselves, their very survival as a people facing an existential threat on their property, and the territorial integrity of their nation;
Condemn the continuing extortion from our citizens by La Republique du Cameroun, such as the inordinate 100% increase in the rental of market stalls, imposed on marketers by the agent of the Yaounde colonial government to Bamenda Urban Council, and forcing them to sign unconscionable tenancy agreements;
Reiterate that it is unsafe for our children to resume schooling at this point in time and advise parents to keep their children safe at home given the militarization of our towns and especially the schools, cases of the illegal abduction and detention of students and teachers, reported incidents of rape of students, cases of burning down of schools and property of Ambazonians, perpetrated by the military and police forces of La Republique du Cameroun;
Institute across the entire territory of Ambazonia the observance of ghost towns on Mondays and other days as may be designated by the Interim Government, as well as civil disobedience, and non-payment of taxes;
Strongly condemn terrorist acts in our territory perpetuated by LRC, such as bomb explosions, arson, abductions for ransom, terrorization of our citizens and other acts of terrorism across the Ambazonian territory;
Dissolve both the Governing Council and SCACUF consequent upon the setting up of the Interim Government of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.

Done this Tuesday 31 October 20

Sisiku Julius AyukTabe

Interim President

3, November 2017

‘Children killed by girl bomber’ in Cameroon ⁰

Five children were killed and two others wounded by a suicide bomber in northern Cameroon on Tuesday night, two security sources have told the AFP news agency. “A suicide bomber blew herself up at around 19:45 [18:45 GMT]” in the village of Zamga, about 2km (1.2 miles) from the Nigerian border, a security officer in the area is quoted as saying.

The bomber, who is believed to be a young girl, was also killed in the explosion. A group of children were playing when “a young girl slipped in” among them and triggered her explosives, the officer told AFP. For several years, fighters from the Nigerian-based Islamist group Boko Haram have been crossing the border to carry out attacks in Cameroon. Cameroon’s army has been battling Boko Haram militants for several years.

Source: BBC

3, November 2017

Ambazonia: Balla attacks interim president, Reveals he is pushing a personal agenda ⁰

In one of the most revealing and self-destructing recording audios ever released, Agbor Balla has opened up to the world about his warped mind. In a struggle that has seen hundreds killed and thousands of Southern Cameroonians flee to seek refugee status in Nigeria, Agbor Balla has finally revealed what he sees as a game to fulfil his personal ambitions.

Whilst millions of British Southern Cameroonians dream of a day when they will be free from the shackles and manacles of Paul Biya’s servitude, Agbor Balla describes their dream as ‘living in a fairy-tale world’. With an aura of invincibility, he boosted about his elfin postings with the United Nations to shady and wretched countries which belong at the bottom of any reputable diplomat’s wish list.

AUDIO………………………………….

No matter the hatred that people have for me today, I will be president of Ambaland.

I’ll not insult you that you are living in your fairy-tale world if you want secession.

‘If we have a Southern Cameroon State today, I’ll be the president. I am realistic so I want federalism so we can work towards secession.

I’ll beat Sessekou Ayuk in an election. I have an interest for us to have an Ambaland because I know I will be elected as the president.

I worked in Afghanistan and went to Congo and came back. What can someone tell me?

1999 I wrote a thesis on self-determination about southern Cameroon right to self-determination.

In 2002 I was with Albert MUKONG in the EU commission.

17 years ago, where was Tassang? 17 years ago, where was Sessekou?

What have you guys done by protesting outside embassies. I hear you guys are saying that I was released because of your protests?

In 2001 I protested with Cho Ayaba. To march in Europe is easy. I have done this already.

I have a pedigree that none of them have and they know that. That is why SCAFUF is scared of me. If I am invited to their conference to speak, none of them would be able to speak. I’ll ask them individually what they have done for the struggle. What all them are doing can’t match what I can do alone.
By Chi Prudence Asong in London

2, November 2017

Yaounde: Father who killed his three kids pinned note to door warning family members to call the police ⁰

A man whose identity has not been revealed reportedly killed his three children aged 13, 6 and 3 years respectively in the night of Wednesday November 1, 2017 in their family home in the Kondengui district in Yaounde.
Cameroon radio and television announced that after his crime, the alleged murderer who returned to Cameroon after spending 20 years in Switzerland,rushed to the Swiss Embassy in Yaounde and reported his crime.

