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The president of the Paris School of Journalism Guilaume Jobin was in Cameroon for a working visit. Mr Jobin came on invitation of the chief Executive Officer of the University of the Gulf of Guinea, Louis Marie Djambou whose institution partners with the Paris School of Journalism. The visit was characterized by a series of audiences remarkably at the National Communication Council where he was received by its President Peter Essoka. 

He met the GM of the Cameroon Radio Television, Amadou Vamoulke and the Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. Guillaume Jobin at the end of his visit expressed concerns over some ethical and deontological lapses in the practice of Journalism in the Cameroon. He observed that journalists need to continue training and to carryout professional exchange given the challenges that are coming with the switching over from the analogue to the digital broadcasting.

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29.Feb.2016

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The president of the Paris School of Journalism Guilaume Jobin was in Cameroon for a working visit. Mr Jobin came on invitation of the chief Executive Officer of the University of the Gulf of Guinea, Louis Marie Djambou whose institution partners with the Paris School of Journalism. The visit was characterized by a series of audiences remarkably at the National Communication Council where he was received by its President Peter Essoka. 

He met the GM of the Cameroon Radio Television, Amadou Vamoulke and the Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary. Guillaume Jobin at the end of his visit expressed concerns over some ethical and deontological lapses in the practice of Journalism in the Cameroon. He observed that journalists need to continue training and to carryout professional exchange given the challenges that are coming with the switching over from the analogue to the digital broadcasting.

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29.Feb.2016

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Cameroon has launched activities to mark the 31st edition of the International Women’s Day with an appeal to the men to accompany the women as partners in development. The ceremony was held in Bertoua caoital of the East region under the theme: “Pledge for parity.” 

The Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Family made a clarion call on men to help women over come all social and financial obstacles, and to jointly participate towards the development of the society.

She also observed that women should act as partners in development not bosses emphasizing that gender equality is not gender domination. The Japanese Ambassador to Cameroon braved the bad roads to the East and attended the occasion.

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27.Feb.2016

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Cameroon has launched activities to mark the 31st edition of the International Women’s Day with an appeal to the men to accompany the women as partners in development. The ceremony was held in Bertoua caoital of the East region under the theme: “Pledge for parity.” 

The Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Family made a clarion call on men to help women over come all social and financial obstacles, and to jointly participate towards the development of the society.

She also observed that women should act as partners in development not bosses emphasizing that gender equality is not gender domination. The Japanese Ambassador to Cameroon braved the bad roads to the East and attended the occasion.

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27.Feb.2016

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A refugee from Cameroon has been murdered in a German Asylum Camp.The 33 years old Cameroonian citizen died last week friday night. Two individuals from Ghana and Zimbabwe have been arrested in connection with the killing.

According to reports from German security sources, the said victim was found lying in the corridors of the refugee camp late at night on friday.He was subsequently evacuated to the hospital where he later died . 

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09.Feb.2016

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Vocational training is the foundation for every meaningful development and copying the good side of policies for a change in society and most especially for a better number of Cameroon’s employment performance is nothing bad, says the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, MINEFOP, Zacharie Perevet. The Minister has vowed to transform Cameroon’s vocational training and employment sector to what holds in a partner country, South Korea where vocational training takes pride of place in the country’s growth drive. Chairing the opening ceremony of the annual conference of MINEFOP in Yaounde yesterday February 4, 2016, Minister Perevet stated that his management was committed to tapping from Korea to enhance its human resources.

Staff of the Ministry will on the theme ; « Vocational Training and Growth and Employment Promising Sectors » seek to harmonise policies and strategies that can scale up employment figures, explained Comfort Ngu Fomede, Technical Adviser N° 1. She said the Ministry was working towards directing all vocational training programmes towards the needs of the job market. Promising sectors like esthetics, wood work, industrial plumbing, electricity, automation, Information and Communication Technologies, hotel managemnt and tourism have been cited amongst the good employment specialities. She stated that the three advanced vocational training centres in Douala, Limbe and Sangmelima constructed and equipped with the support of the Korean government will train trainers and job seekers in many specialities that fall within promising sectors. The Ministry will in 2016 facilitate and promote job creation through the operationalisation of the centres. Specialities were identified in collaboration with enterprises employing job seekers, it was disclosed. 

The Minister stressed that any vocational training centre to go operational in Cameroon must henceforth answer an employment need that has been clearly identified. The professional insertion of youths into the job market is slow, according to MINEFOP estimates which stand at 30-40 per cent. This figure is beyond expectation, but Zacharie Perevet says they are working towards turning the tides. Experts are reflecting on issues like ; « Job Market and Socio-professional Insertion of Youth : Focus on Growth Promising Sectors, » « Public-Private Partnership and the Financing of Professional Training, » and « Conclusions and Prospects of the National Forum on Apprenteeship in Cameroon.» The annual conference ends today February 5, 2016 with a ceremony to wish Minister Zacharie Perevet best wishes for 2016.

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09.Feb.2016

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