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The Minister of Secondary Education, MINESEC, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallé Bibehe, has ordered the closing down of 75 lay private and confessional schools in the country.

Out of this figure, 31 of the schools are found in the Northwest and Southwest Regions. The schools’ proprietors have been accused of violating legal formalities for the creation and opening of these schools.

The information is contained in two separate decisions No160/16/MINESEC/SG/DESG/DESTP/DEN/BNOEP/CS2 and No 161/16/MINESEC/SG/DESG/DESTP/DEN/BNOEP/CS

signed by the Minister.

Some seven Regions have been affected by the decision.

In the Centre Region, 16 schools have been shut down; three in the East Region; 22 in the Littoral; 10 in the Northwest; two in the West Region; one in the South and 21 in the Southwest Region.

In article two of the decision, Ngallé Bibehe instructs Regional and Divisional Delegates of Secondary Education as well as territorial competent Secretaries of Education to enforce the decisions.

Meanwhile, officials of MINESEC are urging parents to be vigilant in order not to register their kids in the clandestine schools.

A complete list of the 31 clandestine schools shut down in the Northwest and Southwest Regions is as follows: NORTHWEST REGION:

NORTHWEST REGION:

No SCHOOL DIVISION SUB-DIVISION

1. Community Secondary School Saki Bui Kumbo

2. Community Secondary School Kwanso Jakiri

3. St. Patrick Comprehensive College Oku Oku

4 Community Secondary School Memfu Nkum

5. Community Secondary School

6. Kwansongdzen Bui Nkum

7. Community Secondary School Takijah

8. Multipurpose High School Santa Mezam Santa

9. Saint John Comprehensive Academy

10. St. Isidore High School (Ndop) Ngoketunjia Ndop

SOUTHWEST REGION:

11. Presbyterian Youth Centre Fako Limbe

12. Live Word International College Tiko

13. Bereton International Comp. College

14. Bangem Academy Evening School Kupe Manenguba Bangem

15. Ave Maria College

16. Rohi Comprehensive College Tombel

17. World Wide International Mission College

18. Integrity Comp. Secondary School Ebonji

19. Etam Comprehensive Sec, School Etam

20. Presbyterian Comp. Sec. School Bangem

21. All Saint Comp. Sec. School Bangem

22. Haribicocol Ebonji Tombel

23. Rechefond Seat of Mercy Manyemen

24. Royal Bilingual College Nguti

25. Search Light Secondary School Manyu Mamfe

26. Search Light Secondary School

27. Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School Meme Kumba III

28. PSCC Fiango Kumba

29. Vision Secondary School Konye

30. Christ The King Secondary School Mbonge

31. Apostolic Secondary School

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The die has been cast and the battle line drawn between the Government delegate to the Bafoussam City Council, Emmanuel NZETE and the mayor of Bafoussam 1, Dr. FOKA FOKA Jules.

The bone of contention is a piece of land in Bafoussam one where the council has started construction works for its Council hall. Just at the level of foundation, heavy duty machines from the Bafoussam City Council snatched the building materials, scattered the blocks and shattered the sticks and other materials. It is alleged that the action was taken following instructions from the West Governor, AWA FONKA Augustine.

According to the mayor of Bafoussam 1, the said piece of land was bought from Emmanuel NZETE, government Delegate to the City Council under the supervision of the SDO with the sum of FCFA 120 million. On phone, the government Delegate responds from Paris that he doesn’t want to hear about anything concerning constructing on the piece of land nor is willing to give back the money allegedly given to him. The governor is still to react.

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The project selection committee on August 17th, 2016, chaired by the French Ambassador, has approved six financing plans for a lasting rehabilitation of beneficiaries in Cameroon.Five microenterprises projects relating to the field of waste and wood recycling, bleach production and catering have been approved, for a total of 34,179.59€ granted by the French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII).

The rehabilitation program reform requested by the French Minister of the Interior has made it possible to design a rehabilitation through employment plan in partnership with the Cameroonian National Employment Fund. This project will be financed to the amount of 4000€ by the OFII.

Thus, through this first committee of the year, France has committed to help in total with 38,179.59€ for the rehabilitation of Cameroonians who voluntarily came back to their homeland.

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The entrance to the site has been sealed, the over 18 metres Pit toilet filled, it is end of the road for rescue mission.

The child, NDONGFACK Junior, 3, who is alleged to have fallen in a pit toilet at the Bepanda Tonnere neighborhood in Douala close to two weeks ago, has not been found. Rescue team from the Ngodi fire fighting brigade after four days of intensive search have decided to fill the pit toilet which had become a dead trap to the rescue team.

