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Baba Danpullo, Wealthiest Man In Francophone Africa By Raymond Dingana Cameroonian-born businessman, El Hadj Baba Ahmadou Danpullo who is said to be the wealthiest man in Francophone Africa is reported to be under severe xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The FNB greedily and violently decided in early 2020 to seize and liquidate all of Danpullo’s properties in South Africa, valued at approximately R5 billion ($277 million). Mr Danpullo has been in South Africa for over 35 years, creating employment from many of his investments.  The properties are managed by Bestinver Company South Africa Ltd, Joburg Skyscraper Pty Ltd, and Bestinver Prop 01 Proprietary Ltd, which are all subsidiaries of Bestinver, the group he founded. Combined, the loans that the FNB bank has granted to these various companies amounted to R615 million in October 2017. Repayment, at around R10m per month, was to be spread over ten years. According to Baba Danpullo and his lawyers, the FNB demanded the signing of add

By Dingana Raymond Eleven Women Groups, whose members previously benefited from a training program in Douala, Littoral Region of Cameroon on sustainable livelihood by Nkumu Fed Fed, (NFF) have been armed with the necessary arsenal to better their lives and that of their communities. After the training exercise, a cheque of 500,000FCFA (Five Hundred Thousand Francs CFA) was handed to each of the groups to start up economic activities. Women Groups At The Event In Bali Friday October 14 The women got to know about the huge sums of money placed at their disposal during an event to economically empower women and young persons and promote harmony in existence with the environment for a better livelihood. The come-together that took place at the Gwan Multipurpose Center in Bali Nyonga, Friday, 14 October 2022, was also an opportunity to advocate for the rights of women and the girl child in rural communities, support learners and persons living with disabilities with back-to-school needs amo

    City Councillors At The Budgetary Session  By Raymond Dingana Councillors of the Bamenda City Council have in their budgetary session, voted the sum of FCFA 4.8 Billion, 852 Million, 359 thousands, 978 Francs as the Council's budget for 2024. Mayor Paul Achobong of the Bamenda City Council said the figures are mere budgetary projections, and not effective recoveries, and that it would need the collaboration of all for it to be realized. " I am appealing that we all work as a team to ensure proper revenue collection, as well as improve on the living conditions of our populations." The city mayor also invited council personnel to descard what he described as the bad habits of absenteeism, laxity, corruption, misappropriation so that the budget is absolutely realized. "We shall solidly depend on state services such as Directorate General of Taxation, Treasury, Ministry of Finance, our supervisory authority,the SDO,MINDDEVEL, Housing and Local Development as well as

By Raymond Dingana The Association for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship (ASSOPEN) under the sponsorship of Hon.Hamza Baba Danpullo of the North West Regional Assembly (NWRA) has donated school needs to the Old Town Community in Bamenda II, North West Region of Cameroon. The donation of school bags, books, pens, pencils among others came barely weeks to the start of the 2022/2023 academic year. Some Of The Items Destined For The Children During the distribution exercise at Old Town in Bamenda, Friday August 19,2022, the First Deputy Mayor of the Bamenda City Council, Chi David Ndoh invited the beneficiaries to make good use of the items, Chi David Ndoh At The Event In Old Town Don't collect the items and keep them at home. Make sure you resume school come September 5th, he said and added that, parents should encourage their children go to school. Education is all what a child needs to be a better person tomorrow. Also present at the event was the Divisional Officer (D.O) for Bamend

By Raymond Dingana The news about hundreds of houses being burnt to ashes at Mbengwi Road in Bamenda and the carnage that has befallen the victims was enough reason for me to go see things for myself. I started witnessing the pain the victims of the voilent arson attacks are going through when i arrived Hospital Round About. I saw red eyes looking people with long faces all supporting their jaws with their hands.                     House And Cars Burnt They sat in front of the seven shops that were burnt by men in military uniforms at Hospital Roundabout. Many other businesses around the area did not open their doors, some say it was in solidarity while others say they did not open their businesses because of fear. From Hospital Round About, the evidence was clear that Mbengwi Road was not going to be easy. The absence of the normal hustling and bustling that is typical of that vicinity was absent. It was as if they were mourning. Going towards Azeri Old Church Junction, many shops we

By Raymond Dingana The Southwest, Northwest Women's Task Force(SNWOT) now has a new team to pilot its affairs in its quest to see peace bounce back in the two restive regions of Cameroon.  The new exco with Sarah-Derval Ephosi Lifanda at the helm was voted in to office during an Elective General Assembly of the Task Force that held in Douala recently. She replaces Sally Mboumein who occupied the offi ce for two years. SNWOT's mission has been to call for dialogue, cease fire and to ensure that women and girls are safe in the crisis hit Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon. The new exco is coming at a time when peace is still being seen as a rare commodity in the two troubled regions of Cameroon with many asking what the new squad is bringing in to achieve same goal which is Peace. SNWOT New Exco  Though the office of the General Coordinator said  it was not yet time to release the cat out of the bag, they however confirmed that many things will be done differently, "