Pix Left to Right: Pa Wirngo Jumbam, Stephen Kongso, Mr Andrew, Che Clovis (One other is not in the pix) Why these men are detained b the Bamenda Judicial Police for over a month now remains unknown. Lawyers have been refused to see them. The writ of habeas corpus is one of the basic guarantees of personal freedoms in countries with the Common Law systems. It prevents unjust and wrongful detention. For these English speaking Southern Cameroonians the writ of habeas corpus has been ignored. AF  Augustine Ndangam [post_ad] Shey Kaavi Wo Melim Southern Cameroonians arbitrary arrested by the occupational and barbaric forces of La  Republique du Cameroun. Their case comes up on the 18, we most be there to show these colonialist that arrest  bring us together, just like we did in 2002 during the arrest of SCNC chairman and co. We were in court in our numbers so on the 18th after tomorrow all roads should be leading to the high court of Bamenda. [post_ad]

NIGERIA’S President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Yaounde to cement a regional fighting force against Boko Haram, he told AFP on Monday. Mr Buhari met his counterparts from Niger, Chad and Benin at a summit in Abuja last week but Cameroon’s leader Paul Biya was noticeably absent and represented by his defence minister.  Cameroon and Nigeria have long had strained ties, in part over the Bakassi dispute but also after Boko Haram mounted cross-border raids into northeast Nigeria from Cameroon’s far north. [post_ad] Mr Buhari visited Niger and Chad in his first week in office and said he would have gone to Cameroon’s capital Yaounde for talks with Biya had he not been invited to attend the G7 summit in Germany. "But on my return to Nigeria now, I will try to go to Cameroon," he said on the sidelines of the African Union summit in Johannesburg. Last week’s Abuja summit rubber-stamped an 8,700-strong regional force involving the five countries to replace an ad ho

Ostrich Politics: Veteran Anglophone journalist Ntemfac Ofege recently stated that Anglophones lawyers who have this day given the Biya regime an ultimatum to re-negotiate the terms of the non-existent federation between East (francophone) Cameroun and West (anglophone) Cameroon should know this:  Mr Biya uses time and subterfuge as political   weapons . The man will do nothing while hoping that the problem will go away or he will pretend to do nothing as he attempts to divide and corrupt and rule the opposition.  The AGBAW-EBAI DEBATE  is asking our readers to suggest " the way forward for our Anglophone lawyers "

We try to keep a positive vibe going here at This Is Africa, but every so often you come across something that just paints your mood black. Some of you may already be aware of this, but if like us you're hearing about this for the first time your jaw will drop. And it'll probably raise the same BIG questions in your mind that it did in ours. Francois Hollande with the Senegalese President Macky Sall Incidentally, once you read this you’ll no longer wonder why French presidents and ministers are sometimes greeted by protests when they visit former French colonies in Africa, even if the protests are about other issues. Though what other issues could be more important than this one we have no idea. [post_ad] 14 African countries only ever have access to 15% of their own money! Monetary bankruptcy Just before France conceded to African demands for independence in the 1960s, it carefully organised its  former colonies  (CFA countries) in a system of “compulso

The fire started after electricity returned to the area. More than 30 shops were engulfed by the flames.  Camervibes   informant gathered from onlookers that the fire created a large fireball which then spread to the surrounding shops. Some of the shops that were not touched by the fire were instead looted by some criminals around the area. [post_ad] Many shop owners were shocked and angry as they complained to authorities about the looting. All efforts by residents to reduce the fire proved futile.The firefighters arrived the scene some minutes after the fire started and managed to contain the damage caused. According to a trader, the cause of the fire has been blamed on a short circuit that occurred when power returned to the shop buildings. However, an investigation has been opened to determine the true cause of the fire by the authorities. [post_ad] www.kisife.blogspot.com

Before and after the All Anglophone Lawyers’ Conference of 9th May 2015, claims and insinuations were linked to the real or imaginary interference of the Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC) with the deliberations and outcome of the conference. As would be expected the conveners of the conference have gone at length to dissociate themselves from SCNC control as if the SCNC was a pariah organisation.  SCNC is a product of the All Anglophone Conference (AAC) of 1993 and 1994 that brought together different shades of Anglophone opinion to be crystallized into a common vision. It was only after the Cameroon government failed to take on board proposals by the AAC that a new pressure group emerged like it is often the case in liberation theology to give visibility, potency and geo-political relevance and space to the Anglophone struggle. It is here that the SCNC was born. It was no more a liberation of a people as it was for a territory that freely opted for a Union in 1961

He reacted on on June 2, 2015 to last weekend’s decision by Fons of the North West Region annulling his suspension as NOWEFU Spokesman. Six years on, the North West Fons’ Union (NOWEFU), has declared null and void the August 27, 2008 decision by its former President General, His Majesty Chafah XI. The decision suspended Barrister Ntumfor Nico Halle ‘‘indefinitely as the North West Fons’ Messenger, Spokesman and Ambassador for attempts to destabilize and destroy the Fons’ Union through persistent, reckless and unfounded press declarations.” Meeting at an emergency Executive Committee and General Assembly session at the Fon of Bambui’s palace on May 29, 2015, NOWEFU challenged the decision which they claimed was “irregular.” It was against this backdrop that the Fons decided to rehabilitate their Messenger, Spokesman and Ambassador, Ntumfor Nico Halle. The President General of NOWEFU, His Majesty Senator Teche Njei II, presided the session which also revised and adopted a new

