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Tapang Ivo

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Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium CACSC has been created to coordinate from December 6,all actions taken by Common Law lawyers,Teachers,Civil society in Anglophone zones. 
Over 15 representatives of Lawyers,Teachers,Drivers Unions and Civil society signed the birth of the Consortium which has maintained that Federalism is the best option to end anglophone problems.

CACSC Hereby Declares :
1. That the strike action called by Common Law Lawyers and Anglophone Educationists, Economic operators, Transporters/drivers, Commercial bike riders and the entire Anglophone Civil Society are LEGITIMATE and meant to redress deep seated problems that have plagued Anglophones as a People and have persisted because Government has opted to disregard the peculiarity of Anglophones as a Cultural group in the Republic of Cameroun.
2. That with effect from the date of the endorsement of this document, this CONSORTIUM,
a. Shall constitute a platform for dialogue, advocacy and reflection among Anglophones in the territory formerly referred to as West Cameroon, and in negotiations with third party interveners.
b. Shall educate, advise and speak for and on behalf of ALL Cameroon Anglophone Civil society groups existing or to be created thereafter in all matters relating to marginalization, discrimination, assimilation, exclusion, mistreatment and deprivation in the territory formerly referred to as West Cameroon, and in all negotiations resulting thereof.
3. That a return to a two-state Federation as was envisaged in 1961 pursuant to resolution 1608 of the United Nations General Assembly is the best guarantee of the protection, promotion and preservation of Anglophone rights, identity and existence in a bi-cultural, bi-jural and bilingual Cameroon.

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Prince Nfor Hanson Nchanji

07.Dec.2016

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Rita Akana

07.Dec.2016

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An All Anglophone Teachers’ Unions meeting held in Bamenda on Friday, November 2, has picked holes in Prime Minister Philemon Yang’s response to issues discussed earlier.

In a counter response to the Prime Minister’s Order No. 125.CAB/PM of November 29, 2016, the union leaders expressed indignation that Yang offered cosmetic concessions that fall short of their demands.

The unions faulted Yang’s Order which created an institutional framework and announced that FCFA 2 billion has been allocated as special subvention to lay private and denominational schools.

The Order also authorised the special recruitment of 1000 young “bilingual Cameroonians” who have higher education diplomas in scientific and technical subjects.

According to the teachers’ unions, Yang’s Order does not specify the period within which the Ad hoc committee is expected to run as they agreed in Bamenda; it does not make allowance for representatives of the unions in the Secretariat of the Ad hoc committee who will ensure that what is agreed on is actually what is transcribed.

The unions also said the Order does not legally bind the Government and “may constitute another promise with no mechanism for enforcement.”

In addition, “there is no legal framework cited to justify the special allocation of FCFA 2 billion for lay private and denominational schools, neither is the timeline for implementation specified. Besides, it does not show explicitly what Anglophone schools within the stated categories will benefit.”

On the recruitment of “young bilingual Cameroonians,” the teachers say it raises a controversy which could give birth to more problems of exclusion of Anglophones in the near future, because no such thing exists as bilingual teachers of science and technology subjects in Cameroon.

“This coinage could potentially deprive Anglophones of Northwest and Southwest origin of the opportunity to make up for the deficit of Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Engineering teachers resulting from opaque admission procedures in Higher (Technical) Teacher Training Colleges,” the teachers noted in their communiqué to the Prime Minister.

Police Brutality

Concerning the recent happenings in Buea, the teachers held strongly that the two government officials, Governor Bernard Okalia Bilia and the VC of the University of Buea, Dr. Nalova Lyonga, were complicit to a plan to sabotage the talks by “brutally quelling a peaceful student demonstration on Monday November 28”.

Consequently, the unions requested that the colonial rule of Governor Okalia, who retired more than three years ago be terminated forthwith, that the tenure of Dr. Nalova Lyonga, who retired 10 months ago, be terminated; all students still in detention be released immediately and their well being assured.

The communiqué further requests the administration to demilitarise the University of Buea immediately and punish those who perpetuated carnage in the Molyko neighbourhood.

In the meantime, the unions stand firm that the indefinite strike action which started on November 21 will continue until satisfactory answers are given to all the issues raised so far.

“Nevertheless, the Ahd hoc Committee can get to work next week while waiting for these clarifications,” they noted.

More Arrests In Bamenda

Meanwhile, on December 1, police stormed a residence in Foncha Street and arrested a priest on internship, Alfred Kum Mua-Beng from Wum, and some Christians who were returning from a wake-keep.

