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03/02/2025

The Post Edition 02463 of Monday, February 3, 2025

02/02/2025

Joshua Osih Declares Intention to Run for Presidency

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Front party, Hon. Chief Joshua Osih, has declared his intention to compete at the forthcoming presidential election billed for October.

Hon. Osih made his intention known on February 1 at the end of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the SDF that held at the Centre Regional headquarters of the party in Yaounde.

Osih said, in the days or weeks ahead, the party will be organising an extra-ordinary convention to officially choose the flag bearer of the party.

He reiterated the importance of having polling agents in all the polling stations across the country.

He said the party envisages training at least three polling agents per polling station.

He disclosed that the party has already achieved about 70 percent of that objective and said they intend to tidy it up and have a complete list by May this year.

He urged all the NEC members and other leaders of the party to intensify work.

Cameroon is about to enter an electoral cycle of four successive elections. While the presidential and regional elections are billed for this year, the parliamentary and municipal elections are slated for 2026.

Hon. Joshua Osih stated that, if the presidential election is convened between June 5 and July 15, 2025, the electoral registers will be closed and only reopened after the declaration of municipal election results in 2026.

Calling on Cameroonians to take advantage of the period before June 5 and massively register for the elections, he told the leaders of the SDF party that holiday is over and no absences at meetings will be welcomed.

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01/02/2025

Joshua Osih Says Mayors Should Issue ID Cards, Not Police

The SDF's National Chairman and Member of Parliament, Hon. Joshua Osih, has proposed what he thinks will fix the ID Card conundrum in Cameroon.

The opposition leader opts for an effective decentralisation of the process, such that Mayors, who are civil status registrars, should issue national identification cards, not the police as it currently obtains.

His proposal comes in the wake of numerous challenges plaguing the ID card system in Cameroon, where corruption and bureaucracy have hindered thousands of adults from obtaining the compulsory document.

Here him:

“In every normal country the guy who decides on your civil status issues your ID card. So you just simply go to your Mayor and get your ID card and go home. Why do they complexify the whole process? Because the policeman cannot do anything outside of what the Mayor has decided. And the judge cannot do anything outside of what the Mayor has decided. So the Mayor is the king. The Mayor is the guy deciding. Why do you remove him that competence to give it to civil servants? Bring it back to him.”

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01/02/2025

Former Tiko Mayor, Moukondo Daniel, is Dead

The former Mayor of Tiko, Muokondo Daniel Ngande, is reported to have died early this morning.

Muokondo, who was the Chief of Ebonji village in the Southwest Region, served two non-consecutive mandates as Mayor of Tiko.

He first headed the Municipality from 1999 to 2002 and obtained a second mandate from 2013 to 2020 under the banner of the opposition Social Democratic Front party, SDF.

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31/01/2025

FECAFOOT Marketing & Communication Director Resigns

The Cameroon Football Federation has confirmed the exit of its Marketing and Communication Director, Benjamin Pondy.

He reportedly tabled his resignation earlier today, but gave no reasons.

In a statement this Friday evening, FECAFOOT's Secretary General, Mandong Isaac Noah, announced that Pondy's job at the institution ended on January 31, 2025.

Noah saluted Pondy's “perfect collaboration” with FECAFOOT.

Before his unexplained exit, Benjamin Pondy had headed FECAFOOT's marketing and communication department for over three years.

He rose to the position in 2022, the same year football legend, Samuel Eto'o, was elected president of the Federation.

Despite his over 25 years in marketing and rich experience working with several brands in Africa, including Western Union, Pondy's impact at FECAFOOT remains debated.

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31/01/2025

West Region: Warring Bamoun, Tikar Kingdoms Make Peace

The Bamoun and Tikar Kingdoms in the West Region of Cameroon have mended their differences after years of periodic tensions and clashes.

This was during a meeting mediated by the Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, in Yaounde on January 28.

The Sultan of Bamoun, HRH Mouhammad-Nabil Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya, and the Sultan of Bankim, HRH Gah II Ibrahim, representing the Tikars, ended the conclave with a historic handshake to signify their reconciliation.

Occasional clashes have erupted between both kingdoms over the past years, significantly disrupting public peace.

In February 2023, tensions escalated when the King of the Tikars, HRH Soule Ngamon III, was publicly undressed and molested by guards of Sultan Nabil Njoya.

