The Francophone regime in Yaoundé has announced two competitive entrance examinations for the special recruitment of 50 magistrates and 30 court registrars from Southern Cameroons in a move interpreted by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium as a desperate attempt at stifling the West Cameroon revolution.

The Biya regime, dominated by vicious anti Anglophone elements launched the so-called recruitment examination at the Advanced School of Administration and Magistracy, ENAM. A statement aired by the state owned radio and television stated that the competitive entrance organized by the Ministry of Public Service and Administrative Reforms is for the 2017/2018 academic year.

The information was contained in a press release signed by a Francophone cabinet Minister, Michel Ange Angouing. The release further stated that the written part of the examination shall be only in the English language. The Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium has called on Southern Cameroonians not to take part in the process. A spokesperson for the Consortium said the recruitment of 50 magistrates and 30 court registrars will not resolve the acute unemployment in Southern Cameroons.

The Francophone political elites say the examination will be written in four of the ten regions notably Centre, North, North West and South West. Potential examiners have been referred to the notice board of the Ministry and regional delegations or the website of the Ministry of Public Service for details.

By Rita Akana with files from CRTV

The Secretary General of the Popular Action Party, PAP, Akoson Raymond has announced the party’s decision to boycott the May 20 celebration in Cameroon.

In a release signed by the Scribe, PAP explained that the events from October 2016 portrayed a lack of unity between the two peoples that make up Cameroon. PAP pointed out that the continuous detention of Anglophones arrested during the heart of the crisis and the failure by the Yaoundé regime to open constructive political dialogue as recommended by International bodies like AU, UN,UK and the US prompted its leadership to adopt the boycott strategy.

Lord Justice Ayah Paul Abine’ s secretary general in his release, reiterated that it will join other Southern Cameroon groups to observe ghost town on May 20 and that PAP members and sympathizers will dress in black attires in memory of all those who have died during the crisis.

The leader of PAP, Lord Justice Ayah Paul Abine is one of the prominent Southern Cameroonians arrested during the crisis and the SG revealed that the decision to boycott the parade came after intensive consultation with the Advocate General of the Supreme Court.

PAP now joins SDF, CPP, PADDEC to boycott the May 20 Parade in Cameroon. Cameroon Renaissance Movement of Maurice Kamto has also announce a boycott if security measures are not beefed up in the two regions.

Source: Cameroon Info.Net

The leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, Prof. Maurice Kamto has announced that his party will not take part in 20^th May celebrations in the South West and North West regions of the country.  The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) said it wishes to preserve the safety of its militants during the next parade in which it will actively take part in other areas in French Cameroun.

“It is not, therefore, a boycott of the parade in these Regions, because to do so would be to validate the end of the Unity of our Nation, an idea that is unimaginable for the MRC and which no patriot can think of . It is only a matter of preserving the security of our militants, sympathizers and the populations of these regions, taking care not to add to the tensions prevailing there.” says Maurice Kamto, The president of the MRC.

Kamto reminded his militants that the 45th edition of the feast of National Unity has been interpreted by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society as provocative following the CPDM government’s posture of defiance faced with the deep political crisis born from legitimate Anglophone frustrations. He added that the unity of the nation now remains in danger.

In addition, the MRC reiterated that it stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the populations and leaders of West Cameroon and support the idea that only the release of all the English-speaking leaders currently held in Francophone prisons and the opening of a real political dialogue can reduce the situation which is slowly but surely going out of control due to an irresponsible and anachronistic approach of the crisis by the Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime.

By Sama Ernest

Cameroon Concord News

The Council of Protestant Churches has called on the Biya Francophone Beti-Ewondo regime to begin dialogue with the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. The Anglophone crisis was prominent in the menu during a meeting by the Council of Protestant Churches of Cameroon (CEPCA) that held from the 2^nd to the 7^th of May 2017.

The General Assembly of the Protestant Churches noted that the Anglophone problem if not properly handled could undermine the unity and peace in Cameroon. The body therefore called on the Government to give priority to approaches that will lead to a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The religious leaders hoped that the regime would pay great attention to the demands of the Anglophone lawyers and teachers and open fraternal dialogue that can contribute to the resumption of schools in Southern Cameroons.

Cepca also requested that there the government should pass an act of parliament legalizing proceedings and all decisions reached to alleviate the concerns expressed by the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium. Reverend Jonas Kemogné, the Secretary General of Cepca was quoted as saying that the Anglophone crisis inspired the choice of the theme of the 46^th general assembly meeting.

The Protestant churches in Cameroon say they are frustrated by the fact that church leaders have been dragged to court for matters that have nothing to do with religion. “We criticize this situation. We ask the State to take a particular look at the situation of all those arrested in the English-speaking area. That procedures be legal and accelerated to avoid tensions, “said Rev. Jonas Kemoge.

By Sonne Peter, Camcordnews

The Cameroon military has launched what it described as Operation Thunder 4 focused on one of the last pockets of resistance by the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram near the borders with Nigeria. Operation Thunder involves a great mobilization and deployment of Cameroonian soldiers to Nigeria. The combat mission resumed on May 9, 2017 and it is the fourth intervention ever since the creation of the Joint Multinational Task Force.

Cameroon Concord News sources hinted that the army is now concentrating on crippling the remnants of Boko Haram fighters operating in the border towns and villages. The elite soldiers have been stationed between Limani and Waza from where they will penetrate the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It should be noted that the area between Limani and Waza provides Boko Haram militants’ enough space to protect themselves from drones. On May 9, 2017, the Cameroonian soldiers also launched Operation Alpha and engaged in Operation Thunder 4 on the Boko Haram sanctuary in Kumshe and Ngoshe.

As a reminder Operation Thunder began on the 19^th of December 2015. It was the first off-the-ground operation by the Cameroonian military inside Nigeria. Some 1,500 soldiers have been deployed for this longest and largest scale operation ever carried out by the Cameroonian army.

By Sama Ernest, Camcordnews