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General Martin Tumenta Chomu of the Cameroon army who currently heads the UN forces in the Central African Republic, CAR is reportedly missing now for several weeks. Local media reports say he has not been seen in decoration ceremonies and promotion to higher grades of some elements of his regiment since September 15, 2015. Some reports have suggested that General Tumenta Chomu may have been sidelined following the numerous sex scandals that rocked the UN mission in CAR.

The head of the UN mission code named, Minusca was included in the commission to investigate and educate troops involved in sexual abuse cases and immediately take preventive and disciplinary action. A sister publication Aurore Plus revealed that General Tumenta may have left the CAR officially for the United States for health reasons. General Tumenta Chomu has already exceeded the period of absence allowed by law and may be charged for desertion and replaced by UN Secretary General, Ban ki moon.

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Ngwa Bertrand

14.Nov.2015

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Cameroon first lady Chantal Biya and her association of friends, CERAC have donated a variety of equipment to the Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre for Youths in Cameroon. The gifts were handed to the chief of the Centre by the general coordinator of CERAC Mrs. Lynda Yang, during a colorful ceremony at the CERAC headquarters in Yaounde. The gifts comprised of tailoring items such as sewing machines and threads, scissors, ironing table, steam iron, hair dryers and a refrigerator.

While handing the gifts, the General Coordinator of CERAC, Linda Yang admonished the youths to make a better use of such a gift that comes from a heart of goodwill. The event which comes on the hills of the 2015 Day of the African Child also witnessed exposers on the dangers of HIV AIDS and its prevention and the perils on cyber criminality which is now very common among youths. One of CERAC’s objectives is to empower youths socially and financially so they can contribute in developing Cameroon.

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Ngwa Bertrand

13.Nov.2015

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Cameroon first lady Chantal Biya and her association of friends, CERAC have donated a variety of equipment to the Multi-Disciplinary Training Centre for Youths in Cameroon. The gifts were handed to the chief of the Centre by the general coordinator of CERAC Mrs. Lynda Yang, during a colorful ceremony at the CERAC headquarters in Yaounde. The gifts comprised of tailoring items such as sewing machines and threads, scissors, ironing table, steam iron, hair dryers and a refrigerator.

While handing the gifts, the General Coordinator of CERAC, Linda Yang admonished the youths to make a better use of such a gift that comes from a heart of goodwill. The event which comes on the hills of the 2015 Day of the African Child also witnessed exposers on the dangers of HIV AIDS and its prevention and the perils on cyber criminality which is now very common among youths. One of CERAC’s objectives is to empower youths socially and financially so they can contribute in developing Cameroon.

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13.Nov.2015

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A shop in Douala’s Central Market was virtually emptied of its articles by suspected men of the underworld on November 10, 2015, at about midday. The carefully organised and executed operation was carried out in one of several shops around the busy Carrefour Anatole. They attackers arrived in a white Hiace mini-bus, pretending to be customers. With automatic pistols and pointed daggers, the men ordered two shopkeepers to lie down behind the counter while a third shopkeeper helped in packing merchandise in cartons and shopping sacks for one of the four armed men to transfer to the bus in front of the shop. Before the assailants left the shop at Carrefour Anatole, they also collected a huge sum of money from the drawers.

Before the onslaught ended at about an hour later, two of the alleged gang members took off in the bus loaded with merchandise. The two others disappeared into the crowded market about 15 minutes after the bus had left. It was then that the shopkeepers raised alarm for help. Meanwhile, the suspected robbers are still at large. For the operation to succeed, two armed men walked into the shop like any other customer would, made inquiries about prices, only to hold the shopkeepers at gun point. The third of armed men moved the merchandise from the shop into the mini-bus while the fourth suspect steadied himself on the steering wheel, ready to flee. “We are busy packing articles, please buy next door,” the robbers told approaching customers. Even nearby business people could not suspect what was going on: “What ran through my mind as soon as I saw the men loading the bus in front of the shop was that my neighbour had made good sales,” said Njikie.

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Ngwa Bertrand

12.Nov.2015

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A shop in Douala’s Central Market was virtually emptied of its articles by suspected men of the underworld on November 10, 2015, at about midday. The carefully organised and executed operation was carried out in one of several shops around the busy Carrefour Anatole. They attackers arrived in a white Hiace mini-bus, pretending to be customers. With automatic pistols and pointed daggers, the men ordered two shopkeepers to lie down behind the counter while a third shopkeeper helped in packing merchandise in cartons and shopping sacks for one of the four armed men to transfer to the bus in front of the shop. Before the assailants left the shop at Carrefour Anatole, they also collected a huge sum of money from the drawers.

Before the onslaught ended at about an hour later, two of the alleged gang members took off in the bus loaded with merchandise. The two others disappeared into the crowded market about 15 minutes after the bus had left. It was then that the shopkeepers raised alarm for help. Meanwhile, the suspected robbers are still at large. For the operation to succeed, two armed men walked into the shop like any other customer would, made inquiries about prices, only to hold the shopkeepers at gun point. The third of armed men moved the merchandise from the shop into the mini-bus while the fourth suspect steadied himself on the steering wheel, ready to flee. “We are busy packing articles, please buy next door,” the robbers told approaching customers. Even nearby business people could not suspect what was going on: “What ran through my mind as soon as I saw the men loading the bus in front of the shop was that my neighbour had made good sales,” said Njikie.

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Ngwa Bertrand

12.Nov.2015

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The water crises in Kumbo, Bui Division in the North West Region which has been the center of controversy for months opposing the Fon of Nso, His Royal Highness Sehn Mbinglo 1, the Mayor of Kumbo, Njong Donatus and the Nso Development Association each claiming ownership of the distribution and collection of water bills in the municipality is now in court. As the confusion reigns, there are two functional structures. One at the Fon's palace for Nso Community Water [NCW] and another controlled by the Kumbo Council under the auspices of the Kumbo Water Authority {KWA}.

Cameroon Concord understands the Fon in a law suit *Royal Proclamation on the KWA* of 10/2/2008 and another on 26/10/2015 denounced an earlier memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister and the Governor of the Region by the Mayor of Kumbo claiming the population drinks dirty water, suffers from high water bills and the lack of public taps in the municipality. The Fon says the water in Kumbo was a gift from the Canadian government through their son the late Bernard Fonlon and requires that the palace controls the distribution of the precious liquid adding that the Mayor is alleged to have swindled some money aimed at ameliorating the water situation in Kumbo.

Reacting to these allegations by the Palace and the Nso Development Authority, Mayor Njong Donatus during a council session of 5/11/2015 denied all claims saying the Kumbo council stands a better chance in supplying portable water to the population and regretted that because of the Fons intransigence, the population has gone for close to three months without drinking water as the Palace on July 5th this year chased away workers of the KWA from their office by putting fetish concoction on the door. The Mayor further informed councilors that a motion has been filed in the Bui High Court praying that the institution should stop the illegal activities going on at the Fon Palace and denied earlier claims that he had taken the Fon to court.

It is vital to include in this report that when the water project in this locality was commissioned by the Canadians, an attempt by the country’s defunct water corporation, SNEC to take over attracted a violent reaction from the population whereby the office of the company was shattered. Since then, the management of drinking water in Kumbo has been controversial. Attempts by the Bui administration including that of the Governor of the Region, Lele L`Afrique to resolve the stalemate have all met with a stone wall. The confusion over who controls the distribution of the water supply in Kumbo is far from being over.

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Ngwa Bertrand

11.Nov.2015

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