The incident occurred after the Tikar King referred to the Sultan as “my son.”

This event sparked a wave of violence and unrest, causing considerable damage to both communities.

The recent reconciliation is expected to end the tensions and restore social cohesion.

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31/01/2025

I Miss the Ahidjo Era. Ahidjo didn't have Tribalism, He Built a State — Alice Nkom

Human rights advocate, Barrister Alice Nkom, has drawn a sharp contrast between the regime of President Paul Biya and that of Cameroon's first President, Ahmadou Ahidjo, likening the Biya era to a dictatorship.

She said President Biya's regime, which has been in power for 42 years, is built on dictatorship, tribalism, regionalism and corruption—vices which she said were absent during the Ahidjo presidency (1960—1982).

In an interview on Voxafrica, Barrister Nkom said the Biya regime has thrived on dividing Cameroonians into anti and pro-Biya. Those deemed to be anti-Biya are persecuted and deprived of their basic rights as citizens.

Alice Nkom, who is facing accusations of sponsoring terrorism after the government banned her NGO, RHEDAC, said she is a victim of government persecution because she doesn't support Biya's ruling CPDM party.

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31/01/2025

Kamto Launches FCFA 6B Fundraiser for 2025 Elections

The Chair of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement party, Prof Maurice Kamto, has launched a fundraising to mobilise resources for his campaign in this year's presidential elections.

Kamto, whose party has been disqualified from the presidential race, says the fundraising aims to mobilise over FCFA 6 billion by October, when Cameroonians will be heading to the polls.

He announced the initiative during a press conference in Yaounde yesterday. He said funds will be accepted from Cameroonians at home and abroad but not from foreign entities.

Maurice Kamto is one of the country's most popular opposition leaders. He came second in the 2018 Presidential elections, behind President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 42 years.

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29/01/2025

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28/01/2025

Biya Receives Report Detailing France's Role in Crushing Cameroonian Nationalists

President Paul Biya today received a joint delegation of French and Cameronian researchers who handed to him a report on the role former colonial master France played in crushing nationalist movements in Cameroon from 1945 to 1971.

The meeting with President Biya came after the delegation presented the report to French President Emmanuel Macron on January 21 in Paris.

The report was written by seven Cameroonian and seven French researchers. They gathered data from living witnesses of the French crackdown of Cameronian opposition leaders during the pre and post-independence eras.

Strangely, the report absolves France from the arrest, trial and ex*****on of these great Cameroonian nationalists.

Among them were former UPC leaders, Reuben UM Nyobe, Felix Roland Moumie and Ernest Ouandie, who were assassinated for their strong push for Cameronian sovereignty.

“The accurate account of events highlights the absence of French responsibility for the arrest, trial and ex*****on of the last great leaders, in contrast to the accusations of French involvement behind this affair,” an extract from the report reads.

It should be noted that, for decades now, Cameroonians, especially of the Bamilike and Bassa extraction, where fierce battles against the UPC led to the death of thousands of people and the destruction of property, have been clamouring for reparations from France for the role it played in the atrocities.

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27/01/2025

AFCON 2025: Cameroon Paired with Ivory Coast, Gabon, Mozambique

Cameroon will play in Group F of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Gabon, Ivory Coast and Mozambique.

The final draws took place in Rabat, capital of host nation Morocco, this evening.

With 24 teams spread across six groups, AFCON 2025 kicks off on December 21, 2025.

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27/01/2025

🔴BREAKING

Cameroon Traditional Rulers Endorse Biya's Candidacy

Traditional rulers in Cameroon have pledged to fully support the candidacy of long-serving President Paul Biya for this year's Presidential elections.

This was an outcome of a meeting of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon held today at the Yaounde Conference Center.

The traditional rulers said they resolved to “give their full and unflinching support” to Biya's candidacy “after thorough assessment of the political atmosphere in Cameroon”.

They thanked the Biya regime, which has ruled the country for 42 years, for including them in the Regional Assemblies, and for puting traditional rulers on a monthly salary.

Read their full statement:

DECLARATION OF TRADITIONAL RULERS

The statutory meeting of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon was held at the Yaounde Conference Centre on Monday, 27 January 2025, with the Minister of Territorial Administration in attendance.

