A suicide bomber attack blamed on the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram on Saturday killed one person and left five people seriously injured in the locality of Kolofata located in the Mayo-Sava Division in the Far North region.

Cameroon Concord News gathered from a well-placed security source that only the kamikaze, a young man of about 15 years, was killed in the explosion.  The wounded were rushed over to the military hospital in Kolofata.

This is the second suicide bombing that occurred in Mayo-Sava since the beginning of April. In the early morning of April 3, two women kamikazes were killed at the entrance of Mora behind the technical high school.

By Eyong Johnson

The Yaoundé military court has ordered a combination of proceedings in the so-called trial of the leaders’ of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. The case of Dr Fontem Neba, Dr. Agbor Bala and Bbc Mancho- whose trial opened on the 13^th of February at the Yaounde military court was attached to that of the other 25 accused and deferred to the 27^th of April.

The 28 defendants are prosecuted for acts of terrorism, hostility against the fatherland, secession, revolution, insurrection, outrage to the President of the Republic, outrage against constituted bodies and officials, group rebellion, civil war and propagation of false news.

The Francophone regime has revealed that the leaders risk the death penalty if they are convicted of acts of terrorism in accordance with article 2 of Law No. 2014/028 of 23 December 2014 on the punishment of acts of terrorism.

By Rita Akana in Yaounde

The Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary has issued a press release to clarify public on the issue concerning trucks hired by the government of the United States that were transiting from Chad to Cameroon.

The press release indicated that the trucks that were travelling from Ndjamena in Chad to Garoua in Cameroon were detained in the town for Kousseri by the Cameroonian customs agency assisted by the security forces for a routine security check. The check, he indicated is in accordance with sovereignty and security regulations enforce.

The press release further states that after the check, no weapons or ammunition were found in the containers. The truck load contained bathing items, toilet towels, foot needs, electrical cables and air conditions equipment.  The Minister in the release saluted the valuable support Cameroon has been benefiting from the US government in the fight against the Boko Haram terrorist group.

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Dr. Fontem Neba, one of the emblematic figures of the Southern Cameroons struggle incarcerated at the Yaounde central prison located in Kondengui in the Central Region has said that the Anglophone problem has taken a dramatic u-turn because of bad faith on the part of the CPDM regime in Yaounde. Dr Fontem made the declaration during a meeting with parliamentarians of Social Democratic Front on April 5, 2017.

Fontem Neba returned to the relations between the government and the arrested leaders. “There is so much to be said in the Anglophone crisis that continues to get bogged down. You must know that the crisis which is on-going is linked to the bad will of the leaders. Negotiations between the Government and the unions of Anglophone teachers had resumed. I must quickly say that the strike had taken another turn. The people followed closely all our actions; And it was no longer possible to circumvent them.”

Dr Fontem Neba pointed out that during the last meeting of the ad hoc committee; the trade unionists expressed the wish to have a moment of consultation. The objective of this consultation was to lift the strike slogan. “But the members of the Government did not understand. Yet they wanted a truce and wished absolutely to report to the Head of State that the strike had been lifted and we refused. That is why the state moved on to higher gear of arresting us.” For the Southern Cameroon leader if the government had listened to the Consortium, the crisis would not be at the current level.

By Rita Akana

The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium (CACSC), has called on the populations of the North West and South West to disregard the announced visit of former Indomitable Lions captain, Rigobert Song Bahanag to Southern Cameroons.

State broadcaster, the Cameroon Radio Television announced on Tuesday that the former footballer who survived a stroke would visit the regions and thank them for praying towards his healing. In a release on Wednesday 5 April, the CACSC noted that Southern Cameroonians (North West and South West) are a friendly and peace loving people but insinuates that Song’s visit is a state-sponsored initiative with ulterior motives.

“And so, it must be resisted, ignored and completely boycotted until Yaoundé understands that the train of the restoration of our statehood sped off since early February and we do not plan to have any business with them anymore,” part of the release read. The co-signatories of the statement; Barrister Eyambe Elias and Tassang Wilfred said the consortium cannot recall when the regions organized public special prayers for the life of the ace footballer when he was hospitalized in France.

Song’s visit would be the second caravan to the regions after the trophy of the Africa Cup of Nations that was paraded in all ten regions. However, critics hold that should “Manyang” embark on a thank you tour, he should go to all ten regions not only the crisis-hit North West and South West.

Song who arrived the country on Saturday April 1 after spending six months in La Pitie Salpertriere Hospital in France already organized an inter-religious service in Yaoundé on Tuesday 4 April to thank God for his survival and Cameroonians for their prayers. He also visited the Yaoundé Emergency Centre where he spent three days in a coma before being airlifted to Paris.

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The former captain of the Indomitable Lions, Rigobert Song has announced that he would be paying a visit to Southern Cameroons to thank the people of the North West and South West regions for praying for healing when he suffered a stroke. The announcement came as more Francophone troops are being deployed to Southern Cameroons. The plan by “Magnan” as he is popularly referred to was made public by state radio and television on the Tuesday 5 PM news bulletin. A spokesperson for the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium contacted by Cameroon Concord News has condemned the move stating that it was orchestrated by the presidency of the republic.

