By Raymond Dingana   The Chief Executive Officer of the North West Region, Adolph Lele L’afrique has ones again brought to the lamp light the poor situation of the road infrastructure in Bamenda, and the NWR as a whole. This was during the visit to Bamenda of a four man Security Delegation from the Ministries of Defense and Security led by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defense; Joseph Beti Assomo aimed at evaluating the security situation ahead of the Regional Election billed for 06 December and, end of year festivities among others: “We have the problem of infrastructure, you have seen for yourself the poor state of the road between Matazem and Bamenda. You have toured the city and seen how our roads really look like and if it is the case at the main entrance, you can imagine the poor state states of the roads linking the other parts of the region, divisions and sub divisions,” he indicated. He however said there is hope because the Ministry of ...

At The Sharing Ceremony   By Raymond Dingana  It's been a tradition at Ndichia Foundation to provide school materials to vulnerable children at the beginning of every school year. On the 24th August, 2025, over 300 children including orphans and IDPs gathered once at St.Edmund's Quasi Parish Mulang, Bamenda to receive didactic materials from Ndichia Foundation. Beneficiaries This annual event brought together children from various schools, quarters and villages who wish to create a vision for themselves in the near future. As the Anglophone crisis continues to impoverish children, events like these help to boost the moral and social life of pupils and students.  Speaking at the donation ceremony, the New Executive Director of Ndichia Foundation Romaric Tume, called on the students and pupils to work hard, and dedicate themselves to study. He urged them to work closely with their parents and teachers to be able to create a student friendly learning environment.  Sarah...

By Raymond Dingana The Bamenda City Council will operate on a budget of close to 4.3 billion FCFA come 2022, less than what the council had in 2021. There is a decrease of about three hundred and eighty nine million FCFA representing a percentage of 8.4℅. This was made known Tuesday December 21,2021 during the City Council's budgetary session to adopt the 2022 budget. Bamenda City Mayor Addressing Councilors At Budgetary Session According to Mayor Achobong Tembeng Paul of the Bamenda City Council, what they need is a realistic budget, "The 2022 budget of the city council has experienced a significant drop in the value of 8.4%. I think we have to do things that are realistic. It is not comfortable for us to have a budget that we will not be unable to realize it. We want to say what we can do and that is why we have made a budget of 8.4% drop so that by this time next year, we will be showing prove of what has been done,"  Mayor Achobong explained. The 2022 budget has as pr...

Family Photo  By Raymond Dingana It's been two years since the once vibrant community, peace journalism, and conflict transformation network, the Cameroon Community Media Network (CCMN), went into hibernation. However, the spirit of peace journalism and conflict transformation hasn't left the network. This explains why members felt the need to revive and reenergize the organization. On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, members met in Bamenda for a strategic workshop focused on revitalizing the Cameroon Community Media Network. The gathering aimed to chart a way forward for the association. CCMN Members At The Meeting With resources from Brot für die Welt, the workshop concentrated on reorganizing the governance structure and developing a regional action plan, among other objectives. According to Pedmia Shatu Tita, the acting North West Regional Coordinator of CCMN, the goal is to make CCMN great again. "CCMN has always been 90% community and 10% media, and we felt it was importa...

By Raymond Dingana  In his annual Youth Day address on February 10, 2026, President Paul Biya called on young people to reject harmful behaviors and act responsibly. He emphasized that the future of Cameroon rests in their hands. You must understand this. It is essential that you avoid the risky behaviors some of you have recently engaged in, such as delinquency, alcohol and drug abuse, immoral conduct, and excessive use of social media,  he stated. Recognizing the crucial role parents play in a child's upbringing, the president also urged them to be proactive.  Parents and educators must take their responsibilities seriously and should not tolerate or encourage bad behavior. The president acknowledged the challenges faced by young girls in Cameroon, who often suffer from various forms of abuse. He committed to enhancing their protection, saying,  I have instructed the relevant authorities to strengthen support for young girls in schools, families, and workplaces, as...

By Raymond Dingana. The vice chancellor of the University Of Bamenda has urged newly appointed officials of the University to discharge their duties without any fear or favor. She was speaking Saturday September 21 st ,2019 during the installation ceremony of the newly appointed officials of the University. Professor Theresia Nkwo Akenji while urging them to strive at all times to do the right thing, respect hierarchy among others, she intimated that, all of them put together will never be bigger than the University Of Bamenda Talking to DrayInfos , Professor Nkwo Akenji says,two of those appointed are going to the central administration which is the heart of the University: “ The central administration is the heart of the administrative heart of the university. What we expect of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Internal Control, Professor Mathias Mih is full collaboration. I advised him during the installation to take up all the domains of internal control and evaluation. He is n...

By Raymond Dingana. Internally displaced persons in Bamenda,North West Region of Cameroon have decried what they say is the poor quality goods received from the Bamenda Regional Center For Humanitarian Assistance. The internally displaced persons were speaking to  DRAY INFO on Tuesday July 23, 2019 at the Bamenda II DO, s office during the distribution of Basic Humanitarian Needs to internally displaced persons, in Bamenda II subdivision of the North West Region Of Cameroon. According to this internally displaced person from Benakuma resident in Bamenda II sub division, the quality of some of the goods especially the mattress he received is of very poor quality: “ I am very disappointed with the quality of the mattress I have just received. I doubt if it can even take me for two weeks. This cannot be compared to what men dressed in military attires burnt in my house in Benakuma in Menchum division of the North West Region Of Cameroon. But since there is nothing I can do ...

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...

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 ...