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  By Raymond Dingana They came out in their thousands  from across Bamenda III municipality to tidy the Nkwen Fon's Palace which shall be the venue of the maiden edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) 2021. The youths turned out within the early hours of November 22, 2022 to keep their palace clean.  Some could be heard saying as they returned to their homes in Ndamukong, a quarter in Nkwen as as saying, "Culture no like dirty"   translated as culture dose not like dirt. Bamenda III Youths In Action Cleaning Up The Palace According to George Ngu, Youth leader from Mbessi just coming to clean the palace is already an uncommon achievement for the maiden edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Culturture. "I am so happy that this event is coming to our village. We have come out as  youths to work and clean our palace because this is where the event will be. We want to make sure that those who will be coming will meet

The publisher of Municipal Update and the Chronicle Times Newspapers, Cham Victor Bama has announced a new down for the Menchum Journalists' Union (MEJU). He said one of his focus will be to promote effective Communication at grassroot level to enhance Peace, Justice and Development. Outgoing MEJU President, Jam Charles(Left), Incoming, Cham Victor(Right) Cham Victor was speaking shortly after his election as the new president of MEJU last Friday November 18 2021 in Yaounde, political capital of Cameroon. "It is a new down for journalists of Menchum extraction.Transforming mindsets through effective rural communication is the best way out. The population needs accurate information from us journalists," Cham said. He furthered that, we shall promote unity among members, unite Menchum journalists, promote local development, preach community peace and enhance education among others," Cham said. He further explained that they will use peaceful instruments to unite and

By Rosaline Obah The Cameroon Military has continued to trample on the Rights of the civilian population especially those who are not engaging in any hostilities against them. Last Thursday November 18,2021, the Palace of Ba Fomantum, a sub chief in Naaka Village along the Enugu-Ekok stretch of road, few kilometers away from the town of Bamenda was attacked by those eye witnesses say were Cameroon soldiers. The palace was razed including many other houses around the area. Many traditional artifact were lost in the flames. The Palace Of Ba Fomantum Set Ablaze By Soldiers Many have been rendered homeless and and their only source of income extinguished. A provision store and many homes were also looted and set ablaze. All the cars that were there were set on fire, an eye witness told drayinfos.com. A house and a Vehicle Put On Fire During The Raid This was after separatist fighters ambushed a military convoy along that stretch and disappeared in to the bushes after a gun battle. We lear

Dingana Raymond Elizabeth Banye Tabi, Ticha Milanis and Nkengafack Eucharia are all journalists reporting on the conflict romancing the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon. After attending a three-day-workshop on Factoring Gender and Human Rights in Conflict Reporting in the North West and South West Regions organised by the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalist (CAMASEJ) in collaboration with the Canadian Fund for Local Innitiative(CFLI), they say they can now do better and are bent on doing more reports in the areas of Human Rights and Gender particularly in conflict zones. Family Picture of Participants At The Workshop In Kribi According to Elizabeth Banye Tabi, a journalist with the Guardian Post newspaper in Douala, the workshop triggered that zeal in her to be able to advocate for the rights of the volnurable more than before, Elizabeth Banye Tabi "I love reporting on issue that have to do with Gender and Human Rights because these are the things that

Raymond Dingana Finalists of the maiden edition of the Bamenda III Festival of Heritage Arts and Cultures (FEHACU) beauty pageant are now known.  The finalists emerged from an inclusive highly competitive contest at the Nkwen Fon's Palace on Wednesday 10 November 2021. "We are happy with our girls who summoned courage to be part of this maiden edition of Miss FEHACU. Personally I feel happy with the fact that most of them are proposing project that will connect young people to their culture. This is the very essence of our festival. As a council, we are committed to make sure that those who shall win will have all the support to carry on their projects. They shall be having interesting prices and that is already something to start with." Quinta Mankaa Bamenda III Secretary General said after the contest. FEHACU  Beauty Pegeant Finalists The finalists have been advised to step up their preparation for a better performance programmed for Saturday 27 November 2021 being day

By Raymond Dingana The Regional Delegate of Communication for the South Region, Beko'o B'Evina Marguerite Solange, has decried the fallouts of the Anglophone armed conflict on female journalists. According to her, the armed conflict has led to the loss of jobs for most female journalists.  She was speaking, Wednesday, November 11, 2021, during a workshop organized by the Cameroon Association of English-speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) for Print and Online journalists in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission. South Regional Delgate of Communication Beko'o B'Evina Marguerite The workshop that took place in Kribi, Ocean Division of the South Region was placed on the theme: “Factoring Gender, Human Reporting in the North West and South West Regions.” Going by the Delegate, owners of media organs do not believe those female journalists are as resilient as their male counterparts.  "It is very challenging being a female journalist in a crisis zone. Many have lost

By Dingana Raymond The water crisis that has been a bone in the neck of many at the Government Residential Area (GRA) and many others in the Bamenda I municipality at up station is gradually becoming a thing of the past. This is thanks to a bore hole contructed by Sen. Bar. Kemende Henry of the Social Democratic Front Party( SDF) and named 'Mami Frida Fountain' after his mother and handed over to the community. Sen. Kemende Henry Mami Frida Fountain Handed To The Population To Drown Their Thirst With. During the handing over ceremony that took Sunday Nov.7 2021, Sen.Kemende said he took opon himself to quench the thirst of his people after seeing them go through to get portable water especially during the dry season. "It was the suffering I witnessed. If I wasn't living in this quarter, i wouldn't have believed GRA of all places could be suffer such a water crisis. It was painful seeing my people digging the river beds behind my house just to get water especiall