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2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

From African Media Innitiative Media are hereby notified that the announcement for the 2014 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, that recognises and celebrates excellence in African leadership, will take place at a press conference on 2 March 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Ibrahim Prize announcement will be an interactive press event involving members of the Prize Committee. Also present will be Mo Ibrahim, Chairman and Founder of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the Board of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and former Prize Laureates. The event will be streamed live on Monday 2 March from 12:00 EAT (09:00 GMT) at: http://live. moibrahimfoundation.org Members of Prize Committee are: • Salim Ahmed Salim, Chairperson of the Prize Committee, former Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Unity and former Prime Minister of Tanzania (and Board member of the Foundation) • Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Laureate; • Aïcha Bah Diallo, fo

AMI and URI unite for peace in Africa-Press Release

African Media Initiative and United Religions Initiative – Africa Join Forces to Fight Hate Speech Nairobi, Kenya – The African Media Initiative (AMI) and United Religions Initiative – Africa (URI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to counter violent extremism, radicalization and terrorism in Africa and to combat hatred, prejudice, intolerance and stereotyping on the basis of religion and culture. The agreement will strengthen the media sector in Africa to ensure and enhance the working partnership on the continent between media, religious leaders and faith-based organizations to promote a culture of peace, inter-religious and intercultural constructive dialogue and harmony. The partnership calls for :  The establishment of Departments of Peace in each African country  The establishment of the African Editors-in-Chief Forum to promote a culture of peace  Promotion of peace education in Africa as part of the school curriculum  Promotion of the African Union

Biya’s death wouldn’t be a big loss!

Death is a natural end for all living! Whether my death would or would not be regretted by majority Cameroonians is inconsequential but the demise of he or she who has heavily stagnated, impoverished our society cannot be a great loss!         This subject comes in the wake of controversies on Cameroonians’ commentaries on the life of former Douala V Mayor and business guru Madame Franciose Foning. This late Mayor was CPDM. In fact she was more or less President Biya’s mascot - President Biya has watched the sinking / stagnation to negative levels the welfare of this otherwise opportunities-packed country. First President, Ahmadou Ahidjo handed to him a zero indebted country. Biya regime has mismanaged Cameroon until we are today disgracefully solaced by the “Heavily indebted poor county HIPC” funds. We are today soaked in avoidable wars e.g. the current anti Boko Haram crusade – if our leadership was cautious in deeds and words, the situation would have been hugely min

Cameroon President's address to Youths on National Day

Paul Biya President of Cameroon Dear young compatriots, In my address to you at this same time last year, I gave you a glimpse of our renewed economic growth and, of course, positive job creation prospects. Well, this recovery was confirmed in the course of last year. There are statistics to prove it. As I mentioned in my 2014 end-of-year message, 283 443 jobs have been created by government services and enterprises. In 2015, we expect 350 000 new jobs to be created. At this time next year, we will have the opportunity to take stock of all the jobs created since 2011. Obviously, this is commendable. However, we must also recognize that we are far from a glorious sustainable recovery that can alone transform our country into an eldorado. Such bright spell must be sustainable and consolidated to lead to economic emergence. At any rate, our youth will continue to reap its benefits.  I am well aware that many of you, whether educated or not, are unemployed. I am well aware tha

Cameroon’s Northwest Region marches against Boko Haram

The Region in Prayers   By Bakah Derick Reporter @ Hilltopvoices The Northwest Region lead by its Governor early Saturday February 7, 2015 staged a solidarity walk in Bamenda in support of Cameroon soldiers and President Paul Biya in the fight against the Boko Haram insurgency in the North of the country. Taking off from three different points of the city of Bamenda, thousands assembled on the city’s main commercial street-the commercial Avenue for a brief prayer session. The march turned out to be a perfect show of political coexistence between the government and the most populous political party in the country– the Social Democratic Front - SDF. Just like the militants who showed up for the march was the party national chair Ni John Fru Ndi. According to the politician, there is no politics when it comes to the preservation of peace and so there is need for join efforts to work for lasting peace by combating Boko Haram. He continued his call for the Government to g

STOP: Cameroons Education is being destroyed--- CATTU

By BAKAH Derick Blogger@hilltopvoices   Tasang Wilfred Executive Secretary General --CATTU 11 th of February is the day French Cameroon annex English Cameroon. This is what students who study History in the Francophone subsystem of Education Cameroon are thought about the day now known as Youth Day in Cameroon.   According to Dr. Jude Fokwang, “February 11 is the date on which a plebiscite was held in the former British Cameroons, aimed at deciding its fate - gain independence by integrating with the Federal Republic of Nigeria or the already independent French Cameroon.”   He continues that “ On February 11, 1961, the Southern British Cameroons opted to join French Cameroon while their counterparts in the North cast their votes in favour of joining the Nigerian Federation ” the latter is the version many Anglophone Cameroonians and even historians subscribe to. Teaching students in Anglophone schools the earlier version of this historic day is considered destructive