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Sunday, 23 October 2016
Joint communique of the leadership of the
constituent associations of Cameroon Common Law Lawyers
We thankfully congratulate members of our
four Associations (FAKLA, MALA, MELA & NOWELA) for their heeding to the
call to protest strike and observing it across the entire common law
jurisdictions of the North West and South West Regions;
After duly evaluating the strike of 11th to
the 14th of October 2016, and carefully deliberating on the way forward at the
local levels of our various Constituent Associations, we have synchronized the
common position which provides us with a consensual platform as follows:
1. That on account to the deaf ear given to
our protest strike WE HAVE UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO EXTEND THE STRIKE FOR ANOTHER
WORKING WEEK BEGINNING FROM MONDAY 17TH TO FRIDAY 21ST OF OCTOBER 2016;
2. We note with regret that the Government
instead of responding to our demands spice by the strike action is still
employing its traditional policy of divide and rule. Consequently, we call on
our members to remain resolute, determined, steadfast and focus and not to lend
themselves to any Government manipulation;
3. That a crucial enlarged meeting will be
held in due course to decide on the next steps to be taken should the
government continue to ignore our demands;
4. That we shall be calling on all elected
Public Representatives from the North West and South West Regions, to discharge
their obligations to their constituencies which fall within the Common Law
jurisdiction of North West and South West Regions to make their joint
statements in the protection of the legal and legitimate rights of their constituents-cum-users
of the Common law in Cameroon, failing which they shall be adjudged as haven
compromised their representative positions vis-a-vis their constituencies;
5. That we call on the members of the North
West Fons’ Union to reassert and reconstitute their Union and stand up along
the South West Chief’s Conference, as one person, to protect the children of
their respective Fondoms and Chiefdoms in their efforts to protect their
constitutional rights to have the common Law restored and protected;
English Version of OHADA Law:
Gov’t confounded by Anglophone lawyers’
determined stance
-Common Law lawyers say they are now
contemplating the creation of a separate English Bar Association, after Yaounde
authorities have remained blind, deaf and dumb to their plight. The lawyers
have announced a crucial planning meeting in the days ahead in a yet to be
disclosed venue
By Esan-Ekoninyam in Yaounde
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| Common Law lawyers are more determined than ever |
As if to say: “you can fool some of the
people some of the time; but you cannot fool all the people all the time”,
Common Law lawyers in Cameroon have vowed that they will not allow themselves
to be fooled by the Yaounde regime this, in spite of a promise by the Minister
of Justice to produce the translated version of the OHADA Uniform Act.
Cameroon
lawyers of English expression say even if Laurent Esso’s promise might have
been made in good faith such a pledge from the New Deal regime is too good to
be trusted. The lawyers say cognizant of the Biya regime’s penchant for fine
talk and its unbeaten record of failed promises, they cannot take seriously any
hasty commitment by the regime.
Besides
the striking lawyers say any translation of the OHADA law done unilaterally by
Cameroon will not be authentic. They argue that because Cameroon only adhered
to the OHADA treaty she cannot on her own translate the law. Only the English
version translated by the OHADA secretariat can be authentic.
Thus
in what can be interpreted as calling the regime’s bluff, the English Speaking
lawyers who embarked on a sit-down strike two weeks ago, have resolved to
prolong the strike indefinitely. The lawyers arrived at this decision after
leaders of the different branches of lawyers’ Associations in West Cameroon
notably FAKLA, MELA, MALA and NOWELA, met last Thursday with the
Procureur-General (PG), of the South West Court of Appeal. The PG reportedly
convened the leaders of the strike to talk with them in view of understanding
what their grievances were so as to channel same to the authorities in Yaounde.
The
lawyers announced the indefinite prolongation of their strike just when a first
extension by one week was about to elapse. And announcing the prolongation
coming out of a meeting with the PG it was not immediately known if the
decision was informed by the PG’s pronouncements during the in camera meeting.
But
talking on phone to this reporter, the President of FAKLA (Fako Lawyers
Association), Barrister Felix NkonghoAgborBalla, denied the strike extension
had anything to do with the meeting with the PG.
“Oh!
No, no, the meeting with the PG has nothing to do with our decision to prolong
the strike indefinitely. The PG invited us for a normal meeting to discuss with
us and know what the problem really is. We presented to him our recriminations
and our demands. The PG has promised to take the matter to his hierarchy,’
Barrister AgborBalla explained, stating that the strike prolongation was
informed rather by the snobbish attitude of the government, that has resorted
to proposing palliative measures instead of a lasting solution, while at the
same time trying to create division among the Common Law lawyers.
“Without
belittling the inconveniences our adamant stance might have visited on our
clients, we crave the indulgence of all Cameroonians to understand and bear
with us because the cause we are fighting is not only just, it is also
constitutional,” posited AgborBalla, who maintained that “there is going to be
no turning back by the lawyers and that the strike will continue in so long as
the government thinks it can continue to be blind, deaf and dumb to our
collective plight as well as our demands.
About
rumours that are making the rounds about English Speaking lawyers quitting the
Cameroon Bar Association to form the West Cameroon Bar Association, Barrister
Balla said that that is not immediately contemplated, even if it is not
impossible.
“It
is true that some extreme rightists among us are already evoking the creation
of a separate Bar Association for Common Law lawyers. But that can only be the
option zero. And you may want to know that those who are advocating a split of
the Bar are fast gaining grounds especially as the authorities in Yaounde are
pretending and behaving as if nothing serious is happening,” Barrister
AgborBalla pointed out, observing that the Common Law hardliners are sparing no
effort and missing no opportunity to drive home the point that the creation of
a separate West Cameroon Bar is the only way out for English speaking lawyers
in Cameroon.
With
the success the lawyers’ strike has registered and given the toll it is
imposing on their numerous clients West of the River Mungo, it is feared that
things may spiral and infest other sectors of society- teachers, nurses,
traditional rulers, bankers, accountants and even the general public why not!
And this is a possibility given that the lawyers have addressed a clarion call
to Anglophone Teachers’ Associations, Fons, Chiefs etc. to support their cause
and join in the strike.
Meanwhile,
a crucial meeting of English Speaking Lawyers has been billed for the days
ahead to evaluate the strike and take tougher measures that can compel the
government to act. The conveners of the strategic meeting have not announced
the date and venue of the meeting.
