Cameroon state radio and television including many CPDM sponsored news outlets have reported that calm seems to have returned to Bamenda, Buea and Kumba. These three main Southern Cameroon cities were between the 28^th of November and the 15^th of December 2016, shaken by murderous riots.

However, the strike action orchestrated by teachers and lawyers, the starting point of the popular insurrection is still on. Tension seems to be mounting following the continue arrest and detention of British Southern Cameroonians in Francophone jails.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the so-called minister of communications and government spokesman announced on December the 10th that Anglophone protesters arrested would be prosecuted. But he did not revealed the list of people in the hands of the police and the army. The identity of these Southern Cameroon citizens has now been made public through an investigation of the National Commission on Human Rights.

Cameroon Intelligence Report understands the commission revealed the identities of Anglophones arrested as a sign of good faith in order facilitate the work of the adhoc committee created by the Prime Minister and Head of Government. The report indicated that many Anglophone citizens are now been detained in military facilities in Yaounde. The National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms released a list which some sources say is not exhaustive as several families are still searching for their loved ones whose names do not appear in the list attached to this report.

By Rita Akana with files from CIN

First Lady, Chantal BIYA, has distributed Christmas gifts to over 1,000 vulnerable and underprivileged children in Yaounde. This was during a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony at the Chantal BIYA Foundation (FCB) on Thursday 22 December 2016.

Nearly 100 beneficiaries stood at the main entrance of the foundation, and waved mini flags of the FCB upon the arrival of their benefactor, who was welcomed by Cameroon’s Minister of Public Health, Mr Andre Mama Fouda. This was combined with uniform dance steps in the sweet melodies of a budding artist called Ben Martins.

Mrs. Chantal BIYA, Founding President of the FCB, proceeded with the distribution of the gifts. Sick children, orphans and selected pupils received two packages each from Mrs Chantal BIYA,. This was delivered in four phases. Pupils received their presents in two groups. They were placed at the main entrance of the FCB and at the esplanade of the newly constructed Centre for Paediatric Cardiac Surgery. Sick children in each ward and orphans of the Children First Centre equally benefitted from the foundation’s benevolence.

The donation was made simultaneously with a guided tour of the principal units of the FCB, coupled with musical interludes. Traditional dance groups; popular bikutsi artist, Amah Pierrot; the “Chorale Spirit Songs de Meyomessala” choir; and the “Voix du Cénacle” choir, animated at the event.

Mrs. Chantal BIYA chaired a closed-door meeting with the Minister of Public Health. She later took group photographs, with the staff of the FCB and some CERAC members, to close the event.

Lawyers in the South West region whose Wigs and gowns were seized by security forces last November during a peaceful protest in Buea have vowed to take court action against the Divisional Officer of Buea, KUOAM Wokam Paul and the police who brutalized the lawyers, seized their wigs and arrested some.

Responding to a letter earlier written in December 2,2016 by t he DO for Buea to the Lawyers through the Attorney General for South West, demanding them to come to the office to collect their wigs and gowns, Barrister Ebah Ntoko write sthat by affirming that the wigs were in the possession of the DIO  was an indication that he ,Wokam Paul took poart in what he described as “prime suspect in the gruesome crimes committed on lawyers and other citizens in Buea”.

The lawyers have accused the DO and ‘His Anti Riot’ Police  of carrying out crimes of torture, assault, deprivation of property rights, violation of the Chambers of lawyers, rape and other issues. The lawyers maintained that one of the principal evidence that will be used against the DO and his anti riot Police will be the wigs and gowns.

The Common Law Lawyers who are still on strike say the issue of wigs and gowns is not at stake now but that once investigations into brutal beatings on lawyers must have been completed, they will each collect their belongings. The sole condition now is the bringing to book the culprits who treated lawyers like second class citizens.

Culled from Cameroun Info.net

Some few days to the start of dialogue between the Francophone negotiators headed by Paul Goghomu, Director of cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office and representatives of Anglophone Teachers Trade Unions in Bamenda on December 27,2016 , tongues are wagging on the possible bribing of teachers to accept governments offers. But teachers trade union leaders have assure the population that they can never be bought over.

Speaking in Bamenda Thursday December 22, 2016, the National Executive Secretary of Cameroon teachers Trade Union, Wilfred Tassang says Anglophone Cameroonians should have confidence in him because he is incorruptible. He told reporters that he is aware that government is preparing a huge package for him come December 27 during dialogue in Bamenda but that he cannot be bought.

He also reiterated that he is not afraid of death threats on his life. He said “We understand the fears of the people, we equally know and we can testify that the government has the intention to destroy the union leaders through corruption but for myself and my person I can tell my people that I am incorruptible. No amount of money can buy my conscience; if it could I would have already been somewhere offers which I have rejected in the past. As we speak I have been informed by our own informant in the system that government has packaged a very special envelope for my person that people are coming to corner me with it and that there are spies following to see if I will receive so that they will use to destroy me. Let our people be rest assured, we cannot sellout, I cannot sellout and no amount of money could stop us not even threats on our lives, so Atanga Njie keep his threats, we are prepared to die for this course”.

The teachers who began an indefinite strike action last November 21, 2016 say if the government grants a major demand, they will suspend the strike action.