Two items were on the agenda, namely:

The setting up of the new permanent bureau of the Council following the demise of its President, Secretary of State Alim Hayatou, who also doubled as former Lamido of Garoua;

A statement from Traditional Rulers of Cameroon on the current political situation.

After setting up the new bureau taking into consideration the specificities of our ten Regions, the Traditional Rulers deemed it necessary to issue the following declaration:

In his end-of-year address to the Nation on 31 December 2024, the Head of State, H.E. Paul BIYA, made a vivid assessment of the Government's action during the just ended year, and then drew a clear roadmap for the year 2025. The President of the Republic left out no sensitive topic affecting the life the Nation and Cameroonians.

Through this frank speech, the Traditional Rulers of Cameroon understood that the President of the Republic intends to correct certain malfunctions that hamper the development of our beautiful country, Cameroon, and are detrimental to the well-being of our people.

This statement from the President of the Republic: "I can assure that my resolve to serve you remains steadfast and grows stronger by the day as we address the immense challenges facing us" caught the attention of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon.

In light of the above, the Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon deemed it opportune to take a clear and unequivocal stand on matters that take central stage to most Cameroonians, that is, the presidential election programmed for this year.

First and foremost, the Traditional Rulers of Cameroon would like to thank the Head of State, His Excellency Paul BIYA, for giving traditional chiefdom the place it deserves in our country. 1st, 2nd and 3rd class Traditional Rulers now receive a monthly allowance and are part of institutions of the Republic, where they hold important posts of responsibility.

When the Regional Councils were set up, the Head of State decided to involve traditional leadership in the electoral college and used his discretionary authority to ensure that the post of Vice-President was given to Traditional Rulers.

In recognition of this constant concern, the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Cameroon, after thorough assessment of the political atmosphere in Cameroon, have decided to give their full and unflinching support to the candidacy of H.E. Paul BIYA in the forthcoming presidential election.

Cameroon is a complex State, which needs an experienced statesman at its helm. The experience, wisdom, patriotism and foresight of President Paul BIYA are undeniable and irrefutable assets and qualities for our country in this increasingly uncertain world.

As auxiliaries of the administration, the Traditional Rulers of Cameroon, through this solemn and republican commitment, assure public authorities of their full readiness to support all the measures that will be taken to ensure the smooth running of the forthcoming presidential election in a peaceful, calm and serene environment, as promised by the Head of State, H.E. Paul BIYA, in his address to the Nation on 31 December 2024.

The Traditional Rulers hereby pledge to support the administration in its duty to protect persons and property before, during and after the presidential election. The Traditional Rulers remain convinced that peace is priceless and disorder is of no good to anyone.

It is worth recalling that, on his ascension to the Supreme Magistracy on 6 November 1982, President Paul BIYA received the approval and blessings of the Traditional Rulers of Cameroon. Since then, these Traditional Rulers have supported the Head of State in his esteemed and delicate mission at the helm of our dear and beautiful country. Major challenges have been faced and obstacles overcome.

Thanks to President Paul Biya, Cameroon remains a peaceful, upright, stable, respected and admired country. Our support for the candidacy of H.E. Paul BIYA is therefore aimed at affirming and reaffirming the commitment made by the Traditional Rulers of Cameroon in 1983 to support republican institutions and President Paul BIYA who incarnates them at all times.

Done in Yaounde, 27 January 2025

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26/01/2025

🔴BREAKING

Trump Slams Tariffs, Travel Ban on Columbia for Refusing Deported Migrants

United States President, Donald Trump, has slammed tariffs and a travel ban on Columbia after the Latin American country denied two US planes carrying deported migrants from landing in the country.

Trump placed an emergency 25 percent tariff on all Colombian goods coming into the US and this will be raised to 50 percent in one week, according to Bloomberg.

Key Columbian exports to the US include oil, gold, coffee and flowers.

Columbian President, Gustavo Petro, said he would only "receive our fellow citizens on civilian planes, without treating them like criminals," the BBC reported.

He said migrants must be returned "with dignity and respect”.

Deportation of illegal migrants was among top policies Trump spelled out for his administration during his inauguration last Monday.

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26/01/2025

The Post Edition 02461 of Monday, January 27, 2025

26/01/2025

The Association of English-speaking Journalists, CAMASEJ, in Bamenda has turned a new page with a new leadership.

