The Advocate Cameroon

By Timothy Shing Jean Marc Afesi Mbafor, Coordinator of Make Bamenda and Buea Great Again network has said young people must take the responsibility to bring positive change in the Northwest and Southwest Regions. The youths of Buea were challenged to lead the charge in changing the rhetoric around the challenges and conflict ongoing in the region in order to introduce new dynamics on resolving the impasse facing the two regions. The call was made by the national coordinator of a youth-led grassroots organisation Make Bamenda and Buea Great Again, MBBGA, during the grand launch of the organization in Buea Friday 12 August 2022. The idea of Make Bamenda and Buea Great Again MBBGA, according to the National Coordinator is the product of a general observation that started from the onset of the crisis in the North West and South West Regions in 2016. This reflection according to the coordinator is because the conflict in the two regions started with systematic brainwashing of the m...

By Bau Ngoh The Director General of the National Ports Authority (APN), Dr. Louis EBOUPEKE, has offered his warm congratulations to the Lord City Mayor on his election as the new head of the Limbe City Council. This was during a courtesy visit by the APN head to the Limbe City Council on Thursday June 30th 2022. In the fruitful exchange which was the very first meeting between the fine gentlemen, City Mayor Paul EFOME L.M NGALE heartily welcomed the August guest and didn't hide his admirations for the outstanding administrative and leadership skills of the APN strong man. Dr. Louis EBOUPEKE said he was happy to meet the Limbe City Mayor and came with good tidings concerning the acceleration for the construction of the Limbe Deep Seaport.  The APN Director General revealed that much was being done for things to materialise on the ground.  To this news, the Limbe City Mayor reacted with satisfaction and used the occasion to show appreciation to the Head of State for finally gran...

  By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe   Members of the Nso Community home and abroad are more and more anxious over plans for the return of The Ngonnso’ from Germany. Sources in Cameroon say talks will be launched in the days ahead for the return flight of the Ngonnso’ Statue. According to Reuters News Agency, Germany is set to return the statue that was stolen from Cameroon 120 years ago as part of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation growing trend to give back artifacts taken during the colonial era.   “The date of return is not yet known, it has to be done bilaterally, first with Cameroonian Government through the External Relations Ministry for it to be granted safe return. Other agreements need to be fixed, once it is done, a date will be announced. But as of now, the date is not known” A Nso Prince, Mbinglo Gilles Yumo Nyuydzewira told The Advocate. “He added that the anxiety is rising as everyone is excited. More than 120 years, there are generations that h...

  By Tarhyang Enowbikah Tabe MitwaNg’ambi has been appointed new Chief Executive Officer for MTN Cameroon According to a release from MTN in which The Advocate was copied, “MTN Cameroon is pleased to announce the appointment of MitwaNg’ambi as the new CEO of MTN Cameroon, with effect from 1 September 2022” MitwaNg’ambi will be succeeding Stephen Blewett who is leaving the Group for other career opportunities. It should be noted that MitwaNg’ambi who is currently the CEO of MTN Rwanda has been a member of the MTN family for a cumulative 10 years and has also worked in the Benin and Zambia operations. According to the release, during her time at the helm of MTN Rwanda, Mitwa has been instrumental in strengthening the business’ stakeholder engagement. The release further states that she has also led industry transformative initiatives for digital penetration and financial inclusion and oversaw the listing of MTN Rwanda on the stock exchange and establishment of its Fintech ...

  By   Enow Basil A Boy whose name we got as Njokatem Emmanuel Etengeneng is reportedly on the run after he escaped from Amba Captivity in Mamfe. Emmanuel was kidnapped on 14, May 2022 by separatist fighters after he was asked to join them and he refused severally. He was kidnapped and a ransom of over FCFA 10 Million requested from his family or is killed by separatist fighters. After spending days in captivity, he is said to have escaped allegedly through the help of one of the fighters who knew his family and knew his family could not raise that kind of money. When news broke out that he was kidnapped, security forces intensified the search for the Separatists hideouts to no avail. News of his escape from captivity spread in the whole of Mamfe town and beyond. This attracted security concerns who thought it was an option for them to use him to trace those who kidnapped him while separatist fighters also lay ploy to get him or the ransom. Njokatem Emmanuel Et...

  By Epey John Reports of an invasion in Ikiliwindi- Bafaw by uniform men have left one person dead and over ten houses razed. The human causality on that fateful May 1, we are told happens to be an aged woman whose name we got as Joanna Malike. She was helpless in her house when it was set ablaze amongst others, suspected to be hideouts of some separatist’s fighters. Community members and those who witnessed the scenes from afar reveal that Ma Joanna Malike was faced with trouble on double sides. That security forces believes that her granddaughter leaving abroad is supporting the separatist’s fighters with funding on the one hand and on the other hand, separatist fighters have threatened the Late Ma Joanna Malike severally requesting her to ask her granddaughter residing abroad to support them in what they termed, the struggle. We are informed that sometime in February 2022 a group of separatists fighters had stormed the old woman’s house, molesting her before taking aw...

I have carefully considered, for a new candidacy for the Council of the Order and the Bâtonnat after those of 2015 and 2018 and with the encouragement of many of you, taking into account my 10 years of experience (should I 'to hide?) to the Councils of the Order (2008 – 2018) led by: ETA BESONG Junior SAMA Francis ASANGA NGNIE KAMGA Jackson Francis I have recourse to your votes again. This is an ambition which, far from being personal, is a call from the heart to safeguard our profession in the process of losing its sacred values. It is for you, dear sisters, dear colleagues, dear friends, for us that I am nourished by this ambition. The ambition of a senior who has received and who has the duty to give. The ambition of a great Bar, The ambition to rediscover the pride of being a LAWYER The ambition to improve the conditions of professional practice of the LAWYER, The ambition to align our bar with international standards Convinced that only action will allow ...