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It was another traditional moment in Bamenda with manifestations making the National Youth Day. Thousands of pupils and students from nursery, primary, secondary and tertiary schools joined Northwest Governor Adolph Lele L’afrique on the Commercial Avenue ceremonial to celebrate the Youth Day in its 49^th edition. Activities which lasted over five hours were marked by the replay of President Biya’s message to the Youths, handing over of Awards of excellence to some youths by Northwest Governor, and a long march pass by educational establishment, professional and vocational training centers and the youth wing of the ruling CPDM party.

According to the Regional Governor, the event was successful as “children came from the grass roots to participate in show of love for country and in support to the Head of State in the fight against Boko Haram.” On the awards of excellence, Adolph Lele explained that giving awards to youths in the informal sector is to expose them to employers and businessmen for possible employment. He also added that the award was to encourage those who are not going to school but are in gainful activities and areas like livestock, handicraft and agriculture to understand that they too can contribute to Cameroon’s emergence.

Celebrated under the theme “youths and the preservation of peace for an emergent Cameroon” this year’s event was expected to race awareness on the need for youths to contribute in more than one way for the preservation of peace particularly against the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram. While some opinion in the country see this event as a smoke screen to the real problem Cameroonian youths are facing, the Regional Governor argues that “from the faces of the youths who marched passed expressing their talents, they were happy as a sign of love for the day and its activities”.

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12.Feb.2015

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Prime Minister Philemon Yang of Cameroon has said that the three-year emergency plan launched by President Paul Biya is going to create thousands of jobs for young people and trigger the development of all regions of the country. The Head of Government was speaking at the opening of the first Conference of Youth Ministers of the Commonwealth. He said that "young people have a crucial role to play in the fight against terrorism and extremism".

For his part, the Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Deodat Maharaj observed that"the majority of young people in the African Region continue to face challenges such as unemployment and underemployment”.  The Ministers in charge of Youth in the Commonwealth of the African region are expected to propose a set of measures to help the organization to find solutions to the problems of youth. The report will enrich the framework document of the youth policy of the Commonwealth 2015-2030.

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Ngwa Bertrand

11.Feb.2015

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Three weeks ago, President Idriss Deby of Chad ordered his troops to join the Cameroon army in the war on terror against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram. Chad's entering into the war with their well equipped military gave the coalition forces an upper hand. They came in numbers, with tanks, helicopters, and heavy machine guns that even both the Nigerian and Cameroon defense forces have never seen before!! Like in all wars many have lost their lives fighting to save that of others.

Cameroon Concord's political desk salutes their bravery, courage and sacrifice. We are giving our readers, a rare opportunity to say a Big Thank You to the people of Chad and their political leadership!! If you share in our take on the war on terror simply type these words Long Live The Republic of Chad 

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11.Feb.2015

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Cameroon's Minister for Arts and Culture answered present on Saturday February 7, 2015 in the Bamenda municipal stadium where she officially opened the first ever Bamenda Culture and Heritage Trade fair. Ama Tutu Muna joined the administration of the Northwest Region and the Bamenda City Council to kick start the cultural event that will run till the 21st of February 2015. After a colourful ceremony marked by musical and cultural dance presentations, Minister Ama Muna also visited the palaces where artifacts of various ages and sizes are on display. Minister Ama Muna came, saw and conquered

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10.Feb.2015

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A ghastly accident happened on Sunday on the Nsimalen-Yaoundé highway that claimed the lives of 18 and left many seriously injured. The incident occurred at Ekali on the highway linking the Nsimalen International airport to the capital Yaoundé. Some reports say a member of the music group Takam II was killed in the crash.

The bus which belongs to the Bucavoyages agency, called "Mboutou Abeng" from Yaoundé, crashed into a vehicle carrying logs. The driver of the truck was reported to have lost control of his vehicle. The first assessment carried out so far by police on the site stated that 18 deaths were recorded on the spot and cases of serious injuries were urgently taken to the central hospital in Yaoundé.

At the time of going to press, our Yaoundé city reporter hinted that some of the wounded died en route to hospital. This ghastly accident comes as the Ministry of Transport recently redefined the hours of circulation of logging trucks in urban areas and in the peripheral zone. No report has been submitted to the Head of Government.

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09.Feb.2015

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After the son of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang, French financial prosecutors have indicted President Sassou Nguesso family following an investigation of ill-gotten gains targeting the entourage of the Congolese Head of State. The judges Roger Le Loire and Rene Grouman have rejected out rightly previous demand by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in April 2013 during an official visit for France not to investigate his family investments within the EU.

Like the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo who died some years ago and the Equatorial Guinea chief executive President Obiang, the president of Congo Brazzavile and his family have ever since 2009 been under a French judicial investigation for financial crimes committed against their own people. It was triggered by a complaint made to the French judiciary by Transparency International accusing President Nguessou "of having misappropriated for his own benefit and for the benefit of his family and his clan, a substantial part of oil revenues" of the Central Africa nation.

A fortnight ago, the French authorities confiscated a fleet of luxury vehicles in Neuilly-sur-Seine from family members of the Sassou Nguesso family. In this affluent town in the Paris suburbs, investigators conducted a search on 3 October 2014 in a triplex of 300 m2 of which they are convinced that "the real owners," hidden behind real estate companies (SCI) are members of the Sassou-Bongo family.

A dramatic raid of one of the residence which culminated to  an inventory, found that jewelry, watches sometimes set with precious stones, designer clothes with some still carrying their price tags amounting to several thousand euros were discovered. Also found at the said residence were receipts and bills over 1.3 million between February 2010 and January 2011. A suitcase was found with wads of banknotes in denominations of 100 and 200 for more than 250,000 euros including nearly 150,000 dollars.

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08.Feb.2015

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