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The Cameroonian Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform (Minfopra), Michel Ange Angouing, has just launched a series of 13 direct competitive exams, to recruit young graduates in the Civil Service. Over 1,000 vacancies are open in sectors such as Posts and Telecoms, accounting, agriculture or environmental resources…

According to the management of this ministry, approximately 1,000 additional jobs will soon be available in the mining and geology, documentation, livestock and fisheries, land registry, civil engineering, midwifery, meteorology, etc, sectors. At the same time, Minfopra informs, young Cameroonians will compete for 4,000 openings this year in the Ecoles Normales Superieures (elitist tertiary schools) of the country, for a teacher training which will directly lead to a job in the Civil Service.

As a reminder, in Cameroon, a country in which unemployment is rife, the Civil Service is the main source of employment. To date, it has approximately 270,000 employees working in almost all activity sectors, with a monthly payroll reaching FCfa 100 billion.

In order to reduce this payroll deemed outrageous, several civil service personnel identification campaigns have helped to reveal important fraudulent networks in the payroll file of the State, and which dismantling often led to savings of up to FCfa 5 billion per month.

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Rita Akana

12.Jul.2016

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Bamenda: Over 3000 business men and women in markets within Bamenda City Council are holding a march to protest high rents paid to the city council. The Government Delegate to the Bamenda City Council has been blame for incompetence and described by many as "greedy". "The rents are extremely high and we do not get satisfaction from the services rendered. The markets are very dirty, garbage is not collected and all of these endangers the health of market users. We do not have enough toilets, yet the city council is making money.The traders are staging a peaceful match towards the City Council office to address the issue to the Government Delegate for a long lasting solution.

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Rita Akana

12.Jul.2016

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The take off of the Buea Council Business Management and Public service Governance Fellowship, BMF, was a resounding success. Authorities were marveled by the enthusiasm of the population that thronged in as participants and the fine resource persons selected for the human capital building forum. The opening ceremony was presided at by the Permanent Secreary at the South West Governor's Office, Clement Ndikum, representing Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai

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Rita Akana

05.Jul.2016

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The 2016 reforestation campaign is on course in the North West Region with nine councils and groups empowered to plant about 14,500 trees on 36.25 hectares and manage about 26,000 trees on 55 hectares. The Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife is supporting the campaign with 20.5 million FCFA. The deals were signed in Bamenda on June 28, 2016.

The sum of 1 million FCFA will each be paid to the Belo and Elak Councils, Ndong Youth Group Association of Noni, SIRDEP, Njung Handicraft Common Initiative Group and OREP Oku, to manage trees they planted. On the other hand, the Oku-based Society for the Promotion of Initiative and Sustainable Development and Welfare (SOPISDEW), will receive 3 million FCFA to plant 3,000 trees on 71.2 hectares, while Nkambe Council is to receive 8.5 million FCFA to plant 8,500 trees on 21.25 hectares.

The Permanent Secretary in the North West Governor’s office, Monono Wolua, who presided the event, challenged beneficiaries to adopt responsible attitude, embrace the campaign and produce good results because it is all about government funds that require transparency and accountability. He stressed the dividends of the campaign that is expected to beautify towns.

Monono Wolua challenged councils to implement the concept of urban forestry and enhance the sustainability vision of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife with the aim to reduce by 32 per cent green house gas emissions on the strength of the commitment by Heads of State at the COP 21 Summit in Paris, France last year.

The event also blamed deforestation for pressure on forest resources because of high demand for usable wood, energy and other non-timber forest products. Stakeholders acknowledged that in the face of the threat, urban and semi urban forestry should be promoted for tourism. The Regional Delegate for Forestry and Wildlife, Mbelly Lucien Desire, later took stakeholders out for symbolic tree planting that set the pace for the campaign.

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Rita Akana

05.Jul.2016

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The 64 years old seasoned Journalist who has served at the CRTV for about 35 years is the fourth General Manager of the CRTV.

He has climbed the administrative leader throughout his career at the CRTV. Charles Ndongo has held different post of responsibility, including Director of Information and Most recently Central Director of Television before he was appointed to the top job in the corporation.

Despite his administrative duties, Charles Ndongo has never dropped his journalistic pen. He has written several editorials and commented the National Day and other major events in the country. When he was Director of Information TV, he anchored the television bi monthly “Par ici le Debat”

The editorialist also anchored a Bi monthly programme, “Entr’Autre” when he was Central Director of Television. 
The 1981 graduate Advanced School of Mass Communication, is coming to the CRTV a house he knows so well after a three and half decades of experience.

He has been described as an astute professional who fought for the profession through his quest for excellence in every journalist work. He is remembered to be one of the key players who worked hard for the creation an English Desk at the CRTV alongside Luc Ananga.

The new General Manager Charles Ndongo will be assisted by another seasoned Journalist, Emmanuel Wongibe who also has a rich professional career having held the positions of Technical Adviser to the General Manager and most recently Director of the CRTV Marketing and Communication Agency, CMCA.

The new management at the CRTV is taking up function at a time when the corporation is undergoing rehabilitation and preparing to launch five new channels.

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Rita Akana

04.Jul.2016

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Ahmadou VAMOULKE is now former General Manager of Cameroon's state TV and Radio,CRTV. He has been sacked and replaced by Charles NDONGO who before his appointment was TV Director. Deputy GM is Wongibe Emmanuel, former director of CMCA ,CRTV Marketing and Commercial Agency, who replaces Francis WETE.

 Vamoulke who has been indicted in several financial scandals at the institution might be on his way to join the former GM ofGervais Mendo ze at Kondengui(State high prison),with appearance at the Special criminal Tribunal. No Anglophone has ever headed CRTV since its creation.

 Mrs Aminatou Ahidjo daughter of former president of Cameroon Amadou Ahidjo,who campaigned for the CPDM in the Far North  region in 2013 twin elections has been compensated three years after.She has been appointed as Board Chairman of the Yaounde Conference Centre.

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Prince Nfor Hanson

29.Jun.2016

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