Eight million treated mosquito nets to fight malaria in Cameroon

The fatal malaria parasite and its and its notorious transmitter vector the mosquito might soon become extinct through prolonged starvation. At least, this is as far as the sate of Cameroon is concerned where the government is about to distribute some eight million (8,000,000) treated mosquito nets across the country.


The nationwide campaign is as a result of significant achievement recorded in the pilot phase during which mosquito nets proved to drastically reduce the spread of the deadly disease by almost a third. For close to a decade now, all pregnant women are given free treated mosquito nets in hospitals and health centres.

Identification of beneficiaries is ongoing throughout the country to sort out all those in need of mosquito nets and also to be able to use this data to evaluate the efficiency of the program. The plan is to supply a treated mosquito net per two persons per household.

Female anopheles mosquitoes are known to require a blood meal as a vital ingredient in its reproductive process. As the mosquito feeds on human blood it transmits the deadly malaria parasite from one person to the other. Some four million people die of malaria every year, most of them Africans.

Thirteen thousand (13,000) young graduates already recruited in Public service

Did you hear your name? Some thirteen thousand (13,000) young graduates have already been recruited into the Public service. Thousands more to follow! The list of some 5873 new recruits was published today 24/09/2011 bringing the total number employed so far to 13,000.
The lucky young men and women shall be integrated into the Public Service as Contract workers (agents contractuels). It is important to state that this recruitment targets superior technicians of all walks of life.
The massive recruitment falls within the framework the greater ambitions policies of the Head of State which aims at transforming Cameroon into an emerging nation by 2035.
Many are already nursing fears that with the current financial crises in the developed world, such a dream is far fetched. However, State authorities argue that the annual growth figurs registered are not proving them wromg.

Presidential campaign launched, 23 candidates returned, fifteen days to go...

Official campaigns for up coming Prsidential election have been launched on 24/09/2011. In all twenty-three (23) political parties and candidates have been approved and are going to compete for the race of the highest office in the country. Seven million two hundred  thousand voters have been registered and will cast their votes on October 9, 2011. 

The Independent Electoral Commission, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), is busy carrying out last minute preparations which is mainly the distribution of voters cards to electors within and without the country and the deploiment of the necessary material.  

Critics beleive that the time for distribution of voters card is too small and many electors might not get their cards before that day. To this, ELECAM officials reassured us that the organisation has enough agents and means on the ground to take care of the distribution exercise.

The Administration on its part is doing everything possible to ensure that public peace and order are maintained to enable electors to cast their votes in an atmosphere of total scerenity.

What kind of scholarship do you want?

What kind of scholarship do you want? This is a question you must find answers to before you begin a thorough scholarship search on the internet. Many will see this as a silly question to ask as no one would opt for a partial scholarship when a complete scholarship is available.
The best scholarship is undoubtably a full scholarship. A full scholarship takes care of all the charges related to a given course. Some scholarship awards cover only a part of a course. These are known as partial scholarships. These may take care of part of your tution fees. A scholarship may still be considered as partial even though it covers all of the tution fees. Partial or full are relative terms and could vary depending on what is considered as the whole and what is considered as the part.

The richest man in Cameroon and Central Africa (CEMAC Zone)

The richest man or woman has to be defined from a given perspective in a specified geographical location. The richest men and women in any country of the world are role models for the young and those who are still stuggling to realise their dreams. Some  countries boast of scores of the richest men and and women, others have only a few yet others have no one of the close to two hundred richest men and women of the world.
The richest man in cameroon and the Central african Sub region is said to be El-hadji Baba Ahmadu Dan-pullo  of Ndawara. This Fulani businessman of the North West Region of Cameroon is beleived to be by far the wealthiest man in the  country. The wealth of Baba dan-pullo skyrocketed since he bought over the Cameroon Tea Estate, CTE, from government. Read more...

Third Ordinary Congress of the CPDM Party nomnates Mr. Paul Biya as Candidate

The third ordinary Congress of the CPDM party which kickedoff yesterday, September 16th 2011 inthe Yaounde conference centre has ended today September the 17th with Mr. Paul Biya nominated  the party's candidate for the upcoming presidential election.

