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By Raymond Dingana Hope For The Needy Association-HOFNA Cameroon has trained over one hundred disadvantaged Internally Displaced Women, Girls and Teenage Mothers in income generating activities and ways to combat Gender Based Violence. Thanks to five trainings and workshops organized in five Regions of the country as part of their National Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls (NITE-VAWG), sponsored by the German Mission to Cameroon, they can now produce soap for themselves which are expected to support them in curbing the spread of COVID-19 as well improving on their income generation, while the sanitary pads and beaded sandals will improve on their income generating capacities and livelihoods. HOFNA also supported them with Start Up Material. IDPs Attending Training/Workshop. From HOFNA To The Trainees To Start Up Income Generating Activities. The exercise that took place between May 25 to June 20th in Nkambe NWR, Bafoussam, West Region), Buea SWR, Mbombo in the Littor...

SERIES TWO By Raymond Dingana    [1] ➤     Reports from Bali, in the North West Region are indicating that, armed men dressed in military uniforms have stormed the village, smashing doors and collecting monies from the occupants. They have reportedly forced themselves into shops at the Ntafoang Square looting them. There have been no words from the Fon of Bali, HRH, Fon Doh Ganyonga III whom reports say is out of the village. A child of about two months old was carried from the bed he was sleeping on and dumped on the floor, according to a family source. Both old and young men were given snake beatings with many sustaining wounds and are in health facilities around the Region. The catholic mission too was attacked and the junior sister to a Rev. Man of God hit by a bullet. Talking to DrayInfos from Bali, a one of the victims said, there were no gun exchanges in Bali. [2]➤ The Day of the African child has been commemorated, Tuesday June 16, 2020 with the theme: Access to a Child Friendl...

By Raymond Dingana [1] ➤     Tension was the order of the day Thursday June 11, 2020 at the Regional Hospital Mortuary in Bamenda when the mortuary attendant prevented a family head from preserving the remains of his late wife who died at the Big Mbingo hospital. Shouting at the top of his voice, the man said his wife died at the Big Mbingo hospital but the mortuary attendants refused collecting the corps saying she died of Covid-19 without even taking a look at the medical reports from Mbingo. He also said, since they have rejected the corps, he was taking it to his native Pinyin for a befitting burial.   Photo Credit: Standard Chronicle [2]➤ The Bamenda-Mamfe road have remained blocked for days now. the roads were blocked on the night of Sunday breaking Monday, June 08,2020 by pro independence fighters. It is still not clear why the roads were blocked. Travelers have been stranded for days now with the sick not being able to be taken to the hospital because of the road blocks. Econom...

By Raymond Dingana The imprisoned leaders of what has come to be known as the Coffin Revolution have given a 30 Day ultimatum to kidnappers and other criminals hiding under the Anglophone crisis  to quit or face the consequences. T hey have been given 30 days to reconsider their actions, turn away from their evil ways and embrace profitable activities to better their lives. Failure to do so, the release says they will all be identified and defeated.   In a Press Release signed recently by Mancho Bibixy Tse and Ngalim Felix Safe, describing them as  persons with no political agenda under two different groups namely; bandits who have been around even before the start of the crisis in 2016 and  groups set up and sponsored by politicians to weakened what the release calls a political struggle by genuine freedom fighters. The press release also indicates that, the coffin revolution was aimed at bringing political reforms that will improve on the living condition of th...

By Raymond Dingana              Journalists and other media practitioners in Cameroon are still in shock after getting news on the death of one of theirs by name Samuel Wazizi. The information on the alleged death of Wazizi was aired by Equinox TV on its 8PM news cast, Tuesday June 02, 2020. Journalists are now calling on the government of Cameroon to bring out proof to ascertain whether Wazizi is death of alive and that if he is truly death, let his remains be handed over to them for a befitting burial. Samuel Wazizi was arrested by Cameroon's security forces on August 02, 2019 in Muea, South West Region Of Cameroon and kept incommunicado in an undisclosed location. All attempts by colleagues to persuade government tell them his where about have yielded zero fruites. Traders at the Bamenda Main Market are yet to come to terms with the sudden death of Mr. Teboh Oscar who died from bullet wounds after his car was rained with  bullets at t...

By Raymond Dingana The Secretary of State in the Ministry of Public Health in charge of Epidemics and Pandemics has prescribed a combined action of both the authorities and the local population to root out the corona virus pandemic from the North West Region of Cameroon. Mr. Alim Hayatou made the call Friday May 15, 2020 during his visit to the region to assess the regional responds plan put in place by authorities of the region to check the spread of the corona virus pandemic. “ The corona virus pandemic is a humanitarian problem affecting not only Cameroon but the whole word. The corona virus has come to remind us that we are all humans; we breathe the same air, a child in Bamenda and the one in New York are facing the same risk reasons why we need a synergy to beat the virus ” . Mr. Alim Hayatou said. Alim Hayatou In A Working Session With Stake Holders In Bamenda. During the visit, Mr. Alim Hayatou visited the covid-19 screening post at Matazem Santa, the covid...

By Raymond Dingana Persons with Disabilities in Bamenda say, the fight against covid-19 is not inclusive reasons why they have been facing a lot of difficulties .Speaking to DrayInfos recently, the North West Regional President of the Coordinating Unit of the Associations of Persons with Disabilities, Mr. Fru Chick Sama said, one of the challenges has to do with communication. “ Most of the communication is done without considering the needs of persons with disabilities. For instance, those who have hearing impairment will hardly understand the massage the radio and TV stations are sending out. This is to say that, we need a lot of sign language considerations. A lot of paper work is done on covid-19 prevention but this is hardly considering the needs of persons with visually impairment. Two weeks ago, I called the toll free number, 1510 indicating them, some persons also need to communicate to them using text messages but this service is not open to text messages especially by...

By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of Nkor Council, Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus has made a clarion appeal to pro independence fighters operating in his area to rather join the fight against Covid-19 than trying to disrupt it. Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus was speaking to DrayInfos , Friday May 08, 2020. “ Covid -19 is real, it has killed a lot of people reasons why all of us must fight as one man if the pandemic must be defeated. My appeal to the armed fighters is for them to join in the fight against Covid-19 because the virus is non respecter of persons. It can attack just any one irrespective of your position in life. When I purchased some anti covid-19 kits and was taken them to Noni, we were stopped along the way and our vehicle was searched. They saw the hand sanitizers and collected theirs, a clear indication that, some have understood the fact that, covid-19 is a common enemy which must be dealt with” . Mayor Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus said. Dr. Nchanji Ndi Germanus Of Nko...

By Raymond Dingana The SDF senator from Momo Division in the North West Region of Cameroon who doubles as the Vice President of the Senate has donated anti covid-19 kits to people with special needs and other categories of persons. The items made up of more than one hundred Bucket Taps of 50liters each, Hand Sanitizers, Cartons of Soap, and One thousand face masks were handed over to the beneficiaries on Thursday May 7, 2020 at the Ntamulung Multi-purpose hall in Bamenda. There was also a special package destined for the Health Family made up Gloves and twenty cups of chloroquine with each cup containing sixty tablets all in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19. “One of the targeted groups is people with special needs. This is because, if they say, on your mark, get set, go, people like you and me will rush and collect but will not be the case with them which means they may end up not benefiting. The ladies at the foul line at the food market are also targeted because; that area is ...