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  By Raymond Dingana. The Social Democratic Front Party, the SDF has underscored the need for a neutral party to chair the upcoming dialogue announced by President Paul Biya of Cameroon last Tuesday September 10, 2019. In a Press Release dated 12 September 2019 signed by Joshua Osih, F irst National Vice President of the SDF, the party says : “Such a National Inclusive Dialogue should be chaired by a neutral personality”. In his address to Cameroonians last Tuesday, President Paul Biya of Cameroon said, Chief Joseph Dion Ngute will be chairing the dialogue, a decision that is already proving to be unpopular. The SDF is also against some of those to take part in the dialogue as indicated by President Paul Biya who announced in his address that, the military will also be taking part. To the SDF party, the military cannot take part in a national inclusive dialogue, which is essentially political. The SDF also says that, the national dialogue has been occasioned by the Anglopho

By Raymond Dingana. The 2019/2020 academic year in the North West Region has taken off amidst heavy gun battles between Cameroon’s security forces and Pro Independence fighters, Monday September 02, 2019. Coupled   with the ghost town and lock down operations called for by separatist leaders abroad and enforced by armed men on the ground, parts of Mezam, Bui, Ndonga Mantung, Nkoketunjia, Menchum and Boyo Divisions got up to thunderous gun shots that forced many to stay indoors. In Bamenda, streets in the neighborhoods of Nkwen, Travelers, Nanga Junction, Ntarinkon, and many others were disserted following heavy gun battles between Cameroon’s security forces and Pro Independence fighters .All these affected school resumption in the region negatively as many were forced to stay indoors. At the Bamenda I Sub Division where DrayInfos visited on day one of school resumption, three schools were visited. At the Ecole Public Les Champions at Up Station Bamenda, out of the five hundred

By Raymond Dingana. The Cameroon Army in the North West Region of Cameroon has come to the aid of  families of fallen colleagues who have died on the battle fronts defending the colors of the Country. This was in an event to hand over didactic materials to the children of falling soldiers that took place at the head quarters of the 5 th military Region at Up Station Bamenda, Friday August 30 th , 2019 chaired by the Secretary General at the NW governor’s office, Mr.Lanyuy Harry Ngwani. The children received School Bags, Books, Pens and other items needed to help them go back for school for the Academic year 2019/2020. Asah Ryan is one of the children of the fallen soldiers who benefited from the hand of fellowship extended to him by the Cameroon military. He thanks the colleagues of his late father and said he was not sure his mother was going to able to provide his school needs: “I am going to form one and I want to thank the Cameroon Army for what they have given me. The i

By Raymond Dingana. Reports from Ndop, Nkoketunjia Division of the North West Region of Cameroon say, a pregnant woman, her elder sister and a baby of about six months old  have been shot and killed, Sunday August 25, 2019.Sources on the ground are indicating that, they were on a motor bike when armed men dressed in military attires opened fire on them at the entrance to the market killing all the passengers but for the commercial bike rider who narrowly escaped. Yvonne was at the market when the incident took place. Hear her : “ The victims were on a motor bike, a pregnant woman, her elder sister and a baby girl when they were shot and killed by armed men dressed in military attires. The bike rider was not hit and was the one who took the victim’s belongings moving around the village looking for their relatives after the corpses were taken to the mortuary by the population. When another contingent of armed men in military attires arrived the scene, they could be heard shouting

  By Raymond Dingana. The North West Regional Delegate of Public Health says, HIV prevalence is more rampant in females than in males. Dr Kingsley Che Soh was speaking at the conference room of the NW Regional Fund For Health Promotion, Friday August 23, 2019 during the launching ceremony of the 17 th  edition of Holidays Free Of HIV/AIDS with the theme, “Android Generation, Click On HIV Testing”. On the situation of HIV and AIDS in the North West Region of Cameroon, Dr. Kingsley Che Soh says : “The 2019 Health and Demographic Survey reveals a further drop in HIV prevalence to 4%,[5.8% in females and 1.6% in males]from the 6.3% in 2011 in the age group 15-49years.It is estimated that in 2019,64,201 persons are living with HIV in the North West Region. Our target for treatment of HIV by December 2019 is 38,067.So far by June 2019, we have placed 33,391 persons on antiretroviral therapy down from 36,249 persons on treatment in June 2018.In June 2019,2353 persons living with HI