Kum Mua-Beng had delivered a sermon on corrupt practices condemning the shootings in Bambui that led to the death of a night watchman, Peter Shey Nyuke.

Another person related to a certain Martin Ngala Marcel Tayo, who hails from Tabenken, was shot in the ribs and was rushed to the Bamenda Regional Hospital.

At Mile Two Junction, your reporter lost a camera and a phone to the police as he shot pictures of three motorcycle taxi riders who were struggling to free themselves from the grip of anti-riot policeman. When, How To Arrest

Following the skirmishes in Bamenda and Buea, the SDF National Chairman, Ni John Fru Ndi, while addressing a crowd recently in Bamenda III, had told the Governor and the forces of law and order to know when to arrest and how.

“This town almost went into flames again because the police arrested the young man who was an aide to Mancho, the coffin carrier, who decided to stage a show at City Chemist Roundabout that gave this strike a different twist. This is not the time to carry out arrests; there is still a lot of tension in the air,” Fru Ndi had noted.

It should be noted that over 100 persons are still in detention.

Traders, Drivers Endorse Strike

Due to heavy taxes, high fuel prices, bad roads, no airport, impending problems placed at the door steps of the City Council still not resolved, and other issues, the Northwest Traders’ Unions and Professional Drivers’ Union leaders have endorsed the teachers–lawyers’ strike action.

In this vein, they issued a press release signed by Joseph Fuh Che, President of the Bamenda Traders and Economic Operations Association, Fai Victor Nfor of NOWEPRODTU, Ambrose Chinda of Transporters’ Syndicate, Joseph Suhfor of DOHEA and Frederick Nde Ndifang of Progressive Traders’ Association.

They are convinced that “a federal system to governance would protect all sectors of the society both in the Anglophone and Francophone Regions alike.”

The seven unions meeting in Bamenda on December 1 declared that the business atmosphere in the region has become very tense and not conducive for any business venture.

“We call on government to install a gas plant in the region immediately to redress the constant shortages and high prices imposed on the community,” they said.

“Redress the tax system to be more business-friendly and immediately set up a branch of the Small and Medium Size Enterprise, SME, bank in the Northwest which shall reactivate the creation of industrial plants in the Region,” the trade unions stated.

The Northwest business persons say they have been discriminated against and marginalised hence only a federal system of government can be a solution to this nation called Cameroon.

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Rita Akana

07.Dec.2016

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Cameroon is facing again other difficult times marked by violence in the English speaking regions, notably the North West and South West. This situation has come to add to increasing insecurity created by the massive influx of refugees coming in from Nigeria and Central African Republic and the incursion of the terrorist sect BOKO HARAM which have greatly affected many regions of the country with a considerable impact on women and girls.

This new situation started with lawyers’ strike, after having several times asked for the harmonization of the linguistic system on certain legal instruments and a reflection on the present judicial system in these parts of the country that accommodate difficultly to the practice of law in the Anglo- Saxon system . After the lawyers came in the teachers in Bamenda, questionning the current anglophone educative system overshadowed by the french speaking system. The Buea University students joined the uprisings after the teachers, standing up for the non-payment of their scholarship award which resulted in some students not able to pay for their registration fees and for this reason, forced to pay a fine of 10000 FRS.

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Rita Akana

06.Dec.2016

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Fru Ndi, Thousands March on Buea, SCNC Flag Hoisted in Kumba, Bamenda Market Closed

After blocking the chairman of the Social Democratic Front Party at the Parliamentary Flat in Buea for hours, Ni John Fru Ndi and his delegation of MPs , Senators and Mayors finally set to stage a protest march on the streets of Buea, in the South West Region of Cameroon December 5 2016. From the Molyko Stadium, the march is to the Governor's office.
The messages on the placards condemned police and gendarmerie brutality on peaceful demonstrators.

Other were calling for outright independence for Southern Cameroons, while there were also calls for a Federation.

Witnesses said those taking part in the march on Buea are not putting on any political party regalia as means of showing a general discontent by Cameroonians against the Yaounde Regimme.

Tension is reported high in Kumba in the South West Region, where a Southern Cameroons National Council flag was hoisted.

The flag was reportedly pulled down by soldiers who are said to be parading the streets of Kumba and its environs.


In Bamenda in the North West region, the Central Market was simply closed down following calls from Traders’ Trade Unions.

Several schools in the South West and North West region have reportedly closed down as the All Anglophone Teachers Union enter their third week of strike action.

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Solomon Amabo

05.Dec.2016

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