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By Raymond Dingana Anglophone Crisis Victim Cries For Help Mbah Roland says he was shot by Cameroon Soldiers in an Armored car last October 8, 2021 at Mbengwi Road Mbah Roland, Victim Of Anglophone Crisis Now With One Leg After He Was Shot I had just closed from work as a commercial biker and was heading home to my family when the soldiers rained bullets on me, recounts Mbah. He lost a leg as a result and since then has not been able to take care of his family. I am begging on perons of goodwill to help me even if it means just educating my children. I have spent all what I ever made since I started working. Commercial bikers Decry Police Harressment Commercial bike riders in Bamenda have continued to lament over what they say is police harassment on a daily basis. The say the police would hid in people's shops and jump out when bikes are passing and start asking for money, Elements of the third district police station at ringway street in Bamenda held my bike and forced me to give

By Raymond Dingana A man is currently undergoing treatment in a health facility in Bamenda, the headquarters of Cameroon’s conflict-hit North West region following ‘deep’ knife wounds reported inflicted on him by soldiers dispatched to the region to maintain law and order.  The condemnable incident is said to have occurred Saturday 24 April 2021 at the Mile 90 neighborhood, a locality on the outskirts of Bamenda along the highway leading to Bali. Mile has been a separatist hotspots since ongoing Anglophone crisis morphed into a full-fledged armed conflict.   As indicated by a source who opted for anonymity, the gory scene unfolded when the victim was stopped on board a motorbike that was transporting him to Bamenda. He is said to have been coming in from Bali, a neighbouring village to Bamenda where separatist activities are rife.  "They were stopped at Mile 90 and asked to present themselves. He had his identity card but for the rider. They were asked to sit on the tar and equall

Compiled By Raymond Dingana Two Day Ghost Town Operation Crumble Economic Activities In Bamenda A two days ghost town operation imposed by separatist fighters has dealt a heavy blow to economic activities in Bamenda. The population has been indoors for the past two days for fear of the unknown. Few persons could be seen selling mostly perishables at some of the markets around town. The transport sector was also hit as only a handful of bikes were circulating, but no yellow taxis were on the road. Empty Streets In Bamenda   138th Edition Of Labour In Bamenda More Of Public Sector Affair The 138th edition of the international labour day has come and gone but the dust raised is your to settle. Activities at the Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grandstand were described as a Public Sector affair by many who said the absence of the informal sector cost the day the splendour it used to have. This was not the case some years back before the Anglophone Crisis went deadly. The few that answered presen

  Crowd Mourning The Victims In Mbie Village, Santa By Raymond Dingana Denizens of Mbei village in Santa, Mezam Division,North West region of Cameroon are yet to come out from the shock that befell them when armed men killed four of theirs including some Princes and a quarter head. We gathered that Achiri, Ngu,Terrence and Sylvanus were shot dead at a drinking spot not far from the Mbei Palace, Saturday night breaking Sunday April 23,2023. Sources have also indicated that gun shots were heard in the evening hours of Saturday and the end result was four men lying dead in the pool of their own blood.  Caskets Bearing The Victims Being Taken For Burail One of the victims is suspected to be the bar owner with many saying he was one of the quarterheads in Mbei. Unofficial sources have it that the gunmen took away some of those who were at the bar where the incident happened. The identities of the killers remain a mystery as no one has claimed responsibility for the act.  Happening within th

    President, NWRA  At Midterm Ordinary Session Of The Institution By Raymond Dingana Ever since the Anglophone Crisis degenerated in to a deadly arm conflict in the years  2017/2018, businesses have received a massive blow as a result of insecurity which has pushed many away from the North West Region (NWR). Many have migrated to other regions of Cameroon where they have set up businesses and started life anew all to the  impairment of the NWR which is in dire need of the human resources and the revenue generated by the business sector which are now being enjoyed by other areas. In order to arrest the situation, the President of the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA), Prof. Fru Fobuzshi  Angwafo III has called on business persons who have fled the crisis hit region to turn their eyes back home. Members Of The NWRA In Session He made the outing on day one of the 11th Ordinary Session of the Assembly dedicated to the Budget Orientation of the institution, Wednesday July 12,2023 in Bam