2, November 2017

Trump moving to terminate immigration lottery ⁰

US President Donald Trump, during a White House Cabinet meeting Wednesday, said he wants to terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery, a program that distributes around 50,000 visas to countries where there is a low rate of immigration to the US.

“I am, today, starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program,” Trump said. “I am going to ask Congress to immediately initiate work to get rid of this program, diversity lottery, diversity lottery. Sounds nice, it is not nice, it is not good. It hasn’t been good and we have been against it,” he added.

1, November 2017

Eritrea: 28 killed in Asmara protest ⁰

Protests in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, have left at least 28 killed as people have reportedly become discontented with a government decision to take over control of an Islamic school.

Reports on Wednesday said some 100 people had also been injured in the protest, which began earlier Monday and escalated on Tuesday.

Nasredin Ali, a spokesman for the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization, a group based in neighboring Ethiopia, said clashes began after people resisted to hand over to government forces control of a Muslim community school in Asmara.

“Following the refusal to hand over the school, some 40 people were arrested and this led to the massive protests,” he said, adding that a tense atmosphere continued to dominate Asmara on Wednesday as people gathered to hold a funeral ceremony for those slain in the clashes. Ali even said that the Eritrean army was deploying troops to the city.

Authorities denied there were fatalities with Information Minister Yemane Meskel saying police had managed to disperse without any casualty the “small demonstration by one school in Asmara.”

Officials representing Eritrea in the African Union mission in Ethiopia were not available for comment on the reports of unrest.

Sunni Muslims comprise half of Eritrea’s population while there are other practices of Islam that the government bans. The government also allows religious education in private schools but it strictly monitors if there is any political activity.

Eritrea has also faced criticism from the West over its harsh military conscription laws. Many say those laws and lack of freedom for the youth have been mainly responsible for the influx of refugees from Eritrea into Europe.

Source: Presstv

1, November 2017

A new republic is born: The Federal Republic of Ambazonia’s future ⁰

The Southern Cameroons Ambazonia Governing Council has announced a series of reforms and changes in the ruling body following the successful holding of the 4^th conclave in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The 27th to the 31st October 2017 forum unanimously agreed that the territory will henceforth be known as “The Federal Republic of Ambazonia.”

The delegates confirmed His Excellency Sesekou Julius Tabe Ayuk as interim Head of State and also decided to set up a government with a Vice President and seven cabinet ministers. In a powerful press release issued on 1 November 2017, the leadership of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia revealed that 34 resolutions were reached ( See http://www.cameroonconcordnews.com/resolution-of-the-4th-scacuf-conclave-held-from-the-27th-31st-of-october-2017/)

Among others, the executive council of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia called on the French Cameroun dictator, Paul Biya and his gang of Francophone political elites to stop interfering in the internal affairs of the good people of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia. The Ambazonia administration also appealed to the government of La Republique du Cameroun to release Bibixy Mancho and all those who were arrested in connection with the Anglophone crisis. They reiterated the urgent need for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute President Paul Biya and some members of his regime for crimes against humanity and genocide.

The Acting President, Seseku Julius Ayuk Tabe was mandated to form his first cabinet composed of a vice-president and seven government departments, namely; defense ; Homeland and Security; Finance and Economy; Education; Health and Social Services, Foreign Affairs, Home Affairs, Communication and Technology “.

The Ambazonia governing council denounced the rapes of students, fires in schools and the destruction of property “perpetrated by the French Cameroun military and law enforcement officers deployed to Ambazonia from La Republique du Cameroun. The “Governing Council” was dissolved following the creation of an interim government which will now be responsible for managing the affairs of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.

By Chi Prudence Asong, CCN

1, November 2017

Obituary: Manyus pay tribute as Besongabang community announces Lady Agborbock’s death ⁰

The Besongabang Community in Mamfe and in the Federal Republic of Germany has issued a statement announcing the death of Mama Eyong Johana Arrey Agborbock. “Our hearts are heavy, laden with pains and grief, at the announcement of the passing on to glory of Lady Eyong Johana Arrey Agborbock , the wife of late Pa Emmanuel Enow Agborbock aged 94.”

