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By Raymond Dingana The Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, CBCHS and the Christian Blind Mission(CbM) have joined forces together to provide an Inclusive Humanitarian Response to Persons With Disabilities, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and their Host Communities. This was revealed during the launch of the ''Disability Inclusive Humanitarian Action" and the "Inclusive Eye Care project," Friday June 26,2021 at the CBC multipurpose hall. The Inclusive Eye Health(IEH) Project is established within the context of Covid-19 to ensure that, eye care services get to underserved population especially people with disabilities. Cataract surgical services, dispensing of quality eye glasses, primary eye care service and many others are some of the areas of interest. The two projects are expected to run from June 2021 to May 2023. Eversince the Socio Political Crisis erupted in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon, Humanitarian Actions have not been i

By Raymond Dingana The first ever Phd thesis has been defended in the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Bamenda, UBa by Bamnjo Herman Yenika. He successfully defended a PhD thesis titled Regional Intergration, Peace Keeping and Conflict Resolution at the Amphi 340 in the UBa campus, Friday June 25,2021. During the exercise that lasted about two hours, Bamnjo Herman, now Doctor did a comparative study of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). Dr. Bamnjo Herman Talking To The Press After Successfully Defending His Thesis Dr.Bamnjo explained that ECOWAS has intervened in countries like Liberia and Sierra leone bringing the wars there to an end whereas ECCAS is yet to register such an achievement. He went further to say that, despite the presence of these two giant blogs on the African continent, many parts of Africa are yet to savour the kind of peace they would have loved to because

By Rosaline Obah The population of Tadu and other villages in Bui Division of the North West Region say, they prefer to keep living in the bushes than going back to their homes. They explained that the last operation baptised 'Bui Clean'carried out by the Cameroon defense forces that ended some days back caused the death of many civilians. "Many of our loved ones were killed, many are still missing as we speak, corpses are being discovered in bushes with some killed with their hands tied behind their backs. There is no guarantee that, we will be safe if we go back given that, the soldiers have not left Bui which means they can come back for us at any time. Remember that many including the old were pulled out from their homes and shot dead. We are scared because, who knows who will be the next and because of this, we prefer the bushes than going to where you are not sure to see the next minute," Tarzenyuy told Drayinfos from his farm house in kumbo sub division. Homes

By Raymond Dingana Doctors Without Border known in it's french acronym as MSF has urged the government of Cameroon to put the health needs of the population first by lifting then ban on its health care services. This is contained in a press release signed Tuesday which indicates that, thousands of people in the North West Region of Cameroon continue to struggle to enjoy adequate health care services. “We call once again on the government of Cameroon to put the needs of the population first, and to immediately reinstate MSF’s essential medical services in the North-West. Our operations cannot remain on hold indefinitely, ” MSF said in the press release. As indicated by MSF, thousands of people have continued to be denied urgent and life saving health care following the suspension of their activities by the government.  Doctors Without Borders Providing Health Care Services In Bamenda Despite all attempts to talk the powers that be in to lifting the suspension, MSF say, their request

By Raymond Dingana Transporters and other road users have continued to decry instances of Hate Speech and Xenophobic comments made to them at various security check points in Bamenda by uniform officers. They say, hate names like Ambazonie, Anglofools, and Terrorists taximan among others have been used on them countless times. Extortion, sexual and other forms of military harassments have also given birth to a high level of hate in the communities especially between civilians and uniform officers. To many civilians, this is the source of the hatred they have developed for uniform officers which is only insuring that, the circle of hate continues. One of those who said he has suffered such hate language from uniform officers is this cab driver who only wanted to be referred to his as Gideon. He said, “ On my way to Bambili, I was asked to stop by soldiers at the security check at mile six Nkwen, I had one passenger in front and three behind, yet I was asked to settle control, I refused

By Raymond Dingana Just one year in office, the efforts of the mayor of Bafut, Ngwakongoh  Lawrence to  develop his municipality have come to lime light and have attracted recognition already.  Last Saturday May 29, 2021,Mayor Ngwakongoh received the Achievement Award of Excellence from the Life Time Media Group in Bafousssam, chief town of the West Region of Cameroon. The award in recognition of merit to Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence as a Young, Dynamic and Pragmatic Mayor was handed to him by the Governor of West Region, Awah Fonka Augustine. Mayor Ngwakongoh Lawrence Brandishing His Awards In Bafoussam After receiving the award, Mayor Ngwakongoh said, time for all to come together, keep hatred aside for the sake of the municipality is now. "I am using this as an opportunity to called on my brothers and sisters who are still holding hatred in their heart to give peace a chance and let's make Bafut appear beautiful and developed, more than what it used to be,"  the mayor sai

