Gov’t frees 56 protesting teachers arrested in Y’de

Some 56 graduate teachers from higher teacher training colleges, who were arrested recently in Yaounde, have been released. The young teachers were released at midnight on Friday.

            They were arrested as they were mobilizing to manifest in front of the PM’s Office in Yaounde, in protest against the nonpayment of their salary arrears and the slow process of their integration into the public service.

            Receiving the teachers shortly after their release, the outgoing minister of secondary education Jean Ernest Massena Ngale Bibehe assured them that gov’t is working towards finding a lasting solution to their worries.

            In response, the teachers called off their planned strike action and promised to resume work on Monday, while waiting for solutions to their grievances.

            They expressed the hope that the upcoming national education forum will address the problems of teachers in the country.

UNI-Yao II warming up for Women’s Day

A roundtable conference on the themes “women and elections” and “women and migration” will take place on the campus of the University of Yaounde II, on Monday 5 March 2018. This was contained in a press release issued by the rector of the university, Prof. Adolphe Minkoa Shey.

            The roundtable is organized as part of activities in the buildup to the celebration of the 35th edition of the international women’s day on 8 March.

Apart from the round table, sporting activities and visits to orphanages have also been planned.