CAMEROON BEGINS COMMONWEALTH COMMEMORATION

The flags of the 52 member countries of the Commonwealth fly high at the Ministry of External Relations in Yaounde this 6th March 2017, as the Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella launched week-long activities ahead of the commemoration of the Commonwealth Day on 13th March 2017.

The launch of week-long activities took place simultaneously in the nine other regions of the country. The theme for reflection for this year’s commemoration is, “A peace-building Commonwealth.”
Referring to the theme, the Minister Delegate at the Ministry of External Relations in charge of relations with the Commonwealth, Joseph Dion Ngute emphasised that peace-building is an essential instrument for welfare of people.
He stated that the Commonwealth has been a major actor in peace-building over the years.
The agenda of the Commonwealth Week includes a visit to victims of Boko Haram and refugees of war on 7th March, 2017 and the opening of the Commonwealth village on 9th March 2017.
The Commonwealth village incorporates exhibitions and round-table discussions on peace-building topics.
A peace march has been scheduled for Saturday, 11th March 2017 in Buea.
A major highlight of the D-day, 13th March 2017, is a theatre competition for primary and secondary schools organised by the Ministry of External Relations.
Commonwealth Day is a day to raise awareness on contemporary global issues and promote the understanding of values like the rule of law, democracy, human rights and sustainable development.
It is an annual event organised on the second Monday in March.
The Commonwealth of Nations or Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 52 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.