   Head Of PPRD Steering Committee, Mr. Belungeli Confiance Ebune By Raymond Dingana The head of the Steering Committee of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon,Mr. Balungeli Confiance Ebune has said those who thought development was impossible in times of crisis should start having a rethink.  Many were taken aback Tuesday March 28,2023 at the MINEPAT conference room in Bamenda when the goals scored by the PPRD were  released. Fongu Cletus[left],Mr. Ebune[middle] Gov.Lele [right] At One Of The Project Sites In Nkwen Speaking in Bamenda Tuesday March 28,2023, Mr. Ebune said: When the PPRD was announced, many said it was destined to fail given that the crisis rocking the two restive regions of the country was still raging on. Thanks to the visionary leadership qualities of President Paul Biya, it has been proven that reconstruction and development can still go on even in times of conflict. He furthered that othe

By Raymond Dingana. The Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, CBCHS has frowned at the ongoing armed conflict in the North West Region of Cameron for standing on the way of HIV service delivery in the Region. The was during the launching ceremony of  the Country Operation Plan,COP 19 Project Year in the NWR, Thursday October 24, 2019 in the Conference Hall of the North West Regional Fund for Health Promotion. Because of security challenges brought about by the crisis, many have been displaced making HIV Service Delivery a daunting task.  In a bid to free the Region from the claws of HIV, the CBC Health Services will be implementing the HIV-Free North West Project in thirty Health Facilities carved from Fifteen Health Districts which represent in total, 80% of persons leaving with HIV in the Region supported by the US President’s Emergency fund for AIDS Relief also known as PEPFAR through the Center For Disease Control and Prevention also known as CDC. Despite the socio p

  By Raymond Dingana Bike riders in Bamenda have received with astonishment the recent decision restricting the circulation of both commercial and non commercial bikes in urban centers.  To the bike riders, the problem is not then but the crisis which the administrations just like the regime has been shying away from the real issues. "The problem is the Anglo phone crisis and not the okada sector. Solve it now and many bad things will go away. We are only out to feed our families and the many internally displaced persons under our roofs. Restricting us from circulating in urban areas is a subtle way to put us out of business .let the administration handle the present situation and see if insecurity will not be curbed." Chia said. Tom, a rider we met at up station said, the powers that be know where the real problem. "The crisis affecting the two English speaking regions of the country is behind the high level of insecurity. They know those that are fermenting troub

Colbert Gwain Nji Ignatius is Bamenda-based journalist working for one of Cameroon's leading weeklies, Eden newspaper.  He just returned from Douala after a business trip. He complains  they arrived the Matazem border at 4a.m and only succeeded in filing past the two security cordons after a four hours delay.  Hyperblically, that's almost the amount of time Africans trying to cross the Mexican border into the United States, take.  Matazem Border Crossing Since the outbreak of the conflict in the two English Speaking Regions, Defense Ministry Officials erected stiff security belts on both sides of the Matazem crossing.  Vehicles arriving from East Cameroon are obliged to wait until 6.30a.m before security officials who are usually not in a hurry, begin screening from one passenger to the other and from one bus to another. Come to think of the fact that of the six accredited travel agencies plying the Bamenda-Yaounde, Bamenda-Douala, and Bamenda-Buea/Limbe roads, each of them lo

By Raymond Dingana. Persons living with Special Abilities and their friends in Mbengwi, Momo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon have received financial assistance to enable them celebrate Christmas. The financial package worth Hundreds of Thousands of France CFA is a special gift from the Fon of Guneku village, HRH, Dr. Fon Fomuki Walters. Representing the Fon at the ceremony to hand over the financial package to the beneficiaries who came from different religious background, at the Guneku Fon’s Palace Saturday December 21, 2019, the Chairman of the Guneku Village Traditional Council, Mr. Ndingwan Primus said, HRH, Fon Fomuki Walters came up with the initiative after he slept one night and something reflected in his mind on the challenges faced by person with special abilities caused by the Anglophone crisis. He furthered that, this is the second time the Fon is coming to the aid of people with special abilities. He said the event was taken to the palace this time aro