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Patracie Nganang, a US based professor of Cameroonian origin and a fierce critic of the Biya has regained freedom from Yaounde's central prison today. Patrice Nganang was arrested and looked up three weeks ago as he was boarding a flight to leave Cameroon at the Douala International Airport. The activist who is also a professor in the US was accused by the regime of inciting hatred and attacking the president through a comment he made on his Facebook profile on the ongoing anglophone crisis that has plagued the nation for over a year now. He appeared in court last week Wednesday in Yaounde.During that court session, some of the charges against him were dropped and the case was adjourned to be heard again on January 19th, 2018.

Today's unexpected court appearance and subsequent freedom is seen by many observers as a result of Iinternational condemnation of Biya's crackdown of freedom of expression and intimidation in the country.He was ordered to leave Cameroon for good after today's court appearance.There was a motion of jubilation early this morning amongst Anglophone detainees at the kodengui maximum prison as news of the liberation of Patrice Nganang went viral.

Born in 1970, Nganang is a professor of Literary at the State University of New York. However, it is his facet as a writer that has earned him so much international recognition, especially since the publication of his second novel Temps de chien in 1999, with which he received the Marguerite Yourcenar Prize and the Black Africa Literary Grand Prize, both in 2002.

From his position as a well-known writer living abroad, Nganang is the real black beast of the authoritarian regime of Mr Biya and the external amplifier of the deep political crisis that Cameroon is experiencing.

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Rita Akana

27.Dec.2017

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The Parish pastor of the Presbyterian church in Nkolbison Yaounde, has been found dead after he went missing.

Rev. Ewala Jeremiah is reported to have been found dead in a pool of blood behind his Parish church.

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24.Dec.2017

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The first set of 80,000 laptops will be distributed to students from the University of Yaoundé I and University of Yaoundé II.

The minister of higher education made the precision earlier in the week amid growing speculation over which institutions or regions would  have the pride of place.

President Biya made the promise in July 2016  to offer 500,000 laptop computers to students in higher institutions of learning.


Earlier in the week there were rumours that the crisis-stricken Anglophone regions of the country would be prioritised.

This was believed to be a good strategy to calm the hostile atmosphere in this area.

The distribution campaign will start on Tuesday for the university of Yaoundé I, and the University of Yaoundé II will follow on Wednesday.

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Rita Akana

23.Dec.2017

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The speaker of the national assembly has satisfied Biya's curiosity with a list of people complicating matters for the president in the Great North.

Top on the list are Honorable Hamadou Adji of UNDP and Honorable Ali Bachir.

This comes as a result of Biya's growing unpopularity in the region, which has always been his stronghold in presidential elections.

Not only are the people  dispersed by the Boko Haram insurgency, there's also the Party for Justice and Development which is pulling together all of Biya's critics.

As observers would have noticed, most leaders of political parties from the Great North support Biya , and are thus given juicy positions in his administration.

Issa Tchiroma of FNSC, Bello Bouba, and Hamadou Moustapha of ANDP are all in Biya's government. 

Even Dakole Daissala of FNSC is a member of the executive bureau of the National assembly.

But today there's trouble. The Great North is wondering why  a worthy son of the soil can't run for president and win their populous votes. This follows Maurice Kamto, Akere Muna and potential Joshua Osih's candidacy.

It's at this backdrop that Mr Biya got troubled and asked Cavaye and Ayang Luc to tell him the masterminds of the drama.

And Mr Cavaye didn't hesitate to table a list of his political enemies, including Honorable Hamadou Adji and Ali Bachir.

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Rita Akana

23.Dec.2017

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Akere Muna, candidate for the 2018 presidential election, has affirmed that the greatest help Cameroon expects from the Commonwealth of Nations is a genuine supervision of elections in the country.

He made the statement following his encounter with the secretary general of the organization who is on a visit to Cameroon.

“I think the biggest support the Commonwealth can give now is through the electoral process; making sure that every voice is heard and counted. The Commonwealth can help the process by bringing observers who make the electoral commission feel protected and make Cameroonians come out to vote in all confidence," he has said.

This comes at a time when the Anglophone crisis is visibly one, if not, the toughest challenges Cameroon is facing.

Foreign observers have overseen elections elsewhere in Africa without significant change.


The recent presidential election in Gabon was conducted under the watchful eye of EU observers 'but it didn't stop Ali Bongo from winning '

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Rita Akana

23.Dec.2017

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The terrorism charges against Ahmed Abba, RFI Hausa correspondent,  have been dropped. This was on Thursday 21 December.

RFI Hausa correspondent in Cameroon, will soon be a free man. This follows the aquitance of the charges that were put up against him. He was accused of collaborating with Boko Haram terrorists and not revealing information as desired by Cameroon's armed forces in Maroua of the Far North Region.

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22.Dec.2017

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