The
Common Law Lawyers first embarked on a four-day strike from 11 to 14 October
2016. They later extended the strike by one week, after they realized that the
government was pretending to be indifferent to the industrial action.
The
strike has exposed serious cracks in the Cameroon Bar Association.
Offer of 500.000 Laptops:
UB students paid 1000 FCFA to match for
Biya
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| UB students in solidarity with Biya over laptops offer |
After the rest of the regions showed
solidarity to the President of the Republic for donating 500.000 laptops to
students in public and private universities across the country, it was the turn
of the University of Buea to do the same.
The
event which took place on Wednesday, 19th October 2016 saw students of various
departments march past from the Bongo Square to the SW Governor’s office.
It
should be recalled that the donation from the president is aimed to facilitate
study and research by the students. However, according to the Vice Chancellor
of the University of Buea, Prof NalovaLyonga, “these laptops are not meant for
students alone but for the administration to also rehabilitate the IT Centres
to take care of the students.”
The
question that begs an answer is why should students be paid to march for a project
that is for their benefit?
Despite Minister’s Warning:
SCTM gas sells at 9000 FCFA in Kumba
instead of 6500 FCFA
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
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| Personssrambling for SCTM Gas in Kumba |
Despite the move by the Trade Minister, Luc
MagloireAtanganato solve the long standing battle between the Camerounaise de
Transformation Metallique (SCTM), leader in the distribution of domestic gas in
the country and their main supplier, Tradex Company Ltd, the scarcity and
exorbitant price of the SCTM gas in Kumba, chief town of Meme division in the
south west region is still a call for concern.
The
domestic gas scarcity in Meme division and the exorbitant price at which it is
sold is what is still leaving many Kumba dwellers disturbed despite minister’s
warning. The entire Kumba now scrambles over a single sales point for the
scares domestic gas in Kumba whenever they are alerted that the SCTM gas is
available. Even students of the different higher institutions of learning as
well as households are left worried as they cry the scarcity of the product as
well as the high price at which it is sold.
Mbonge, Meme Division:
Chief kills 25-yr old boy in MofakoButu
By
JohnsonBatuo in Kumba
The chief of Mofakobutu, a village in
Mbonge subdivision, Meme division of the South West region is under Gendarme
custody after he shot and killed a 25-year old boy with a gun.
The
chief whose name The Median got only
as chief Cosmas, in the night of Friday
21 October 2016, shot and killed the boy whose name
we could not get at press time
yesterday.
We
gathered that the boy was in the bush that fateful night in search of cane when
the Chief who was out on a hunting expedition mistook him for an animal and
fired the gun at him. The Chief only realized it was a human being when he went
closer. Realizing his macabre act, Chief Cosmas is said to have rushed home
without telling anyone, changed his clothes and went and reported himself to
the Gendarmerie Brigade in Mbonge where he is presently locked up pending
investigations.
Eseka train disaster:
At least 70 killed, over 600 injured
The number of people killed in a train
crash in Eseka, Nyong and Kelle Division of Cameroon, on Friday, has risen to
over 70, with more than 600 others injured, according to official sources.
President Paul Biya who has been abroad since 16 September, instructed the
government to provide full assistance to the victims. He also decreed today Monday
a day of national mourning.
By Ayukogem Steven Ojong with additional
reports
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Passengers escaping to safety at the site of the train derailment in Eseka
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The train derailed just after midday,
almost midway between Yaounde and Douala, Cameroon's two main cities, officials
said Saturday, as distraught relatives desperately sought news of missing loved
ones.
The
train was on a regular journey to Douala from Yaounde, when it came off its
track.
There
was overcrowding in the train because a bridge collapsed on the Yaounde-Douala
highway the day before, making travel by road almost impossible. The culverts
under the bridge yielded to fast running flood waters resulting from a heavy
rain.
Though
the exact cause of the train derailment is not immediately known, witnesses say
more couches were added to accommodate the extra passengers. Associated Press
reported that there were 1300 persons on the train instead of the normal 600.
From
abroad where he has been since 16 September, President Biya instructed the
government to provide full assistance to the victims. He also ordered in
investigation into the cause of the derailment.
With
the dead and injured scattered between different hospitals on Friday,
authorities were working flat out to cope with the scale of the disaster. Dead
bodies were transferred to morgues in the capital Yaounde, while injured
survivors were distributed to public hospitals here. Some opted to deal with
their situation by themselves.
"We
have received between 60 and 70 bodies at the station this morning," an
official at the Yaounde railway station who asked not to be identified told The
Median.
"Some of the wounded are arriving
unconscious. We think the death toll will rise," said the railway
official.
Four-Month-Old Baby
At
the Central Hospital in Yaounde, where the morgue was holding 29 bodies
including those of babies, distraught relatives thronged the corridors.
The
first person allowed into the morgue, a woman, emerged in tears. "She
recognised the body of her sister," explained one of the people with her.
On
Friday evening, government television reported that many of the injured were in
a critical condition.
Deputy
Health minister AlimGargaHayatou told reporters after visiting some of the
injured that more information would be released "once we are in control of
the whole situation". But in the meantime hospital staff are "working
hard and efficiently", he added.
At
the Yaounde Central Hospital, the 29 bodies in the morgue included those of
white people, many women and babies, a policeman on duty there said.
He
had no information on nationalities although the French foreign ministry said
one French national was among the dead.
One woman waiting her turn to enter the
morgue said: "We have had no news from our sister since yesterday. We
don't know whether she is alive.
"Her
phone was ringing yesterday but it wasn't since this morning. Her husband is
looking for her in Douala," said the woman who gave her name as Fadimatou.
Dan
Njoya said he had come to the morgue "to see if the body of my
four-month-old baby is here".
At
the Military Hospital morgue, in the Ekounou quarters here, there was a list of
24 names: 11 women and six men including one Ugandan, one child and six babies.
After tragic train derailment:
MTN Foundation rushes medical aid to
victims
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| MTN official hands over carton of medication to Minsante rep. |
The MTN Foundation has handed over “a
significant amount of medication” to the Ministry of Public Health (MINSANTE)
to assist in the care of victims of the train accident that occurred at Eseka
on Friday 21 October 2016. The ceremony to handover the medication took place
on Saturday at the Headquarters of the Emergency Operations Centre of the
MINSANTE in Yaounde, a release from MTN’s Corporate Affairs Department said
Saturday.
