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Major National Dialogue: implementating recommendations evaluated two years on (1)

By Hilltopvoices September 30 2021 marked two years of the opening of the Major National Dialogue (MND) in Yaoundé Cameroon. The historic event that lasted till October 4, 2019 had the mission "to seek ways and means of meeting the high aspirations of the people of the North-West and SouthWest Regions as top priority following the transformation of corporate claims by lawyers and teachers to civil disobedience and now a full blown armed conflict.  Leveraging "the collective efforts of all and sundry in reinforcing the bonds of the Cameroonian common destiny and a major milestone in the very honourable exercise of constructing the nation" was also on focus reason why other issues came into up deliberations.  In a compendium published on the second anniversary of the MND which the government considers a high point and not end point in the dialogue process, the office of the Prime Minister charged with the organisation, assembling of recommendations of the MND a

Opinion: The Colbert Factor; Edison Fru Ndi as modern Cameroon's one-size-feet-all and resilient entrepreneur

The Colbert Factor Edison Fru Ndi as modern Cameroon's one-size-feet-all and resilient entrepreneur This reflection is inspired by the fact that unlike other businesses and entrepreneurs who saw the population of Bamenda simply as consumers of their products and who were quick to escape from Bamenda when the conflict escalated, Edison Fru Ndi, being an illustrious son of the Region deemed that it was right and just to stay besides his people, under rain, under shine. It is the more informed by the morale in Wole Soyinka's 'The Swarm Dwellers', to the effect that it was of 'no earthly use changing one slough for another' as insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere and that grass is greenest where it is watered. It is also inspired by the fact that Edison's tenacity has not only given hope to many hopeless youths from the Region who, even if they wanted to leave the Region they wouldn't have had anywhere else to go, he had not only continue

CHRISTIAN CARDINAL WIYGHANSAI SHAAGHAN TUMI: Hommage, A RARE GEM.

  By Rev. Fr Njodzela Louis, Sch.P. wo wan Tume Boniface , a dreamer of a more just and humane world.      Born on October 15, 1930 and you are called home on April 2, 2021.     The world is in shock, everyone has something to say. Your fans see in you a saintly model of Christian and human life in general but your detractors are not indifferent because you lived not an anonymous life but a long impactful life.

Bamenda Showbiz: Luzuriant Voices that make NW music distinct

Music is an element of distinction for the North West Region from other regions of Cameroon. Conceived from the many cultural and ethnic groups that make up the region, NW music as it is often refered to in Cameroon has witnessed an unprecedented evolution.

Violence Against Women: Christelle Bay Nfor Executive Director HOFNA CAMEROON talks to Hilltopvoices

Christelle Bay Nfor the Executive Director of Hope for the Needy Association HOFNA CAMEROON talks to Hilltopvoices on the successful organisation of five trainings and workshops in five regions of Cameroon as part of a National Initiative to End Violence Against Women and Girls (NITE-VAWG) involving 100 internally displace teenage mothers, women and 400 community leaders.

SNJC/CJTU: Message from NW Chapter

March 28, 2020 Dear Comrades

CHAN 2020: INTERMEDIATE LIONS! That awaited fourth list

The search for players who will represent Cameroon during the 2020 African Nations Championship CHAN is expected to continue in the coming days when the fourth preselection camp begins.

Heartbroken dedicated YOSA FC supporter speaks out after loss to PWD

By Hilltopvoices Team Ngalim Franklin a dedicated fan of Bamenda’s Elite One side YOSA FC has shared with hilltopvoices his concerns after his team lost 1-0 to city rivals PWD Bamenda on Wednesday November 6. 

'Cameroon Would Have Missed an Opportunity to Reconcile With Itself If Secession is Not on Dialogue Table'

Interview First Published by The Guardian Post Daily Newspaper Colbert Gwain, CIVICUS 2019 Speak Champion for Cameroon