By Raymond Dingana. Many in  Bamenda and other parts of the NWR of Cameroon have been crowding travel agencies in a bid to travel out of the Region for fear of what the days ahead my turn out to be. Some travel agencies now charged 7000 FRS to Yaounde while some are collecting 8000FRS to Douala and 5000FRS to Bafoussam. This has been going on for days now,yet the North West Administration is yet to make an official statement on the mass exodus of the same people they are supposed to look after and make sure their needs are taken care off. Talking to  DrayInfos  at one of Bamenda’s most renowned travel agencies, Saturday August 24, 2019, this lady who opted for anonymity says :   “ My last experiences when a lock down like this was announced, i almost lost my life. Our Ntahtru quarter was invaded by people in military uniforms and many were removed from their homes, there were gun shots everywhere. A bullet from one of the guns passed through my window and shattered my flat scree

By Raymond Dingana. About sixty journalists and members of the civil society who belong to the Cameroon Community Media Network, CCMN from the North West, West, South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon have been armed with the necessary tools to report on conflict situations. This was during a 3-day workshop on crises reporting that took place in Bafoussam from Sunday August 18 to Tuesday August 20 ,2019. Organized by the Peace Journalism and Conflict Transformation Project of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon, the project whose main beneficiary is the Cameroon Community Media Network and its members was aimed at schooling journalists and members of the civil society on the role they are to play in bringing Humanitarian needs to the affected communities. Participants at the work shop were also schooled on conflict sensitive reporting, reporting that will not fan the flames of conflict like what led to the Rwandan Genocide. Muma Sandrine is a journalist and a blogger at the

By Raymond Dingana. The minister Delegate in the Ministry of External Relations in charge of the Common Wealth, Minister Mbayu Felix says what children need from their parents and elders are Pens not Guns. He was speaking Saturday August 17, 2019 during an event to donate school needs to children of school going age at the old town neighborhood in Bamenda. The donation exercise that took place at the Ntambang 1 neighborhood Saturday August 17, 2019 brought together hundreds of children who went back home with financial support, books, pens and other school needs. Talking to the huge crowd that turned out at the event, an event that was animated by traditional dances, Minister Mbayu Felix underscored the need for children to be allow to go to school come September 2 nd , 2019, asking the question as to why children are used as weapons in the ongoing crises : “why should children be used as a weapon, no matter how angry one can be, kids should be allow to go to school. It is evil

By Raymond Dingana World Humanitarian Day 2019 has been commemorated with special focus on women Humanitarians. Commemorating the day in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon Saturday August 17, 2019, Specialised UN Agencies and their partners ranging from local civil society organizations to International Non Governmental Organizations converged at the Multipurpose hall of the Metropolitan Cathedral Big Mankon to present to the public where and how they can be reached, why they came and what they have been doing. With special focus on women humanitarians, one of those partners to UN specialized Agencies that has been working with women is Plan Cameroon especially with regards to the socio-political crises rocking the two English speaking regions of Cameroon. Women Humanitarians working with Plan Cameroon have been very active in providing portable water, sanitation and hygiene to over 30,420 people in a wash cluster in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon.

By Raymond Dingana. Two Girls have been arrested by elements of the National Gendarmerie after a video of them assaulting a young man went viral on the social media recently. In the videos, the girls suspected to be the ones in detention could be seen beating up the guy. DrayInfos was told at the Cow Street neighborhood where the incident took place that, the guy whom the girls were assaulting has been using them sexually without their knowledge.   DrayInfos could not immediately confirm if the allegations were founded or not. Asked why the guy did not run away of fight back when the ladies were vomiting their anger on him physically, those who said they were there when it all happened opined that, the guy was only a gentle man who did not see any reason fighting with women and did not want to take the laws in to his hands. This was not bought by other who said the guy was guilty and did not want to fight back because the girls were more than him and that he would have failed i

By Raymond Dingana. The owner of the township taxi that was used in the attack of last Saturday August 10,2019 at the Bamendankwe Village Square has been murdered.He was murdered on the night of Tuesday breaking Wednesday. Sources are indicating that,his murderers were armed men in civilian wears.The taxi driver whose only name we got as Kgwakem is said to have confirmed to his neighbors that ,his taxi was actually used by men dressed in military wears to attack the village square but that,he was tied down and his phone taken away by the men. He further said,he was dumped in  a student residential area around GBHS Mendankwe and only released after the attack on the village square.  Neighbours  also told DrayInfos that, Kgwakem was pulled out of his house on the night of Tuesday breaking Wednesday August 14,2019 and murdered. They said the killers were dressed in civilian wears carrying heavy guns.        Latest reports from Bamendankwe village say, kgwakem was buried on Friday