It
noted that the medication was destined for use by the emergency aid workers
deployed by the MINSANTE to assist the injured victims of the tragic train
accident.
At
least 70 people were killed in the accident, while more than 500 others were
injured in the crash, according to official sources.
MTN Cameroon is the winner of the 2016WECA VP “Y’ello Care” Trophy
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For the 5th time in 5 years, the
Cameroonian affiliate emerges as one of the leading operations of the MTN Group
in the domain of CSR. The Company won the overall prize in 2012, 2013 and 2015.
Douala, 18 October 2016. MTN Cameroon,
leader of the telecommunications sector announces that it has been declared
winner of the Vice President Award for the West and Central Africa (WECA)
region during the 10thedition of the charitable programme dubbed “21 Days of
Y’ello Care” which ran from 1-21 June 2016. The information was made public
yesterday in Johannesburg, South Africa, by the MTN Group Executive Chairman,
PhuthumaNhleko, on 17 October, during the Company’s just-ended Global
Leadership Gathering in presence of hundreds of MTN’s most senior leaders.
Placed under the theme ‘’Investing in
Education for All’’, the 2016 edition required the various footprints of the
MTN Group to roll out innovative projects that can guarantee access to
education by the greatest majority. 98% of MTN Cameroon staff accompanied by
their partners this year executed a series of initiatives aimed at enhancing
access to education by vulnerable or underprivileged persons such as:
- Complete
construction of a building with 02 multipurpose rooms, refurbishment of 06
classrooms, 01 school library, and 01 dormitory for deaf and hard of hearing
children in Douala, Yaounde and Garoua;
- Literacy
program for Illiterate Adult women in North and Far North Regions : 350 Adult
women registered and trained;
- Microsoft
certification training for Secondary schools teachers in the North-West Region:
201 teachers attended the training
- Upgrading
of a documentation center into a modern multimedia center in Douala: the center
is equipped with 20 computers and high speed internet connection.
After 25 years on the pulpit:
Female PCC pastors want post of Moderator,
Synod Clerk
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
Female pastors of the Presbyterian Church
in Cameroon, PCC have expressed their ambition to also occupy top positions in
the Church. The female pastors made the pronouncement while celebrating the
silver jubilee of women becoming pastors of PCC. The celebration took place at
the Kumba city council hall, on 15 October 2016.
Addressing
the mammoth crowd that turned out for the ground breaking three-day event, the
president of the PCC Female Pastors Conference, Reverend Mrs. Agnes Ngwa,
expressed the desire and dream of the woman pastors to also become the
Moderator and Synod Clerk of the PCC why not.
“I
know that one day a female pastor will also be the Dean of the PCC Seminary,
while others will be principals of colleges. Very soon female pastors will also
be doctors in our hospitals. And there is no doubt that one day a female pastor
will be Synod Clerk or Moderator of the PCC,” Rev. Mrs. Ngwa said, noting that
the Silver Jubilee that is celebrated under the theme: “Leave Her Alone”, with
inspiration from the book of Mark 14:6, marks the age of maturity of female
pastors in the PCC.
Lebialem unity conference talk development
By AnuNkeze Paul
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| Lebialem elite poses with Bishop Nkea after Y’decometogether |
The Chiefs, traditional rulers, notables,
elites, sons and daughters of Lebialem Division in the South West Region have
wrapped up a one day unity conference which chat a new development road map for
the Division. This was on October 15, 2016 in the conference hall of St Joseph
Parish in Mvog-Ada, Yaoundé.
Holding
under the theme “changing lives, building futures” the cometogether of Lebialem
sons and daughters had as main objectives to discuss the upcoming 50th
anniversary of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College and the Focolare Movement
scheduled for 17 December 2016 in Lebang, Fontem. Developmental challenges of
the division and how spiritual volunteerism has contributed in the strong human
resource development of the division also came to focus.
Addressing
participants at the meeting, His Lordship Bishop Andrew Nkea, Bishop of Mamfe
Diocese and a son of Lebialem said: “the only strength for development is
unity; without unity no people can move forward. The Bible says: “seek ye first
the kingdom of God and all other things will be added to you. Once there is
love and unity amongst a people all other things like work positively,
development, prosperity and riches will followed,” he said.
The
Bishop added that the Focolare Movement succeeded in all it development agenda
because of the love that prevailed amongst them. He opined that the Lebialem
man must persue that path to make the division great. There is no magic in life
rather than living in love and unity. The Focolare Movement already set the
pace for the Lebialem people. This is the only way to take the division out of
suffering, backwardness and poverty, the holy man of God explained.
French embassy women donate to orphanage
By AnuNkeze Paul
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| French Embassy women pose with orphanage staff |
Association of women working in French
embassy and other French services in Cameroon, called LES MARIANNES have
donated books, pens, soap, mattresses, cooking oil, food items, washing powder,
bags, clothes and shoes to FOUNDATION FACT. This was on October 15, 2016 at
Avenue Germain in Yaoundé. The gesture falls under the association policy of
one pen, one book during every back to school to support vulnerable children
acquired education.
FOUNDATION
FACT provides orphanage provides care and assistance to those children who have
lost their parents’ love and support, allowing them to thrive and receive an
education. These Children are the most vulnerable members of society who need
consistent and comprehensive care and support to grow and prosper. These donations
ensure sustainable and comprehensive orphan- care.
To improve research:
Y’de varsity in networks with ICT
powerhouses
By Rachel NtubeNgwese in Yaounde
The move towards the modernization of
higher education in Cameroon is gaining more impetus in the University of
Yaounde 1 as the institution networks with different partners to improve the
campus connectivity with the numeric world in a bid to facilitate research and
improve the quality of learning in the campus.
The
modernization process which actually began in 2013 with the generalization of
the wifi internet network throughout the campus and the opening of online courses
in partnership with foreign institutions of learning started yielding concrete
results in 2015 with the putting in place of tele-evaluation programs which
added more credibility to the ongoing e-education system in the institution.
This
credibility has equally attracted other opportunities to the institution as it
has been the case with the ELSEVIER network working in partnership with the
World Bank to evaluate the quality of studies in university institutions in
Africa, and grant necessary assistance in their role to improve science,
technology and medicine.
It is in this respect that the university of
Yaoundé 1 adding to its outstanding performance as one of the top ten
universities in Africa was deemed qualified to benefit from the services of the
Elsevier editorial network to grant the institution access to numeric data
information of up to 25 percent of global internet data on science, technology
and medicine, across 23 different disciplines.
