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​MIDENO Management presents 2023 Balance Sheet to the Press By RUTH CHE WACHONG   Management of the North West Development Authority (MIDENO) have presented the Authority’s 2023 Report Card of activities to the Press. Cletus Anye Matoyah Director General MIDENO Addressing the Press Thursday, the Director General of MIDENO, Cletus Anye Matoyah alongside the Directors of the Technical and Finance Departments highlighted major achievements of MIDENO for the year 2023. The DG (M) flanked by the Technical Director (L) and Finance Director (R) The DG lauded North West farmers for their resilience and commitment to their farms despite the challenges they face in the heart of the sociopolitical situation in the Region. “We are all aware of the need to scale up production in order to mitigate the consequences of the present crises characterized by the abandonment of farms in the Rural areas, where the population has been displaced. The impact of the sociopolitical crisis especially on the f...

​2023 Results Based Budget for MIDENO Adopted at 56th BOD The 2023 Results based Budget for the North West Development Authority (MIDENO) has been examined and adopted. This was the outcome of the 56th BOARD of DIRECTORS Meeting that recently took place in Bamenda. Written by: RUTH CHE WACHONG Few Board Members after the meeting  Chairing the meeting Saturday, H.E Governor LELE LAFRIQUE ADOLPHE announced the possible execution of some major development Projects in the North West Region come 2024. A 4.3 Billion CFA FRS Emergency Project which is  expected to fight against food insecurity in the Region was also announced. H.E LELE LAFRIQUE ADOLPHE, BOD Chair, MIDENO The Board Chair saluted efforts by MIDENO Management to include the socioeconomic empowerment of persons living with disabilities (PWDs) in their 2023 activities. He urged that more PWDs be empowered next year. Governor LELE LAFRIQUE equally called on the powers that be to appoint more women to join the other tw...

​GBV: The Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians Cameroon (SOGOC) have officially launched activities ahead of the 2023 edition of 16 Days Activism Against Gender Based Violence (GBV)  By: Ruth Che Wachong  Speaking during the event Thursday in Yaounde, the President of SOGOC for the Center Region, Prof Essiben Felix underscored the urgent need to stop GBV, especially in Cameroon where it is common in almost all sectors.  “In Cameroon the prevalence of GBV is intricately linked with the sexual and reproductive health rights of women. Some of the aftermath consequences of GBV, Domestic Violence, rape, genital mutilation, on the reproductive health of the women are usually not carefully considered. Today SOGOC joins the world to shine a light on ending GBV” Prof Essiben Felix Celebrating under the theme "Invest to prevent violence against women and girls" , Prof Essiben Felix believes one of the major setbacks in ending GBV in Cameroon is that most women are still not ...

​The Government through the Ministry of public Health has received 331,200 doses of a vaccine that would protect children under five (5) years from malaria.  With about 70% malaria deaths in Cameroon and 32% in children below 5, the RTS,S vaccine would be inserted into the National Immunization program beginning December 23rd 2023.  Cameroon it should be noted is 4th among 3 other African countries where the vaccine has already been administered; Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. This information is contained in a Press Release dated Tuesday November 21st 2023. Published by Upfront Thursday November 23rd 2023

​GP-IRDP Project Completion Report Examined/Approved at 12th Steering Committee, RVCDP Introduced!    By Ruth Che Wachong Group Picture of Steering Committee Members   The Grassfield Participatory Integrated Rural Development Project (GP-IRDP) has successfully phased out after six  years of execution.  Presiding at the last Steering Committee meeting Thursday, the President, H.E LELE LAFRIQUE expressed satisfaction as far as execution was concerned and thanked Committee Members for their collaboration through the Projects lifespan. "This meeting being the last of the GP-IRDP is a unique opportunity to evaluate our Stewardship for the past six years. We did not achieve a hundred percent but the main objectives of the Project were achieved. Thank you all for your unwavering dedication, collaboration, and commitment to this initiative"  Steering Committee President.   H.E LELE LAFRIQUE Steering Committee President, GP-IRDP During the steering Committee me...

​Anglophone crisis:  Ghost towns, lockdowns crumbling socio-economic activities in NW, SW. By Shing Timothy & Wanchia Cynthia    03 Nov 2023     Muea is a neighbourhood in Buea with the largest market where farmers sell their produce to the denizens of the town. The market days are Thursdays and Sundays, during which the area is bustling with life and traffic. On Mondays, the area becomes a shadow of itself with empty streets, military cars and silence. The population in this area usually retreat to their houses, scared of being kidnapped or shot by separatist fighters for not respecting ghost towns and lockdowns or being arrested by defence and security forces on patrol.  It is the same scenario at the Mile 17 Park in Buea, a place usually bustling with people moving from Buea to Douala, Kumba, Limbe, and Tiko, including those in transit from other parts of the country to another.  Several travel agencies have their local branches here with p...

​October 12 2023                                                                                       Press Release        Winners of the    #IAMSAFE CAMPAIGN The winners of the #IAmSafe contest organized Society of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians  Cameroon SOGOC in partnership with International Federation of Gynaecologist and Obstetricians FIGO have been known. The contest launched alongside the campaign that kicked-off on August 3, 2023 received 11 entries from young journalists, artists and activist.  A panel of 3 judges evaluated the entries based on originality, creativity, content, style and quality on a total score of 100. It is based on this that, the winners are named as follows: 1st Position   Penboy Official...