“Our highly revered Lady Agborbock, was a distinguished Manyu royal, a quintessential unifier, unique personage and exemplary member pf the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, whose life brought distinction, immense class, finesse and integrity to religious and traditional institutions in the Besongabang Kingdom and the Manyu state at large.”

“To us the Besongabang elements in Mamfe town and in Germany, she was our strongest supporter; both in her uncommon faith in our ability and her readiness to offer uncommon advice to sharpen public discourse in our shared commitment to transform the Besongabang Kingdom. It gladdens our heart, therefore, that our Lady Agborbock was alive to witness the positive transformation of both the Besongabang family meeting in Mamfe and the PCC.”

The statement concluded that “We are enveloped with a deep sense of nostalgia that our Lady Eyong Johana Arrey Agborbock, a great-grandmother, grandmother, mother, aunty and iconoclastic royal mother of exemplary carriage and conduct, who sustained the dignity of the average Besongabang mind, has joined her ancestors.” Burial arrangements will be announced soonest.

Family Contacts: Chief Eyong Paul :237670432480

Ebotchong Emmanuel Api: 4917631051963

Takam Esther: 237677326362

Agborbock Jacob: 237675564852

1, November 2017

Eight dead, several injured in New York terror attack ⁰

At least eight people have been killed and several others injured after a vehicle plowed into a pedestrian and cycle path in New York City, US police and local residents say, with reports of gunfire heard in the area.

The incident took place in downtown Manhattan on Tuesday, when a pick-up truck drove the wrong way down the bike path alongside the West Side Highway at full speed and struck several cyclists near the World Trade Center memorial.

Witnesses said bodies were lying motionless on the cycle path outside Stuyvesant High School, one of the city’s public schools, and that they had heard about nine or 10 shots.

Denouncing the deadly incident as a “cowardly act of terror,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the attack was “aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives, who had no idea what was about to hit them.”

Shortly after the incident, US President Donald Trump wrote on his twitter page that, “In NYC, looks like another attack by a very sick and deranged person,” adding that, “Law enforcement is following this closely. NOT IN THE USA!”Trump also stressed that America must not let Daesh (ISIL) terrorists return to or enter the US after they are beaten overseas.

“We must not allow ISIL to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!” he noted.

Later, the president posted another tweet, saying he had ordered the Department of Homeland Security to “step up” vetting measures for immigrants. At a news conference, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the suspect appeared to have acted alone, noting that, “There’s no evidence to suggest a wider plot or a wider scheme. These are the actions of one individual meant to cause pain and harm and probably death.”

Initial investigations by the police indicated that the suspect of the Tuesday attack was a 29-year-old Uzbek citizen, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, who came to the US in 2010 and lived in Florida.

Multiple bikes are crushed along a bike path in lower Manhattan in New York on October 31, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)

The New York Police Department (NYPD) said the suspect was shot in the leg when officers arrived on the scene and was later arrested.

“The vehicle struck multiple people on the path. There are several fatalities and numerous people injured,” the NYPD said in a statement. “The vehicle continued south striking another vehicle. The suspect exited the vehicle displaying imitation firearms and was shot by officers. The suspect is in custody.”

Police investigate a vehicle allegedly used in a ramming incident on the West Side Highway in Manhattan, New York, US, October 31. (Photo by Reuters)

Two US government sources said the Tuesday incident was being treated as a “terrorist attack,” and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had joined the NYPD in investigating the deadly incident.

Reacting to the deadly incident on Tuesday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said she was appalled by the attack and that London stood with New York. “Together we will defeat the evil of terrorism,” she said.

French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed solidarity with victims of the attack, saying, “Our fight for freedom unites us more than ever.”

Police called on the public to avoid the area as a major emergency services operation got under way.

The latest incident came five months after a speeding vehicle hit pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City’s Times Square on May 18, killing at least one person and injuring 22 others.

Culled from Presstv

1, November 2017

Calabar: 3,000 Southern Cameroonians awaiting UN refugee registration ⁰

Thousands of people have fled Cameroon’s violence-hit anglophone regions into neighbouring Nigeria in recent weeks, the UN said Tuesday, adding it was preparing to help 40,000 refugees from the unrest.

The UN refugee agency and Nigerian authorities have so far registered some 2,000 Cameroonians who have fled into southeastern Nigeria since October 1, while another 3,000 were awaiting registration.