New researchers told to move Cameroon to emergence
By Rachel Ntube Ngwese in Yaounde
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| The MINRESI, Dr. Madeleine Tchuinte |
The 4th edition of the science convocation
day has been celebrated in Yaoundé with newly recruited researchers called upon
to maintain permanent contact with the world of competitive innovation and
research in other to be more performant in contributing to the realization of
the country’s economic objective.
Celebrated
under the theme: “scientific research
and innovation; garantor of performance and economic captivity”, focus was on
the valorization of the research profession in all its domains and to instill
the young researchers with a fresh desire to go for new inventories and
discoveries that will enable the research community in Cameroon stand the test
of time.
Prof. Alain Fogue against scientific forum for Chantal Biya
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| Chantal Biya |
A symposium on social activities of the
First Lady of Cameroon was announced from 1st to 3rd November, under the
patronage of the Prime Minister Head of Government with logistical,
administrative and financial support of the University vice-chancellor and the
Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science (FSJP). Some prominent
professors whose scientific rigor and human qualities cannot be questioned
would contribute to the symposium.
In
principle, the First Lady’s social
activities, while private, could be the basis of a University symposium albeit
in our political system she is just the lovely wife of Mr. President, her
husband because having no institutional reality.
However,
considering that the Cameroonian university is paradoxically a place where free
and independent debate on power is prohibited and where the political
surveillance of students and their lecturers is strict, one could not be
indifferent on the meaning and the opportunity of the said symposium.
It
is, indeed, not trivial to study in a law school, even with a political science
department, non-institutional actions while the country is embroiled in
political, constitutional, legal issues such as:
The question of the electoral code reform, the independence
of the Judiciary and Parliament, governance, violation of the Constitution, the
"living together", citizenship, respect for the rule of law, the
legality and operation of the Special Criminal Court, the incomprehensible and
interminable delays in the signing of the decree implementing section 66 of the Constitution on the
declaration of assets even as the Head of State and Government develop
continuous propaganda on the fight against corruption, equal access to
education and basic health care, equal treatment for the retirement age , non-compliance
with quotas in appointments to civil and military positions, distribution, on
an objective basis known to the public,
of investment in the different regions
and divisions of the country, rampant youth unemployment, support to orphans
of soldiers fallen in the war, the
integration of students from our universities, political reasons on suspended
activities of the higher education Council which met for the last time in 1983,
the University contribution to the country's development, the respect of
deadlines in our courts, the right of political parties and citizens to freedom
of expression and demonstration, evaluation of the political importance
granted to the University and lecturers
by the government in terms of infrastructural and financial efforts supported,
the analysis of the place of the cult of personality in the Cameroonian
political system under the curious declarations of the Director General of CRTV, Charles Ndongo, drunk by the grace of
the presidential decree, the source of funds financing social activities of the First Lady in a context where the
President of the Republic has not got time to sign the implementing decree of
the law on section 66 of the Constitution on the declaration of assets several
years after its adoption , the CPDM
funding by the Chinese Communist party (CCP) in violation of Cameroonian law on
political party financing, compliance with international treaties and
conventions, etc.
It
appears from the analysis of the preparatory documents in circulation, and subject
to their authenticity, that the symposium from 1st to 3rd November 2016 pursues
an undeniable political goal. It is in fact a plea for the award of the title
of Doctor HonorisCausa of the University of Yaoundé II, SOA to "First Lady
Chantal Biya for the realization of the social policy of the Head of State, His
Excellency Paul Biya ". It is an authentic political event, prepared in
the background under the tutelage of a mysterious adviser.
The
regime in power is the organizer and sole beneficiary of this false scientific
event which is nothing but a political rally disguised as a scientific
symposium. The tribal argument that determined the choice of the campus of the
University of Yaoundé II, SOA, led by a Northern vice-chancellor (according to
the document), to hold it confirms allegations.
Indeed,
the Government is unable to dispose of tribal considerations that it exploits
at its convenience. This game of tribal antagonisms, contrary to the very idea
of a Republic in which only citizenship must prevail, is especially true when
comes the implementation of the anachronistic, anti-republican,
anti-performance principle of Regional quotas and thus the famous quotas in
competitive examinations and appointments to senior political, administrative
and military positions, the Government does not implement its own distribution
key. No need for unnecessary stigma. All Cameroonians can, without resorting to
some statistics whatsoever, but simply by observing those who hold the real
power in our country, come to the conclusion that the tribal management of
power is a reality that the Government uses at its wish.
Beyond
these tribal considerations that reveal the footprints of the regime on the
preparation and organization of the symposium, its ultimate goal is political
because it wants to highlight the "implementation of the social policy of
the Head of State, His Excellency Paul Biya ".
From
the above, Mr. Prime Minister, Head of Government, distinguished colleagues all
protocol respected, I would like to bring to your high attention Law No.
2016/007 of 12 July 2016 on the Penal Code, section 231-1 on
""political procession in a public establishment and in schools"
provides that: "a penalty of imprisonment of ten (10) days to four (04) months
and a fine of twenty five thousand (25,000) to 2-150000 (250,000) francs or one
of these penalties, the one who organizes a policy-oriented event in a public
institution, as well as in a school or university".
In
the light of this section, no one can imagine a Prime Minister, Head of
Government, sponsoring an activity prohibited by law. As it is almost certain
that distinguished colleagues jurists and political scientists, who failed to
consider this provision, will change their mind and waive any direct or
indirect involvement in this political meeting.
To
the Prime Minister, and to all colleagues involved in any capacity whatsoever
in the preparation of the meeting of 1, 2 and 3 November 2016 at the University
of Yaoundé II, SOA, even if you are not I n the organizer, I would like to
mention again to your high attention sections 95, 96, 97 and 99 of the criminal
Code that should inform your final decision.
Section
95 (1) on Conspiracy states: "conspiracy shall mean the resolve concerted
and determined between 2(two) or more people to commit an offence."
Paragraph (3) of the same article emphasizes that: "The conspiracy to
commit a felony or a misdemeanour, if it has not been suspended or if it does
not in fact by circumstances beyond the will its authors, is considered the
crime or offense itself.” Paragraph (4) as to specify that it "Backed by
the defence to one who voluntarily withdrew from the conspiracy before any
commencement of execution."
