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WEARING OF FACEMASK: DOUALA, YAOUNDE A CHOICE ELSEWHERE COMPULSORY.

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Rondpoint Deido  As I recently walk down the streets of Douala, the economic Capital of Cameroon with my facemask on, I pondered if I was still in Cameroon where the wearing of face marks became compulsory after cases of the Corona Virus kept heightening in the Country. Not wanting to conclude on this, I decided to moved to some popular spots in the town of the good, the bad and the ugly. While on the bike from Bonaberi moving the city, I asked the Bike rider "where is your facemask?"   He answered.   "Wearing a Facemask here in Douala is a choice."   Being so inquisitive ,  I ask again. "Are you not afraid of the corona Virus?" This was the answer I got from him. "Which Corona Virus are you talking about, are you sure there is Corona Virus in this country, the government is playing games, if this is the same Corona virus we saw on the media killing thousands of people in China, Italy, Spain, England, United States of America and other countries ...

COVID-19: REWAC REPLICATES GESTURE, NTAKEKAH ELDERLY PERSONS BENEFITS.

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Beneficiaries post with gifts  Aristophanes once said, hunger knows no friend but its feeder. Saturday July 25, 2020 will forever remain inscribed in the heart of the elderly persons living in the Ntakekah neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda III Sub-division as the Non-Governmental Organization Refugee Welfare Association Cameroon, REWAC came to their aid providing foodstuffs and cooking equipment. As changing times in the midst of the crisis  the North West and South West  Regions persists, REWAC as part of its missions to alleviate poverty and ensure food security to vulnerable migrants in the communities within a two months period spanning from July to August 2020 decided to encompass elderly persons who are most vulnerable to be affected by the Coronavirus. Although all age groups are at risk of contracting Covid-19, elderly people face significant risk of developing severe illnesses if they contract the disease due to physiological changes that come with ageing and poten...

CCMN NW MEMBERS CHALLENGED TO BE JOURNALIST OF INTEGRITY.

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CCMN NW Members  The Cameroon Community Media Network, CCMN North West chapter has been challenged to uphold the journalism of integrity as Peace Journalists while carrying out their duties. The call was made by the National Peace Coordinator for the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon the Rev Nta William on Friday July 24, 2020 at Church Center Mankon, Bamenda as he launched the second phase of the Peace Journalism and Conflict Transformation Project with a focus on Humanitarian Reporting. While launching the second phase of the project in the North West region, Rev Nta William called on the North West chapter members to join hands to uphold peace and form a good team to better the country as the second phase will get them to reporting on vulnerable, persons with disabilities, and faith of children in a crisis period amongst others. “Each project has its goal which to us is to deescalate the ongoing crisis in the North West and South West regions to build peace as a culture in Cam...

BAMENDA II COUNCIL STRIKES POSITIVE MARK IN PROJECT EXECUTION AFTER SIX MONTHS

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Mayor Bamenda II  The Bamenda II council under the leadership of Mayor Peter Chenwi has scored a positive mark in the execution of projects earmarked for the council area for this 2020 financial year. This was made known during the 2020 Mid-Year Evaluation Session of the council that took place on Wednesday July 22, 2020 at the Bamenda II Divisional Office hall which had in attendance the Senior Divisional Officer for Mezam Simon Emile Mooh, first and second deputy Mayors and councilors of the municipality. In his speech, the SDO for Mezam praised the council team for the work done this far as they have been working not for the interest of the party but for all and sundry for the growth of the municipality while outlining that his main reason for attending the session was to sensitize about Covid-19. SDO of Mezam “Bamenda II is the epicenter of the virus and all must put hand on deck to fight contamination. I hereby as from today forbid all form of collective sports ac...

COVID-19 : NORTH WEST REGION RECEIVES HEALTH EQUIPMENT WORTH FCFA 500 MILLION

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Health equipment worth FCFA 500million  Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique has challenged stakeholders of the North West Region to revamp the battle against Covid-19 especially the Chief town Bamenda. The Governor was speaking on Tuesday July 21, 2020 as he presided at the ceremony to hand over Covid-19 relief equipment’s worth 500million CFA Francs donated by the Head of State President Paul Biya to the regional hospital and some district hospitals in the Region. Governor handing over the equipment In his key note address, Governor Adolphe Lele Lafrique underscored the love and concern the Head of State has for the population of the North West Region, reasons for coming to the rescue of those under his care by joining the fight against the dreaded corona virus. The chief executive officer of the region used the occasion to applaud the job done by the director of the regional hospital Bamenda Dr. Denis Nsame and the medical staff in the region for taking care of Covid-19 pat...

COVID-19 FIGHT: REWAC STANDS WITH ELDERLY PERSONS, PROVIDES FOODSTUFFS

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REWAC and Recepients The Refugee Welfare Association dubbed REWAC has on Saturday July 18, 2020 at the Full Gospel Mission Cameroon House of Grace Bayelle, in partnership with the AVAAZ funded project supported some elderly persons, widows and family heads affected by the coronavirus in the Bamenda III Subdivision. Item distributed As the cases of the virus keep surging with elderly persons vulnerable in the midst of contracting the disease, some of them have resulted to personal quarantine leaving them with little or no food to eat and also proper hygiene. Medics have confirmed that elderly people are facing the most threats and challenges at this time of the pandemic. Although all age groups are at risk of contracting Covid-19, elderly people face significant risk of developing severe illnesses if they contract the disease due to physiological changes that come with ageing and potential underlying health conditions. CEO(Left) of REWAC in action  The items distrib...

"AWING-PINYIN" OPERATION: MILLITARY PUSHES SEPARATIST FIGHTERS, LIMIT FEAR ALONG BAMENDA-BABAJOU ROAD.

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some of the materials recovered The recent burning of a truck belonging to Brasserie du Cameroon, on the 4th of July 2020, An attack on a police van killing one police officer, leaving five others wounded in Santa Subdivision, the attack on the Gendemerie brigade in Bamendakwe, this and many other atrocities perpetrated by armed  Separatist fighters, motivated the Commander of the 5th military Region Brigadier General Nka Valere to despatched 450 soldiers on the field, headed by the Commander of the 51st infantry motorise Brigade, Colonel Matiang Charles Alain, with the main aim of putting an end to the activities of the armed Separatist fighters. Gen. Nka Valere  "After my installation as the Commander of the 5th military Region, one of the priority was to secure the road Babajou-Bamenda, that is why we organise this operation around the localities bordering the road"  said General Nka. poolJust like in previous occasions, Brigadier General Nka Valere on Sund...