Third Ordinary Congress of the CPDM Party ends

Third Ordinary Congress of the CPDM Party ends

What do you look for in a Presidential Election?

Number of Political parties?
Number of candidates?
Quality of Candidates?
As far the Presidential election of 2011 is concerned you have a long list of choices to ponder with;

• Moerthan 200 political parties;
• About fifty candidates;
• Very popular candidates and those known only to their kids and kins;

Democracy is very much about plurality of choice. No cameroonians would lack a choice to make.
The quality of the candidate is what matters to me. Who will deliver the goods? This is a crucial question all voters must ask. Is a candidate experienced enough to continue implementing the ongoing socio economic and political processes or are we voting for someone to come and need to go through the learning or experimental period therby taking us back to level one?
Are we casting our votes infavour of tribalistic, selfish and warlike individuals? My brothers and sisters theses are crucial questions we have to seek answers to before casting our votes.

52 FILES RECEIVED, 17 REJECTED, SUPREME COURT RULINGS AWAITED

As the National Printing Press (SOPECAM) invites some ten candidates confirm colors and emblems on their ballot papers, the race for the 2011 presidential election in Cameroon seems to take a different twist. Out of a total of fifty-two (52) applications for candidature received by ELECAM,  seventeen (17) have been rejected pending a ruling by the Supreme Court acting as the Constitutional Court. The motives for reject range from unpaid taxes, five million francs deposit to failure to by some candidates to meet with the condition of staying for a period of 12 uninterrupted months in the country before depositing their candidature. The Supreme Court has up to Septembre 21st to confirm or to rule against these irregularities .
Official campaigns are expected to begin on Septembre the 25th.

ENS Bambili (ENSAB) Teachers Training Recruitment Exam Concours published

Thousnads of applicants are rushing to find out their status following the publication of the results of entrance examinations into the Grammer and Technical sections (HTTTC) of the Teachers Training College (ENS) of the University of Bamenda last Friday. Each year thousnds of job seekers are recruited into this school to make up for the acute shortages of professional teachers in secondary and high schools around the country.

Geography, Physics, Mathematic, Biology, Chemistry, Economics, History, Modern Letters, French...are the main subjects offered in the college. This year about a hundred positions were open for competition by qualified candidates. However, morethan ten thousand ended up sitting in for the entrance examinations. Many with awaited results of the Advanced level certificate.

Successful candidates are expected to undergo three years of  intense training in the college before graduating as public service teachers of government colleges.

The acute shortages of trained teachers in the country is largely as a result of the brain drain phenomenon whereby government trained teachers, doctors and nurses emigrate to the west (United States and Europe) where they are paid higher salaries. Unfortunately, even when these unpatriotic compatiots are leaving for greener pastures abroad after costing the state millions in training, they manipulate to keep their salaries in Cameroon still flowing. Due to bureaucracy and uncomputerised system, it often takes some time to uncover such frauds.

Results of Presidential election in Cameroon by October 15

Who is your candidate? The date for voting a new president in Cameroon is now known. The electoral college was convened by a Presidential Decree on Tuseday August 30th fixing October 10 as the day cameroonians would go to the poles to vote a president. In accordance with the law, presidential hopefuls have five days from the day the this decree convenes the electoral college to deposit their files. In addition to a number of legal documents, each application file must be accompanied by a deposit of five million francs (5,000,000 francs CFA).

The big difference in this election is that it is going to be entirely managed by an independent electoral commission, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM). This organisation receives application files of candidates approves or reject them. aplications could be deposited at its regional offices or in its central office in Yaounde. The director of the organisation issued a communique on last Friday informing the public that ELECAM offices shall be exceptionally open on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th to receive application filles of candidates.
As Cameroonnians multiply calls for President Biya to stand for reelection in the upcoming presidential poles, morethan fifteen presidential candidates have deposited their files. This number is expected to increase by tomorrow.

The Presidential Decree coincided with Eid el Fitr Celeberations in Cammeroon after fasting for a period of one month. Muslim used the opportunity of this grand occasion to pray for peace before, during and after the presidential poles.