Sports Clips
Eto'o bets 100.000 euro with Antalyaspor fan
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
Former Indomitable Lions captain, Samuel
Eto'o is still in the news. Known as someone who likes challenges, it wasn't a
surprise that he made a bet of €100.000 with a fan of his Turkish Premier
League Club, Antalyaspur, who doubted the future of the club.
After
Antalyaspor drew 1-1 with Leonard Kwekue’sRizespor in a late day seven match of
the Turkish premiere league, a disturbed fan Mehmet Akdeniz said he doesn't see
Antalyaspor surviving this year.
Responding
to the fan's comments, Samuel Eto'o said they will finish at the tenth position
by the end of the season. Should this not happen, Eto'o promised to give the
fan €100.000.
Antalyaspor
are presently tailing the Turkish after picking barely three points in seven
outings this season. They meet giants Besiktas this weekend.
Tennisman Nick Bolletieri expected in
Cameroon
Good news for lawn Tennis lovers in
Cameroon. Nick Bolletieri, the founding father of the Academy IMG, the biggest
Tennis training Academy in the world will be in Cameroon soon. His coming to
Cameroon is part of a program sponsored by the United Nations to fight against
poverty in Africa through Tennis.
The
program of the UN ties with what the Oyebog Tennis Academy has been doing for
the past 17 years in the country. Reason why Joseph Oyebog will play a big role
in the imminent visit of Nick Bolletieri. The date and program of Bolletieri’s
Cameroon visit is still to be made official.
Union attackline fortified
After signing a young Chadian goalkeeper,
Union of Douala have continued to fortify their squad as they prepare for the
start of the next championship season. The latest to join Union is Yomi Ralph
Tchaptchet. The 17-year old graduate from Galactique football academy has
signed his first professional contract with Union. Before joining Union, Yomi
Ralph played with International Sporting club of Douala last football season
and scored 15 goals. Union officials say the coming of the young striker will
be a plus for the team that faced serious difficulties scoring goals last
season.
Union
(NassaraKamakai) this Tuesday also signed in Cedric PlatiniKaham from Lion
Blessé of Foutoni. Platini who was also the target of UMS Loum, Club Africaine
of Tunis and some European clubs surprised his fans when he decided to drop his
bag and baggage at Union. The 23-year old ended the last football season as top
scorer with 13 goals.
Before
joining Lion Blessé, Cedric PlatiniKaham had a stint with Fovu of Baham in the
elite two. Another signing for Union is
ArounaKainsaNsangou from New Stars. He signed a two-year contract after leaving
JS Kaironan of Tunisia on free move.
Cameroon Cup Final:
Bamboutous skipper Serge Ngayawou to make
record appearance
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
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| AhmadouAhidjo stadium |
All roads will lead to the Yaoundé
AmadouAhidjo Stadium on 30 October when the national football cup finals will
be played.
The
finals expected to be presided over by the Head of State President Paul Biya,
will mark the end of the 2015/2016 sporting season in Cameroon.
The
final will witness the pig breeders, Bamboutous of Mbouda locking horns with
the boys of Apejes of Nfou.
Women’s AFCON Preparations:
PM Yang in SW for final inspection tour
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
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| PM Yang at work sites |
Prime Minister Philemon Yang is expected in
Buea and Limbe, South West region today, Monday 24 October 2016 for the last
and final inspection tour of the sites to host the 2016 CAF Women’s AFCON to be
played in Limbe and Yaounde from 19 November to 3 December 2016.
PM
Yang who is the president of the Organizing Committee for the tournament will
make a final appraisal of the readiness of the various infrastructures –
stadia, hotels, access roads etc in the towns of Limbe, Buea and Tiko where the
actions during the international sporting event would be concentrated in the
South West.
Apart
from the main stadium in Limbe that is already 100% set to host the matches,
the PM will visit other satellite stadia in Limbe (Centenary and Bota Middle
Farms Stadia) and Buea (MolykoOmnisports and Buea Town Stadiums) that are also
being built and/or rehabilitated to host training sessions by the participating
teams.
Earmarked
lodging facilities in
Monday, 10 October 2016
Teachers and National Development
The 22nd edition of World Teachers Day was
celebrated on Wednesday 5 October, under the theme: “Valuing Teachers:
Improving their status”. This year’s theme was an uncharacteristic admission of
failure of government policy on teachers’ welfare and could not have been more
apt, coming as it were on the day put aside by UNESCO to celebrate what it means
to be a teacher. However genuine government’s concern for teachers’ plight may
be, what the government does to address the years of neglect of this vital
sector in the nation’s development is crucial.
Teachers’ situation in Cameroon appears
worse, as government has so far paid inadequate attention to the affairs of
teachers. The system undoubtedly is near collapse. It is imperative for
government to discard the usual talk-shop approach and articulate a new agenda
to reverse the declining fortunes of the teaching profession by restoring their
sense of duty and professionalism. Obviously, the government could do better
for teachers’ welfare; to ensure that teachers perform with a sense of pride
and accomplishment, while strengthening the foundation for pupils and boost
students’ performances.
By
wide consensus, any educational system is only as good as the quality of
teachers. At a time the country is contending with a sharp decline in stock of
men of excellent disposition, teachers remain the hallmark of integrity in
service. In yesteryears, teaching was referred to as the “noble profession.”
But today, a majority of the thousands of applicants into teacher training
colleges are more interested in having a public service matricule number than
any genuine desire to impart knowledge on young Cameroonians with honor and
dignity. Worse even, some teachers who are posted to remote enclave areas
refuse to go; or once they collect their lump sum payments from the treasury
(gros lot), they migrate abroad.
Even
those who eventually graduate as teachers, teach only for a few years before
seeking sanctuary in other more productive sectors of the public service. Not surprising, ENS graduates
are holding all kinds of positions in the public service – from Divisional Delegates
of Small and Medium Size Enterprises to Research Officers in the Prime
Minister's Office and Technical Advisers at the Presidency.
In
the meantime, our classrooms are empty. This indeed is unfortunate. What in the
world, can a Biology or Physics teacher be doing as Divisional Delegate of
Commerce and Industry when the country badly needs science teachers? This
obnoxious policy of appointing teachers away from the classroom should be
halted immediately for the interest of our children!
