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 […]
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 […]
Who am i?
By Comfort Mussa Growing up, i always introduced myself by saying who my parents were. The question was never who are you? It was always- whose child are you? I became a woman and the question is, whose wife are you? The question that eliminates room for being a single […]
Journalism for social change: Tiina Kangro’s story
By Comfort Mussa Sisterspeak237 connects you to Tiina Kangro , an extraordinary Estonian woman of her time. In this interview, Tiina talks about her extensive journalism career, her social activism, vision and motivations. [su_youtube url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWo8h1H8P_0&feature=youtu.be”]
Menstrual Hygiene – Let’s Break The Bloody Taboo!
By Comfort Mussa It’s over a year now, since the government of Cameroon banned the use of non biodegradable plastics. Like other Cameroonians I still grapple with the insufficiency and high cost of the alternatives. Shop owners often do not provide packaging for goods bought. Customers pay for plastic […]
“Bring Back Our Girls” poem in commemoration of the abduction of Chibok girls, April 14 2015
BRING BACK OUR GIRLS By Comfort Mussa Empty beds Empty classrooms Where are our girls? New headlines, New presidents, Where are our girls? A year gone, You seek a new angle for, Where are our girls? The angle never changed You stopped listening, we never stopped demanding Bring back our […]