THE SDF NATIONAL CHAIRMAN’S 2016 NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION
Fellow Cameroonians, Ladies and Gentlemen, brave people of change, Twenty-six years gone! Yes, twenty-six years already. How quickly time goes by! Twenty-six years since, together, we have been struggling for the advent of a new and better Cameroon! But that important time span cannot make us forget that for thirty-three […]
2015 Glo-CAF Awards: Enganomouit wins Women’s Player of the Year Award
Gaelle Enganamouit of Cameroon has been named women’s player of the year in the 2015 edition of Glo-CAF awards. Enganamouit beat Gabrielle Onguéné (Cameroon), Ngozi Ebere (Nigeria), N’rehy Tia Ines (Cote d’Ivoire) and Portia Boakye (Ghana). Gaelle is the first woman from Cameroon to win the award . African Women […]
2015 Glo-CAF Awards:Cameroon named Women’s National Team of the Year
Cameroon has been named Women’s National Team of the Year 2015.Cameroon is winner in the category that included Ghana, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Cameroon staged an impressive outing on their maiden appearance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada last June. Cameroon progressed to the knockout stages, where they […]
2016 Budget -Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family
Cameroon’s Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and the Family will function with a budget of FCFA 6,888,000,000 in 2016. The budget, which has witnessed a 21 per cent increase from that of last year, will be geared towards the empowerment of women and gender promotion, family development and protection of children’s […]
MTN Cameroon accused of delaying police investigations
By Comfort Mussa Recently, a nine year old girl (Happi Pretty) in Bamenda,Cameroon was kidnapped, and she died in kidnappers’ custody. The news shocked the city of Bamenda and the story made headlines in in Bamenda and across Cameroon. According to a report in the national daily,Cameroon Tribune, a police […]
Cameroonian Female Legislators to visit the United States.
Courtesy : Facebook Page of US Embassy, Yaounde On October 22, 2015, Ambassador Michael S. Hoza welcomed to the U.S. Embassy in Yaounde the distinguished Members of Parliament, Vice President Monjowa Lifaka, Ndam Njoya Patricia and Chiabi Honorine; and Senator Paulette Bisseck. These women leaders are part of a strong […]
Stories From The Honeymoon Suite – Part 1
By Comfort Mussa Ask any lady in Cameroon the question – What is the best gift a woman can give her husband on their wedding night? The response you will likely hear is “Her virginity”. Yes! That’s what our mothers were taught. It’s what I learned. While there is […]
As Young Nannies Leave Workforce to Attend School, Cameroonian Mothers Are Taking Their Babies to Work
by Comfort Mussa ,Global Press Journal BAMENDA, CAMEROON – It’s a Friday morning and Brenda Kiven has much to do: care for her 17-month-old baby, wash his clothes, clean their apartment, and prepare food.A journalist and chief of news at Radio Hot Cocoa in Bamenda, the capital of Cameroon’s Northwest […]
Cameroonian survivors of human trafficking speak out
By Tapang Ivo Yaounde – Cameroon : The secret network of human traffickers in Cameroon and the Middle East has been exposed, with most victims being women and girls who seek better jobs in Kuwait and Lebanon. Cameroonian women and girls are forced to work under difficult and tiring conditions […]
Cameroon – Women Beyond Representation
A campaign for “women beyond representation” June 29th, 2015 By Comfort Mussa Bamenda, Cameroon: It’s a busy Monday morning in Bamenda .There’s a bustle of traffic – cars, okadas and pedestrians are moving in every direction. Its rush hour and everyone is in a hurry to get to work on […]