Effective
implementation has almost always been the bane of many good ideas. The
government should strive for progress by concretizing plans to re-energize the
ailing teaching sector, and there is no better time than now to overhaul the
tottering system to avoid collapse. The teaching profession should be made more
honorable and lucrative. Teachers’ welfare should not be the least in the
priorities of government as presently obtains. Their long-suffering reflects in
the quality of their products and says much about the quality of leadership of
the country, guilty of neglecting the system on all fronts.
The
public decimation of the teaching profession by natural inclination has reduced
teachers to beggars.
Not
surprisingly, the stock of professional teachers diminishes by the day as
students run away from the profession on account of its baseline status. This
lack of recognition opens the way for non-professionals to fill the gaps. The
multiplier effect in poor treatment of teachers in public schools manifests in
the mushrooming of private schools with even poorer conditions of service for
teachers.
It
is common place to hear derogatory statements in beer parlors like “teachers’
round” to signify misery and tightfistedness of teachers.
22nd World Teacher's Day:
Teachers demand better working conditions
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| Student teachers after marched past in Buea |
Teachers in Cameroon on Thursday 6 October
joined their colleagues the world over to celebrate World Teachers Day under
the theme “Valuing teachers: Improving their status”.
In
all the regions of the country, special ceremonies were organized to salute the
work of teachers who are said to constitute the builders of the foundation of
society.
In
Buea, Regional Capital of the SWR, a host of dignitaries joined thousands of
teachers at the official ceremonial ground at Bongo Square to commemorate the
day.
Teachers’ Day Celebrations:
Teachers receive Certificates of Excellence
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
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| Teachers marching past in Kumba |
Some over 30 teachers drawn from different
schools in Kumba have been awarded certificates of excellence for their
tireless efforts in the exercise of their duties by their various divisional
delegations here in Kumba. The over 30 laureates were drawn from the basic
eduaction, secondary and the employment and vocational training delegations in
Kumba. While handing over the certificates of excellence to the various
recipients, the divisional delegates called on them not to relent their efforts
as well as challenged the other teachers to work hard in order for their
services to be rewarded.
While
addressing the teachers and the administrators of Meme in the commemoration of
the 23rd edition of the international teacher’s day under the theme “Valuing
teachers, improving their status” the divisional delegate of basic education,
AsongSabasAkemAsong declared there can’t be any achievement in sustainable
development in the country without the involvement of teachers.
According
to the basic education DD, the theme of this year’s teacher’s day gives
recognition to the relentless efforts of the teacher’s in the society and
therefore ties with the need to uplift and improve the status of the teachers
in the country. He adds teachers are
liberators, liberating the society from ignorance as well as candles that burn
the light for others.
Political leadership of Manyu:
I am for unity and remobilization - Victor
Mengot
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Engr.VictorMengotArrey, the sole political boss of Manyu
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Breaking the phoney silence that has
characterized the political landscape in Manyu division since the death in
April 2016 of Prof. AgborTabi, Minister Mengot last week presided over a
meeting of Manyu elements in Yaounde and presented his action plan for the
division. The minister said the thrust of his action will be the consolidation
of unity and the political remobilization of the people of Manyu
By Ojong Steven Ayukogem in Yaounde
Amid talk of the existence of a leadership
vacuum in Manyu Division following the untimely death of Prof. Peter AgborTabi,
the man who had literally imposed himself as the undisputed leader of the
division, the people of Manyu have finally been reassured that there is no
power vacuum and that the political life of the division will continue as
usual.
This
was the take home message from a recent general assembly meeting of Manyu sons
and daughters that took place at the Manyu Cultural Centre at Carrefour Cornier
in down town Yaounde.
Presiding
over the meeting, the Minister of Special Duties at the Presidency, Victor
MengotArreyNkongho, who following his appointment as head of the CPDM party’s
permanent coordination committee for Manyu, is now the undisputed torch-bearer
and political boss of Manyu, told his hearers that Manyu people should be
thankful to God that the death of their emblematic ‘political general’ and
leader, Prof.PeterAgborTabi has not created a power vacuum in the division.
Suspecting SCNC agenda:
Gov’t bans joint NW fons/SW chiefs confab
in Kumba
By Johnson Batuo in Kumba
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| SW Governor, Bernard Okalia Bilai |
The indefinite postponement of the planned
joint meeting in Kumba of Northwest fons and Southwest chiefs is still
animating discussions in bars and street corners here.
Billed
to hold on Tuesday 3 October 2016 at the Kumba palace of the paramount ruler of
the Bafaws, Nfon Victor EsseminsonguMukete, the meeting did not take place;
reports say it has been postponed indefinitely.
Even
though the reasons for the postponement or ban are not immediately known, it is
widely believed that the traditional rulers were intimidated by the
administration to call off the meeting.
Commentators
speculate that because the meeting was scheduled to hold just two days after
the Independence Anniversary of the Former British Southern Cameroons on 1st
October, the authorities feared that the marginalization of Anglophones would
be top on the agenda and SCNC militants may also jump for the opportunity and
do what they are known for.
Meme population celebrate SDO’s transfer
By Johnson Batuo in Kumba
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| Former Meme SDO, KoulboutAman David |
Some denizens of Kumba, headquarters of
Meme Division, have been going on boozing sprees in town in celebration of the
transfer from Kumba of the Meme SDO, KoulboutAman David, who before his
transfer to the Dja and Lobo Division had spent over a decade at the helm of
Meme Division.
The
Median gathered that those celebrating are detractors of the SDO both within
and out of the administration. Some of the celebrants of Koulbout’s transfer
allege that he was hellishly corrupt and his corrupt handling of especially
land matters was posing a serous hindrance to the development of Meme.
Citing
some instances of corruption by the former SDO they mentioned his alleged sale
of vast lands belonging to IRAD Barombi Kang to private individuals and his
ceding of Bafaw Land in Kumba III Mambanda to Mukonje whose indigenes
areBalongs.
Tiko Airport bridge collapses
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| Collapsed bridge that leads to Tiko Airport |
The bridge separating the Tiko Airport from
the main highway passing through Tiko town has collapsed. It collapsed on
Wednesday 5 October 2016. No injuries were recorded in the crash. Sources in
Tiko say movements into and out of the airport quarters have been temporarily
interupted. Businesses have also been negatively affected. For
now a barricade has been placed at the entrance to the bridge to prevent
persons from falling into the steep valley that underlies the bridge.