The recent report by French parliamentarians that conspicuously cited Cameroon and Niger certainly reveals how weak Cameroon has become under the CPDM regime. There are many Cameroonians who must have been wondering why some Parliamentarians from France took so much interest in the security and stability of Cameroon to the extent of producing a 149-page internal report that filtered to the press with much gleeful usage in the local media. Several analyses and commentaries went wild on the issues raised by the report. However, it is hard to say if any conclusions were ever arrived at on why Cameroon and Niger featured prominently in the report given that they are not the only countries affected by activities of the nefarious Boko Haram extremist group. However, the fact that the report focused on French speaking African countries obviously means that its genesis could only be traced to the colonial and post-colonial history and the economic stakes that such links have generated

The new commander appointed on 12 May by President Biya has been installed by the Minister for Defense Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o. Colonel Alfred Mvondo Menyengue now heads the Air Force base 101 in Yaounde replacing his kinsman Colonel Martin Owona. In a vigorous handshake, the Defense Minister conveyed his warm congratulations to Colonel Afred Mvondo. Speaking to the press after his installation, Colonel Mvondo Menyengue acknowledged having full awareness of the security challenges that engage all defense forces right now. The air base 101 is a support base to other external training in terms of logistics, maintenance and special missions.

By Sylvanus Ezieh, May 21, 2015 Cameroon Journal, Yaounde  – The Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC has picked issues SDF Chairman John Fru Ndi with SDF chieftain, John Fru Ndi over his comments at a press conference in Yaounde last week that Cameroonians shall decide on the number of states in the event of a return to federation. [post_ad] The president of one of the SCNC factions, Thomas Nwachan told reporters during a recent briefing in Bamenda that Fru Ndi seems to be confused over the issue of the number of states. “Fru Ndi is making the same errors he has always made. He started in 1992 with 4 states federation and then moved to 6 states, to 8 and 10 states. I’m convinced that it is because he has failed in all his demands that he is throwing the challenge to the population to decide, just like what he said during a press conference in Yaounde last week.” [post_ad] Nwachan said that the Anglophone problem is not a problem of guess work like what Fru Ndi is

French President Francois Hollande By Mbom Sixtus, May 20, 2015 Cameroon Journal, Yaounde  – The French government has expressed worries that inhabitants of the northern regions of Cameroon might seek secession after power leaves President Biya. According to information we gathered, their fears are based on the marginalization the northerners have been through during Biya’s long-drawn-out stay in power. The claims of the French government are contained in a report presented in the country’s National Assembly recently by a fact finding mission on stability and development in Francophone African countries, dispatched by Foreign Affairs Commission of the assembly. The document, a copy of which the Cameroon Journal obtained, was presented on April 15 by French MPs, Jean Claude Guibal and Philippe Baumal in their 2014-2015 ordinary session of parliament. They said of Cameroon, that the political regime is blocked and that President Biya who has been in power for more than 30ye

By Sylvanus Ezieh, May 21, 2015 Cameroon Journal, Yaounde  – Prime Minister Philemon Yang still does not want to believe that his orders are being flouted by his ministers. After Ama Tutu Muna, Minister of Arts and Culture, deliberately defied his instructions to suspend putting in place a new umbrella organisation for Cameroon musicians, Yang has again issued another order asking Ama to desist her actions. Philemon Yang, Prime Minister, Head of Government? In a 48hr. ultimatum, the PM is asking the Culture Minister to withdraw a decision she signed on May 15 granting funds to a newly created association of musicians. According to Mutations newspaper, the ultimatum is dated May 19 and signed  by Louis Paul Motaze, Secretary General at the Prime Minister’s office. Ama had in a communique dated May 15, awarded funds to Civil Society Music Corporation of Cameroon, known by its French acronym SOCICAM. PM Yang had earlier at its creation addressed a correspondence to Muna to A

CamerVibes After 12 rounds of boxing, Floyd  Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision. This is the scores by 3 judges and all went to Floyd Mayweather. 118-110 ,116-112, 116-112. The big numbers 118, 116 and 116 are for Floyd and small numbers 110, 112 and 112 are for Pacquiao. Pacquiao was very aggressive during the bout but was unlucky to have lost in a unanimous decisiion Mayweather danced a lot around the ring, threw punches and jabs here and there that counted, Pacquiao kept running around, chasing him but didn’t land as many punches as Mayweather. However, Pacquiao thought he had won the fight and says he was surprised when that wasn’t the case. Manny Pacquiao suffered a right shoulder injury during training but was denied the use of an anti-inflammatory in the dressing room. He said he didn’t train for 2weeks and thought the fight would be postponed. He said he needed the anti-inflammatory to numb his shoulder but was denied that.  Those who lost

Arrested by elements of the Office of the 11th district after an investigation to find those responsible for a series of robberies made in the city of Douala, they will be referred to the prosecutor on Friday the Court of First Instance Ndokoti. September alleged robbers are currently in the cells of the Commissioner of the 11th district to district Ndopassi in Douala. Apprehended there are two days following an investigation by the Commissioner Brich Phénélon, they are accused of having made several robberies in the city economic capital of Cameroon. The investigation that led to their arrest was opened April 19, 2015, following a complaint filed by a company manufacturing mechanical parts Industrial Zone Bassa. The thieves, having raided the premises of the company were first tied up and molested Chico Fabien, the French technical director of the structure before you take the safe containing a large sum of money, computers, mobile phones, vehicles. Unfortunately for the criminals