This follows elections that saw journalist Sah Terence beating incumbent Moma Jude to become the new chapter president.

Terence garnered 40 out of the 69 votes, with Jude receiving 29.

The new president and his team promised to start working immediately. One innovation they intend to introduce during the four-year mandate is an award programme aimed at encouraging professional reporting among Bamenda-based journalists.

The outgoing President Moma Jude saluted Terence for his election and promised to support the new team.

The newly elected executive comprises Sah Terrence (President); Clenice Ayombom (Vice President); Dingana Raymond (Secretary General); Mboh Promise (Assistant Secretary General); Philo Happy (Treasurer); Paul Kema Fru (Financial Secretary); Liboh Etienne (Assistant financial secretary); Seraphine Loh (Public Relations Officer) and Lenzemo Lakelle (Social Secretary).

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25/01/2025

Douala: Gendarmes Arrest Bone Traffickers After Posing as Buyers

Gendarmes from the Douala 2 Enquiry Brigade arrested two men, Ndi Senyui Prait Tinjong, 29, and Koundeh Kevis, 32, for trafficking human bones.

The suspects, originally from Misaje in the North West Region, were apprehended after gendarmes posed as buyers to trap them.

The duo, who moved to Douala recently, had hidden their "goods" in Tiko, Fako Division, while searching for a buyer.

The Gendarmerie says they were hoping to cash out FCFA 500,000 from the bones.

Investigations revealed that they specialized in desecrating graves and trafficking human bones for profit. They are among a growing number of young people caught with human bones in recent years.

The trade has been thriving and these bones are reportedly used to produce drugs.

The gendarmerie has pledged to continue combating such crimes and has urged the public to report suspicious activities via the toll-free number 113.

The suspects are expected to face trial in a competent court.

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25/01/2025

Yaounde Streets Stink As Garbage Overflows Into Roads, Gutters

By Etienne Mengnjo Mainimo

Taking a walk through Cameroon's capital city Yaounde is extremely challenging. If it's not dust, then welcome to the pungent smell emanating from weeks of uncollected garbage.

Imagine walking through the bustling capital city and instead of enjoying its vibrant sites and sounds, you're overwhelmed by the putrid smell of rotting garbage and the sight of trash-filled streets.

This is the stark reality for residents as the city grapples with a mounting waste management crisis. Piles of refuse now line major roads and choke gutters, clogging drainage systems, creating unsanitary conditions, and causing unpleasant odors.

The situation is not new in Yaoundé, but what is peculiar is that since the beginning of 2025, garbage has been growing with each passing day. On major streets, starting from Melen and Chapel Obili through TKC to Damas, the situation is serious, causing significant traffic jams as garbage intrudes into the roads.

Gutters have also become dumping grounds for refuse, as city dwellers find it increasingly easy to empty their dustbins into them, anticipating that the refuse will be carried away when it subsequently rains.

However, this practice has created a significant public health concern. The foul odor emanating from these clogged gutters is not only unpleasant but poses serious health risks to the population, who often have no choice but to stay nearby due to the lack of alternative routes.

Concerned authorities have been urged to act with urgency. Solutions such as increasing the frequency of garbage collection, enhancing community awareness programs, and establishing designated waste disposal areas could significantly improve the situation.

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25/01/2025

FECAFOOT–ONIES Saga Sends Cameroon Football To "Toe The Line" Stadiums

By Basil K Mbuye

The ongoing impasse between Samuel Eto'o's Cameroon Football Federation, FECAFOOT, and Joseph Bell Antoine's National Office for Infrastructure and Sports Facilities, ONIES, has forced many football clubs in Cameroon to return to outdated and substandard playing conditions.

This unfortunate turn of events has left teams grappling with the challenges of competing on dusty pitches where safety and security measures are often inadequate.

The decision to go back to such stadiums came after FECAFOOT recently issued an open letter to all clubs detailing the various challenges it faces in securing appropriate stadiums for the ongoing Elite One and Elite Two championships.

Amidst these difficulties, the federation has urged teams to take the initiative to determine their own playing venues.

The financial strain on many clubs has led them to resort to makeshift stadiums that are far from ideal, as the prohibitive costs associated with renting modern facilities have stymied efforts to provide a proper playing environment.

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