Enhancing learning and schools infrastructure:
MTN Foundation donates three primary
schools to gov’t
By Doh Bertrand Nua in Kumba
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| Add caption |
The Mobile Telephone Network Company, MTN
Cameroon has handed over three newly constructed modern primary schools worth
over 259 million FCFA to the Ministry of Basic Education. The solemn handover
ceremony for the three schools took place in the campus of Government School
Kake I, near Kumba, on Friday 7 October 2016.
The event that was presided over by the
Minister of Basic Education, YoussoufaHadidjaAlim in the presence of the MTN
Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman, H.E. Peter MafanyMusonge and MTN
Cameroon’s Board of Directors Chairman, Colin EbarkoMukete and the CEO of MTN
Cameroon, Mrs. PhilisiweSibiya was organized within the framework of MTN
Foundation’s “Yello Schools” programme.
The
three modern schools handed to government include Government Primary School
BondumaBokoko in Buea, Government School Kake I in Kumba and Government School
KumbeBalondo in EkondoTiti.
The
donation is the fruit of a partnership between MTN Foundation and the Ministry
of Basic Education dubbed the “Yello Schools” programme that seeks “to enhance
school infrastructures in order to provide pupils and teachers with an
appropriate learning environment, and pedagogic facilities.”
It
is projected that the 6 classrooms, an administrative office, modern toilets
for boys, girls and teachers, a water point, 180 benches and a fence for the security
in each of the three schools will benefit 600 students every year. Alongside
the infrastructure, MTN Foundation also donated didactic materials comprising
books, pens and school bags to the schools.
Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, the
chairman of the MTN Board of trustees, H.E. MafanyMusonge hailed the MINEDUB
for coming personally to preside over the hand-over ceremony. He said the
donations were a demonstration of the contribution of the private sector in
helping the government to attain the Sustainable Development Goals prescribed
by the UN. MolaMusonge listed used the occasion to list other goodwill gestures
that MTN Foundation has made to government and local communities since its
creation in 2006 including the construction and/or refurnishing of 54
classrooms in 15 primary schools in 7 regions of the country, installation of
50 multi-media centres in secondary schools that benefit over 100.000 students
and more than 4000 teachers in the ten regions and the facilitating access to
basic education to more than 16000 orphans and underprivileged children among
others.
Other leaders will emerge after AgborTabi
- AshuNyenty, Int’l jurist and political analyst
In an exclusive interview he granted The
Median, CRTV’s political desk editor, AshuNyenty, who is also PHD candidate at
the University of Yaounde II, Soa, posited that it will be difficult for Manyu
to immediately fill the vacuum created by Prof. AgborTabi’s exit, but other
courageous politicians will emerge in the division in the future. The full
interview was published in The Median’s edition of 9 May 2016.
Much has been written and said in the press
about AgborTabi’s life and death. What reading do you make of these press
reports?.
Well, I cannot say I have taken time enough
to go through all the press accounts on AgborTabi’s life and death. But the few
that I have seen are a depiction of the multi-dimensional persona that
AgborTabi was. AgborTabi meant many things to different people. But as far as I
am concerned the reports in the press are a true reflection of who AgborTabi
was. To me what the press has done so far is a genuine recollection of the man,
Peter AgborTabi.
Press Release
MTN Foundation hands over 03 primary
schools to the Ministry of Basic Education
The Government Primary Schools of
BondumaBokoko in Buea, Kake I in Kumba and KumbeBalondo in Ekondo-Titi have
been entirely constructed and equipped by MTN Foundation.
Douala, 07 October 2016 – MTN Foundation,
first corporate foundation created in Cameroon announces the handover of 03
government primary schools in the South-West region to the Ministry of Basic
Education within the framework of the “Y’ello Schools” programme of the MTN
Foundation.
The handover ceremony that took place on
Friday, 7 October 2016 at the Government Primary School Kake I, Kumba was
jointly presided over by the Minister of Basic Education, Mrs.
YoussoufHadidjaAlim and MTN Foundation Board of Trustees Chairman, H.E. Peter
MafanyMusonge, in the presence of MTN Cameroon’s Board of Directors Chairman,
M. Colin E. Mukete and the CEO of MTN Cameroon, Mrs. PhilisiweSibiya.
Fruit of the partnership between MTN
Foundation and the Ministry of Basic Education, the “Y’ello Schools” programme
seeks to enhance school infrastructure in order to provide students and
teachers with an appropriate learning environment, and pedagogic facilities.
Girls are twice overworked than boys
- Says UNICEF
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Girls between 5 and 14 years old spend 40
per cent more time, or 160 million more hours a day, on unpaid household chores
and collecting water and firewood, than boys their age, according to a report
released by UNICEF ahead of International Day of the Girl on 11 October.
“Harnessing
the Power of Data for Girls: Taking stock and looking ahead to 2030”provides
the first global estimates on the time girls spend doing household chores such
as cooking, cleaning, caring for family members and collecting water and
firewood.
The
data show that the disproportionate burden of domestic work begins early, with
girls between 5 and 9 years old spending 30 per cent more time, or 40 million
more hours a day, on household chores than boys their age. The numbers rise as
girls get older, with 10 to 14 year olds spending 50 per cent more time, or 120
million more hours each day.
“The
overburden of unpaid household work begins in early childhood and intensifies
as girls reach adolescence,” said UNICEF’s Principal Gender Advisor
AnjuMalhotra. “As a result, girls
sacrifice important opportunities to learn, grow, and just enjoy their
childhood. This unequal distribution of labour among children also perpetuates
gender stereotypes and the double-burden on women and girls across
generations.”
The
report notes that girls’ work is less visible and often undervalued. Too often
adult responsibilities such as caring for family members, including other
children, are imposed on girls. Time spent on chores limits a girl’s time to
play, socialize with friends, study and be a child. In some countries,
collecting firewood and water puts girls at risk of sexual violence.
Students March for Elephants and Rhinos in Y’dé
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| Students March for Elephants |
Hundreds of students have marched in the
streets of Yaoundé as parts of a global action to raise awareness on the threat
of extinction facing elephants and rhinoceroses; and the need for their
protection and conservation.
Elephants
and rhinos are some of the most endangered land mammals. Their populations have
declined sharply to points where it is now feared they would be wiped out of
existence in a matter of a few decades. Illegal trade in their highly-prized
tusks and horns is principally responsible for driving down the population of
the two giant mammals.