Cameroun Info.Net

The Steering Committee of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium, CACSC, is demanding a return to federalism through a referendum or holding of a constitutional Conference. The body which is charged with proposing policy alternatives to improve on lives of Anglophones says a return to two state federations is the only solution to the co-existence of the two Cameroons and guaranteeing protection of rights, wellbeing culture of the two states.

While meeting in Buea Wednesday December 21, 2016 members saluted efforts made by Common Law Lawyers, Teachers and parents who have continued keeping their children at home, they urged parents to continue keeping their children at home until demands of Anglophones are met.

The Consortium frowned at the divide and rule tactics employed by the Government of Cameroon to divide the community of former West Cameroon and maintained that, “Government must understand that the people of former West Cameroon are one body and it cannot pretend to solve problems of teachers without solving that of lawyers, when both are inextricably linked.”

The Consortium has denounced what it described as “continuous abduction and kidnapping citizens of former West Cameroon to be tortured and killed in military camps in  Yaoundé.” In this regard, it has demanding the immediate release of all citizens of former West Cameroon arrested and detained in Bamenda and Kumba before any meaningful dialogue will take place.

Culled from Cameroun Info.Net

Bernard Okalia Bilai, governor of the South West region and his counterpart Adolphe LELE L’AFRIQUE have maintained sealed lips over recent strike action orchestrated by Anglophone Teachers, Common Law Lawyers and later the population.

They told reporters in Yaoundé Tuesday December 20, 2016 during opening of the Second Semester Conference of governors that the government has asked them not to make any statement on the crisis which has been rocking the two regions for over two months now.

Several persons were killed in the strike action that suddenly went violent as police used live bullets on the people. Shops were closed, schools shutdown till further notice. Till date, no government official has taken responsibility for ordering shooting of people and brutality on University of Buea students. However Minister of Territorial administration and Decentralization, Rene Emmanuel Sadi has condemned the burning of national symbols like the flag which was allegedly burnt in Bamenda.

The theme of the second annual conference of governors focuses on “Administrative authorities, reforms on program budget and performance of the public administration.” Each of the ten regional governors will mount the rostrum to present the socioeconomic and political state of their regions by the end of the meeting.

Culled from Cameroun Info.Net

The Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Louis Paul Motaze has called for united efforts towards building an inclusive sustainable and resilient future for Cameroonians.

The Minister made the remark at the start of a two-day workshop on the 19^th of December 2016. The workshop centered on the identification and inclusive prioritization of the sustainable development goals in Cameroon.

In a separate development in Yaoundé the nation’s capital, a colloquium on the role of diplomacy in the attainment of economic emergence took place at the International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC).

Participants at the session on the 19^th of December 2016 reflected on how developing countries can use diplomacy to achieve their short and long-term economic objectives. Economists, social scientists and experts in International Relations are taking part in the meeting.

Culled from CRTV

It has been revealed that things are falling apart for the CPDM elites of the Manyu constituency. Reports say some drama occurred in the former Cross River State of Southern Cameroons over the weekend. Cameroon Intelligence Report was reliably informed that it all started when highly placed Manyu CPDM barons blatantly refused to release the sum of 53 million francs that was allocated to sponsor the December 2016 Manyu Cultural Festival, FESTAC

The political elites observed that the Manyu population was not cooperating with the Biya regime in its efforts at countering calls for federalism. Events took a dramatic u turn when the Divisional Officer accompanied by the mayor stormed the ceremonial ground and ordered the population to sing the national anthem. The Biya appointees were told that Southern Cameroonians will no longer sing the anthem of a foreign nation.

The DO and his entourage boycotted the event which went successfully under the guidance of the President of FESTAC, Besong Michael. We gathered that His Royal Highness Senator Tabetando from the Mamfe Central sub constituency pushed through to Tinto town, Upper Bayang Sub-division to organize a CPDM rally which failed woefully. Cat calls greeted the Chief of Bachuo-Ntai from the scantily attended forum with some militants reportedly telling Tabetando to go and concentrate in his Mamfe Central Sub Division. The humiliation accorded the CPDM leaders was complete and total.

The situation in Akwaya Sub Division was no different as Senator ANJA Simon was informed that he can no longer speak for the disgruntled Akwaya population. Senator Anja was reminded that if he were not a son of the soil, his remains would have been dumped in the river Manyu. He was ordered to return to wherever he came from or faced severe consequences.

By Eyong Paul Agbor

Information has filtered that the passport of Prof. Nalova Lyonga (CPDM) has been confiscated in Yaoundé by plain cloth police officers. Our chief intelligence officer in the nation’s capital is yet to confirm the correctness of this developing story. However, what we do know is that the Vice Chancellor of the University of Buea was prevented from boarding a flight at the Yaoundé Nsimalen international airport en route to the USA.

Immigration police at the airport have kept a deliberate silence when questioned on the seizure. The reasons behind this recent government action against Prof. Nalova Lyonga (CPDM) have not been made public. The Vice Chancellor was to travel out of the country late yesterday Sunday but was reportedly remanded in custody.

As pressure continues to mount on the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime to investigate the killings and rape of students in the University of Buea, this woman who heartlessly unleashed the brutal and senseless security forces to rape, torture and killed the young girls may now face justice.

By Rita Akana