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By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe There had been jubilation and merrymaking at the Roman Catholic Church Premises in Mamfe and Nchang Village following the appearance of a car that afternoon with 9 Church members  kidnapped by alleged separatist fighters.  The Four Priests, a cook, a little girl, a Nun, and an assistant Catechist kidnapped at the St Mary Catholic Church in Nchang Village in the Manyu Division were freed on October 23 by their kidnappers. An insider said they were taken by the kidnappers to an area around Akwaya before their release.  It is believed that the pictures that went in circulation were taken at a location in Nigeria - Ikom, that shares a common boundary with Akwaya in the Manyu Division. Though the Bishop of the Mamfe Dioceses has not made any official statement on the release of the kidnapped Priests and the Christians, suspects believe their release was secured by a Christian based organization in Nigeria. This came several days after a one minute video went vir

  By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe With Reports The former Director of the Limbe Regional Hospital and the Bamenda Regional Hospital, Doctor Thompson Kinge seems to be retired though not yet tired. He has bounced back with a lot of energy as the Director of Swiss Care Medical Consultations. The Community oriented media practitioner and specialist who has now emerged as The Director of Swiss care medical consultations in Limbe, has revealed that patient’s care will be the priority of his private health care set up. He made this revelation on Saturday October 15, 2022 during the official launching of the hospital. Speaking during the launching Dr. Thompson Kinge said the vision of Swiss Care Medical Consultations is to compliment what other hospitals have been doing but with emphasis on patients’ care. “We’ll do things differently in the sense that; we’ll give the patients the opportunity to have something to say about their treatment. We shall respect people according to their t

By Mbonda Lizzy Noel Leading women empowerment Think Thank, Changing Mentalities, Empowering Groups, CHAMEG, has launched yet another project to empower internally displaced women and young girls. According to the Executive Director of CHAMEG, HRH Doctor Meg Agbor, for the next 7 months CHAMEG will be identifying and providing Psychosocial support, Mental health and Family planning services,COVID-19 and Economic strengthening of 150 IDPs and vulnerable Persons in the Buea and Limbe communities. The activities it should be noted kicked off with the training of 25 IDPs in Rural Tole community on the production of Medicated and Liquid Soap. “Our goal is to impact these IDPs with the necessary skills and engage them in income generating trades for better livelihoods.” Meg Agbor told The Advocate On the second day of the empowerment program, there were a series of skills training workshop, where the IDPs were making their mark. They produced medicated soap of various colors, and s

  By Ruth Samba While sexual Gender Based Violence (SGBV) can affect anyone be they male or female, it differs in each system where there is no institutional oppression involved and where they are not reported. SGBV which is the most pervasive human rights violation, is not inevitable and must be prevented at all levels even amongst intimate sexual partners. When the entire social structure is designed to reinforce the idea that women most especially are second class citizens, it creates a communal disregard for the exploitation of women. Their perpetrators are usually intimate sexual partners, family members, neighbors or strangers. The Hope for a Better Tomorrow (HOBET) foundation has chosen the media - friendly approach to put an end to SGBV. This was the content of a two-day workshop where SGBV survivors recounted their ordeals. The workshop was also aimed at training media professionals on the need to use their voices in fighting SGBV through advocacy contents that d

Compiled By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe The International Women’s Peace Group held the “2022 International Women’s Peace Group Assembly” online recently under the theme “Women’s Cooperation for the Implementation of Sustainable Peace”. According to IWPG, Chairwoman Hyun Sook Yoon, this event was prepared as a place to share the achievements of peace activities with women around the world and to present a blueprint for the institutionalization of peace. “According to a release which The Advocate procured, due to the current conflicts facing the world, voices for the establishment of a new international law are growing. In response, IWPG, together with 105 branches in 132 countries and 500 cooperative organizations, is drawing positive effects by continuously requesting for support from the international community to urge for legalization based on the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)” the release stated. At this event, it is predicted that many women around the worl

  By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe The streets Of Garoua, last Monday October 3 took a different look with the Blue colours of leading Telecommunication Company in Cameroon, CAMTEL flying at the major points of the City. The event was the launch of the 2022 version of the Chantal Biya International Cycling Race, dubbed Grand Prix International Chantal Biya. Lovers of cycling who attended the launching at the Roum D’Ajia complex have been quick to commend CAMTEL for beautifying the event ground and engaging the slogan that Blue is the point- Un Point C’est Blue Apart from branding the event, the CAMTEL delegation as major sponsors revealed that the company will also provide prizes to the winners for the best cyclist, best sprinter, best mountaineer and the fastest young rider. Present at the opening ceremony before the first lap of the 99.2 Km race across Garoua started, was the Minister of Sports and Physical Education, Professor Narcisse Mouelle Kombi, the General Manager of CAMTEL, Mrs. Ya