Students
at a local school complex learned about the predicament of elephants and
mammals from conservationists and wildlife experts belonging to two NGOs, GIS
for Conservation and Ape Action Africa, who organised the event. Winners of a
quiz took home prizes.
“The
eyes of the future are on us and the youths certainly have a story to take into
the future,” said Isabella Buh of GIS for Conservation.
“In
the 1940s the Rhinos population in Cameroon was almost the same as the
population of elephants we have today. But today we cannot talk much about the
black rhino of Cameroon. Engaging youths in Environmental education including
the importance of wildlife conservation is a way to get them thinking and to
see the importance of this.”
Towards food self-sufficiency:
SW farmers drilled on beans production
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| SW Regional Delegate of CEAC |
Some 31 farmers groups in the SWR has been
drilled on effective techniques in cultivating deans for high yield production.
The one day workshop which took place on Tuesday October 4, 2016 in Buea was an
initiative of the SW Regional Delegation of Scientific Research and the
Institute of Agricultural Research for Development IRAD, Ekona.
The
cultivation of beans in the SW is not in full gear that is why such a workshop
was organized. According to the Regional Delegate of CEAC, Dr. Anne Sama most
of the beans found in Cameroon is imported and the ones which are cultivated in
the SW is mostly for subsistence. “We cannot find it in the market and we have
all what it takes to cultivate beans” she added. She went further to encouraged
farmers to adopt these new varieties as they are disease resistant and high
yielding.
Fake Facebook profiles on the rise in Cameroon
By Njodzefe Nestor in Bamenda
The use of hacked or phony Facebook
accounts in Cameroon where malicious users present themselves in profiles
impersonating fictitious or real persons is reportedly on the rise.
This
is happening at a time when the number of facebook users in Cameroon has
increased by more than 16 percent during the last six months according to
social bakers, a social media analytics platform.
The
analytics platform says about 2.85 percent of the country’s population and more
than 70 percent of Internet users in Cameroon are on facebook.
Currently,
many Cameroonian actors, musicians, pastors and politicians are currently
facing the challenge of identity theft. The most notorious over the last years
concerns ministers, Directors and other high ranking civil servants.
Just
recently, it emerged that a Facebook profile of someone claiming to be the the
Governor of the North Region, John Abate Edi'I surfaced.
This
account with a portrait of the Governor allegedly created by unidentified
individuals had already about hundred friends.
2016 world day for the elderly:
Elderly persons told to report cases of
Stigmatization
By Boris Esono in Buea
Elderly persons in the SWR have been told
to report any form of stigmatization and discrimination invited on them in the
society. The call was made by the inspector number two at the SW Governor’s
office, Edung Lillian, while presiding over a ceremony to mark the 2016 World
Day of the Elderly, in Maumu village near Buea, on Tuesday 4 October 2016.
According
to the representative of the elderly in Maumu, Mr. Godlove, old people are
stigmatized in the society because of age and fragile physical appearance.
“Most
people associate old age to which craft, thereby abandoning the old in the
villages with little or no assistance,” he said, noting that the rejection
becomes more disturbing when the health of these elderly persons deteriorate.
However,
according to an elderly person, Mr. Peter, not all elderly persons suffer
stigmatization; some are well respected.
Limbe City Council doles out FCFA 3.5m to holiday makers
By Boris Esono in Buea
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| Andrew Motanga |
The sum of 3.5 million FCFA has been
distributed to some 70 students at the end of their services rendered to the
Limbe City Council. Presiding at the ceremony on Tuesday 4th October 2016 in
Limbe, the government Delegate to the Limbe City Council Mr. Andrew Motanga
described the holiday job scheme as a forum to give discipline and responsible
behaviours in to the youth.
World Cup 2018 Qualifiers:
Cameroon draw with Algeria, as Ivory Coast,
DR Congo and Senegal win
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| Indomitable Lions celebrate Moukanjo’s 26th minute equalizer |
Ivory Coast beat Mali 3-1 to go top of
Group C after Gabon and Morocco had earlier drawn 0-0.
DR
Congo thrashed Libya in Group A, winning 4-0 in Kinshasa.
In
Group D, Senegal beat Cape Verde 2-0 after Burkina Faso and South Africa had
drawn 1-1.
The
reigning African champions, Ivory Coast, took onMali in Group C in Bouake with
a largely new generation of players in the post Toure-brothers era.
The
hosts were put under pressure after just 18 minutes when SambouYatabare scored
to give Mali a 1-0 lead.
It
took eight minutes for Ivory Coast to level the match, with Aston Villa forward
Jonathan Kodjia scoring an equaliser.
Five
minutes later, the Ivorians went 2-1 up after Mali's SalifCoulibaly struck into
his own net.
Ivory
Coast took a commanding 3-1 lead in the 34th minute when Gervinho (pictured),
one of the few existing members of Ivory Coast's so-called "golden
generation" volleyed in to put his side top of Group C, above Gabonand
Morocco who drew 0-0 in Franceville earlier.
Gabon,
hosts of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, were left frustrated by Morocco at
home.
They
looked to their Borussia Dortmund talisman, Pierre-EmerickAubameyang, to
conjure up a winner and he came closest to scoring in the 68th minute, only to
see his header cleared off the line by Moroccan goalkeeper, Munir.
In
Group A, the Democratic Republic of Congo looked in firm control as they
convincingly beat Libya 4-0.
DieumerciMbokani
scored twice, getting the first of his two goals in the sixth minute with
Jonathan Bolingi adding a second on the stroke of half-time.
Mbokani grabbed his second after 56 minutes
to make it 3-0 to DR Congo, with substitute NdombeMubele adding a fourth late on
for the hosts.
2018 World Cup:
Uganda hold firm against Ghana
Uganda held firm for a 0-0 draw in Ghana in
the opening game of Group E in 2018 World Cup qualifying on Friday.
Ghana dominated the game in Tamale and will
be upset by what appears to be a blunder by referee El Fadil Mohamed.
In
the 55th minute the Sudanese official showed Uganda's Nicholas Wadada what
seemed to be a second yellow card but did not send him off.
The
Cranes coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic then replaced Wadada seven minutes
later with Hassan Waswa.
The
Black Stars had many chances to win the game and had several free-kicks on the
edge of the area but were unable to make any of them count.
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