14, February 2017 By Rita Akana Cardinal Christian Tumi says he considers himself too old to assume the role of interim head of state. The retired prelate believes that younger people can do the job. The Cardinal was guest on an STV television show aired on February the 9th, 2017. Tumi wondered aloud why a […]
Category: diaspora
BSC | AMB: ‘Fred Tassang Teachers Union Leader Says Ghost Towns Continue
February 13, 2017
Cameroons: Trial over Cameroon’s Anglophone protests exposes national divide – reuters
February 13, 2017 Excerpt: “Cameroon’s linguistic divide dates back to the end of World War One when the League of Nations split the former German colony of Kamerun into zones of French and British administration. Shortly after independence in 1960, voters from the smaller English zone opted to join Cameroon over neighboring Nigeria – a […]
BSC | AMB: UN expert calls on Cameroon to restore net services
Cameroonian Google coding champ Nji Collins Gbah was cut off by the disruption Excerpts: “A UN expert has called on Cameroon to restore net access to English-speaking parts of the country. Net services in the south-west and north-west regions of the nation were cut on 17 January. Cutting net services was an “appalling violation” of […]
BSC | AMB: Update on Military Tribunal Trial of “Anglophones” in Franco-Cameroun
February 13, 2017 Summary of the session today. The session started at 10.50 when the presiding judge came in and declared the session open. She asked if the state counsel had any special observations and he simply introduced the team with which he was working. Then Barrister Akere Muna gave his opening word, note that […]