The State Counsel at the Ndokotti Court of First Instance gave the order for the pit to be filled, but family members think the search could have been extended for one week. The site will now be used as presumed grave of little Junior.

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The International Relations Institute of Cameroon (IRIC) has sent out the 2015/2016 batch of diplomatic interns. Some 29 participants from Benin, Congo Brazzaville and Cameroon participated in the 10-month refresher course for senior staff of the public and private administration, non-governmental organisations and international bodies. The trainees for the advanced training course cycle dubbed “Stage diplomatique” were drilled on thematic training modules such International Relations, Law, strategic studies, research and languages.

Speaking during the diploma award ceremony, the representative of the Minister of External Relations, François Xavier Beyene (Technical Adviser No. 2) underscored the importance of the course in equipping the workers with professional skills. Beyene saluted the cooperation between Cameroon and participating countries, stating that the Head of State, head of Cameroon’s diplomacy places a lot of importance to international cooperation and regional integration. While urging the laureates whom he described as the fruits of international cooperation and regional integration, he urged them to be promoters of African integration in different activities they engage in as they remain ambassadors of IRIC.

One of the trainees, Stephen Ashu Enownyaket, sub-director in charge of procurement in the Ministry of Public Contracts, rejoiced that the training has enriched him professionally.

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The United Nations Habitat has confirmed a partnership with the Bamenda City Council BCC bearing on the development of Public Open Spaces and market spaces. The partnership agreement was signed recently by the Government Delegate to the BCC Ndumu Vincent Nji during an in-camera session in the BCC with the UN Habitat officials.

In a statement published on the Bamenda City portal, the BBC official calls the city dwellers to acclaim the City Coucil development efforts.

“Once more the Bamenda City Council has taken a bold step in its duty of urban development within the Bamenda Municipality. These are the efforts that should be acclaimed by us all,citizens of this wonderful city. The government delegate and his young, talented & dynamic collaborators have just confirmed a partnership with UN Habitat for the development of Public Open Spaces & Market Spaces. Though this partnership is still in its debut, its worth mentioning that this is rare to come by as its the first of its kind in the nation. We therefore call on all to be on alert and be ready to participate and support your city council each step of the way. We have to keep working & supporting our council in every little way we can. In development, it is always better to support than criticize especially when these criticisms are baseless and unjustified. With that said i think we need to congratulate our government delegate for the bold step taken.” The statement reads.

It should be noted that “UN-Habitat is the United Nations programme working towards a better urban future. Its mission is to promote socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements development and the achievement of adequate shelter for all.”

Considering that Bamenda is one of the cities facing unprecedented demographic, environmental, economic, social and spatial challenges, the partnership for now is seen as a welcomed initiative particulally at the time when there has been been a phenomenal shift towards urbanization, with 6 out of every 10 people in the world expected to reside in urban areas by 2030.

Bamenda like many other places around the world, the effects can already be felt: lack of proper housing and growth of slums, inadequate and out-dated infrastructure – be it roads, public transport, water, sanitation, or electricity – escalating poverty and unemployment, safety and crime problems, pollution and health issues.

From recent media outings by the City Delegate, Mindsets, policies, and approaches towards urbanization need to change in order for the growth of cities and urban areas to be turned into opportunities that will leave nobody behind.

UN-Habitat authorities state that “UN Habitat, the United Nations programme for human settlements, is at the helm of that change, assuming a natural leadership and catalytic role in urban matters. Mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1978 to address the issues of urban growth, it is a knowledgeable institution on urban development processes, and understands the aspirations of cities and their residents. For close to forty years, UN-Habitat has been working in human settlements throughout the world, focusing on building a brighter future for villages, towns, and cities of all sizes.

Because of these four decades of extensive experience, from the highest levels of policy to a range of specific technical issues, UN-Habitat has gained a unique and a universally acknowledged expertise in all things urban. This has placed UN-Habitat in the best position to provide answers and achievable solutions to the current challenges faced by our cities. UN-Habitat is capitalizing on its experience and position to work with partners in order to formulate the urban vision of tomorrow. It works to ensure that cities become inclusive and affordable drivers of economic growth and social development.”

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The one week Haggai Institute seminar(07-13/08/2016) drew top leaders from the CBC education and medical boards(38),and 14 from other religious and social bodies.Topics facilitated included paradigm shift,leadership/management,vision & goal-setting,Biblical mandate,leader & family,evangelization ,and wealth creation.The participants raised funds to enable HIAAC North West chapter train more top leaders.

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