  By Dingana Raymond Man beaten to near death For Killing Nursing Mother And Her Child. Shocked and consternation is still the order of the day in Nkwen, around  Namoh in new road where a man yet to be identified is said to have killed a woman and her five-month-old baby, sunday may 30,2021 at about 8pm.Sources on the ground indicate that, the lady was stabbed while the child was strangulated.Other sources said, both were strangulated. Before uniform officers could arrive the scene,the suspect had been beaten to near death. He was taken away to help forces of law and order in their investigations. Suspected Murderer Caught And Taken To Where He Dumbed The Lady's Remains Commercial Biker Killed In Nkwen By Gun Men. Shey Beltus as we got the name was shot and he died before arriving the hospital. It all started when he engaged occupants of a white hilux in to a verbal argument after he was knocked down from behind by the vehicle at PNEU junction in Foncha Street. As the verbal exchan

  By Raymond Dingana Forgambe Sony Neghop, a student of the Universitily of Bamenda, UBa has finally started receiving full medical attention five days after he was shot by unidentified gun men. The Level 300 Boilogy student of the Higher Teacher Training Collage, H.T.T.C was shot and wounded last Sunday May 16,2021 at the Down Quarter Neighbourhood in Bambili. Sony was finally operated on the leg that was hit by the bullet in a health facility in Bamenda on Friday May 21,2021. This was after the amount of money needed for the operation was raised thanks to assistance from UBa authorities. Before he was transfered to where the leg was operated on, he had spent huge sums at the Mbingo Annex Hospital in Bamenda. Sony, Responding To Treatments In A Hospital In Bamenda. A source closed to Sony said, the left leg hit by the bullet was operated on but the bullet was not removed. He said doctors indicated that, removing it was going to cause more problems and that, the bullet was going to com

By Raymond Dingana Sixty nine Cameroonians have been decorated with medals of honor as part of activities to celebrate the 49th edition of national day celebrations. The event was chaired by North West Governor, Lele L'afrique Adolph, Thursday 20th May, 2021 at the governor's esplanade at up station in Bamenda, chief town of the North West Region. Young Jacques Achia, President of Young Sport Academy, YOSA and Abunde Pascal, President of PWD Social Football Club all in Bamenda were awarded the Sport Order of Merit for their efforts in promoting football in the region. Talking about some of his achievements in the world of football which to him may have earned him the medal, Abunde Pascal said: "we were able to take a team that was barely existing six years ago to the pinacle of football in the country. There are a lot of things i feel that, we still need to do in order to stay where we are and even move forward." Yong Jacques Achia(Left), Abunde Pascal(Right) In his f

 By Raymond Dingana The Mayor of the Bamenda II Council, Peter Chenui has extended a hand of fellowship to Muslim faithful in Bamenda as they prepare to celebrate Ramadan. The mayor visited the Muslim community at the old town neighborhood in Bamenda Friday May 7,2021 with bags of rice, salt, cartoons of soap, vegetable oil among others. Mayor Peter Chenui Handing Over Items To Muslims At Old Town In Bamenda According to Mayor Peter Chenui, Muslim Faithful have been fasting and praying for peace. He said it is a difficult moment for them. "They have been fasting and praying for peace to reign in Cameroon and during this period, some of the families are not vaible reason why we decided to come and assist." He said. He also used the event to announce that, the Bamenda II Council will support the Muslim community in their endeavors to develope their communities citing members of the community that have been recruited to work for the Bamenda II council.  One of the beneficiaries,

  By Rosaline Obah A commercial bike rider by name Ndibang Samuel has died after he was shot and set ablaze by men in uniform in Oshie village, Momo Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. His charred body was discovered Thursday May 6,2021 along side his commercial motor bike. It is not clear why he was caught, shot and set on fire. Unconfirmed reports indicate that, Ndibang was transporting suspected separatist fighters who had forced him to take them around the village. The suspected armed men immediately jumped in to the bushes when they came face to face with men in military uniform leaving him behind. "He didn't run perhaps because he knew he was only forced to do what he did and was hoping to explain to the soldiers," a native of Oshie told Drayinfos adding that, "he was rather caught, shot and burnt alongside his motor bike without given a chance to explain himself." His death came barely days after a family head was killed in his home in Mbengwi