“Rigobert Song recently returned from France where he received medical care paid for by the Cameroon tax payer on October 2, 2016. He needs time with his family and friends not travelling to the Anglophone regions” noted an operations manager of the Consortium based in Buea.

“Magnan” as his compatriots affectionately call him revealed that he would like to meet the people of the two Anglophone regions to thank them for having prayed for healing. Since his arrival in Cameroon, on Saturday, April 1, 2017, the former Lion has made multiple declarations. He was at the Yaoundé Emergency Center (CURY), which hosted him after his stroke occurred while at his home in Yaoundé on 2 October 2016.

A thanksgiving ceremony was then scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at the Yaoundé Sports Complex in honor of the one who wore the captain’s armband for the senior lions for nearly ten years. All these events organized around the return of Rigobert Song in Cameroon are not to the taste of all Cameroonians.

“The announcement of his trip to Southern Cameroons has now revealed that Song is indeed a pro Biya comedian. I think he should condemn the rapes, killings and abductions currently going on in Anglophone Cameroon before coming here,” hinted Charles Enow Ebai who supports the Consortium and advocates an independent state for West Cameroon.

Many have wondered aloud why Song who made millions from football could appear cheap by showering praises on Biya and wife for footing his hospital bills. “I owe a lot to President Paul Biya and his wife. They took all the burdens to save my life, “he said.

By Sama Ernest

Devastating flames have consumed part of the Douala Autonomous Port. State radio and television reported that the fire which breakout at 1 a.m. early on Monday, 3rd April 2017 consumed a cotton warehouse belonging to the Cotton Development Cooperation, SODECOTTON.

SODECOTTON sources revealed that the fire ravaged about 2500 tons of cotton stocked in the warehouse deep inside the Douala Port. Fire fighters and marines stationed at the autonomous ports battled tirelessly with the flames to prevent it from spreading. The cause of the fire is still unknown but competent authorities are presently investigating.

By Eyong Johnson

Since October 2016, courts in Southern Cameroons have not been functioning. The lawyers announced a boycott of the courts after certain demands were not met by the Francophone regime in Yaoundé. With the support of the teachers, the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium was born and the Anglophone regions plunged into crisis.

The Biya Francophone government has maintained a kind of deliberate silence and some Francophone magistrates have been hearing cases without the presence of counsels and have been delivering funny judgments. Cameroon Concord News gathered that most of the hearings are being postponed. Some of the French speaking judges were quoted as saying that in the absence of lawyers, their work lacks serenity and the hearing are painful.

Last week Laurent Esso, the Minister of Justice and a gang of other Francophone cabinet ministers held a press conference to present to the media the measures taken so far by the Head of State who has reportedly gone missing ever since his state visit to Italy.

Esso and his Francophone colleagues in response to the demands of English-speaking lawyers revealed that Mr. Biya has ordered a new assessment on the mastery of the Common Law by Magistrates serving in the North West and South West Courts of Appeal.  Laurent Esso who earlier made a mockery of Southern Cameroonians that there was an emergence of a Chinese Cameroon community also noted that the 84 year old dictator has agreed to a redeployment of Magistrates in Southern Cameroons taking into account their mastery of the English language.

The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has said it will no longer react to statements and decrees signed by the Biya Francophone government as they are not relevant to Southern Cameroonians.

By Sama Ernest

Southern Cameroonians in the Diaspora have unanimously agreed that all splinter groupings only go a long way to weaken efforts in the struggle. In a bid to combat the tactic of divide and rule that President Biya and his Francophone dominated government has been yearning for since the advent of multi party politics in Cameroon, Southern Cameroonians met in Brussels, Belgium over the week end and designed a new strategy on how to successfully hypnotized the Yaoundé regime.

Details of what was discussed in the meeting have not been made public. However, Cameroon Intelligence Report gathered that participants who traveled to the Belgian capital from all over Europe, the US and Canada accepted that there is strength in unity.

The various representatives noted that there was an urgent need to have a leader. It was also revealed the leader will have a better hand in negotiating bilateral deals with the UN, AU and the rest of the world.

The Brussels Conference of Southern Cameroonians resolved that the leaders of the various movements should come up with a united front at the April meeting in Nigeria, to give more impetus to the drive to achieve recognition for a Southern Cameroons state from the International community.

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Southern Cameroon activists have stormed the residence of Tameh Valentine, the so-called president of the Teachers Association of Cameroon (TAC) in Bamenda and burnt down his car. The corrupt Tameh Valentine was one of the leaders of the English-speaking teachers’ unions who announced a suspension of the Southern Cameroons strike action recently and was granted presidential protection.

Cameroon Concord News gathered that the attack took place on the night of Wednesday at about 2 am in Bamenda. Fortunately, no loss of human life was recorded.  The attackers also set fire on another car belonging to Tameh’s beautiful wife.

Southern Cameroons has been the scene of many fires since the beginning of the uprising in schools, homes, shops and other public places. These acts by unknown individuals are usually staged around 11 pm. Tameh Valentine reportedly had security protection ever since he betrayed the Consortium.

By Sama Ernest