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Photo credit: The observer237 Family Picture of CAMTEL and IWC officials Cameroon's Telecommunication giant - CAMTEL, has made a bold move in an effort to secure the country's digital future and infrastructures. This follows a firm partnership the state's corporation entered into with the International War College(IWC), on Monday, July 2, at the head office of CAMTEL in the nation's capital, Yaounde. Brigadier General Nka Valére, head of the IWC led his delegation to the meeting hosted by CAMTEL's Technical Adviser No.1 Francis Ottou on behalf of the General Manager Judith Yah Sunday epouse Achidi.  Cybersecurity experts and military trainees from Cameroon, United States, China and other parts of Europe, side-by-side discussed efforts and strategies to fight against hackers, data thieves and ransomware operators.  Speaking at the event, Francis Ottou, made mentioned that though CAMTEL has taken a good number of measures to safeguard the country's digital space, ...

Mezam divisional committee chair Hon. Agho Oliver speaks to stakeholders The chairperson of the follow-up committee, charged with supervising the realisation of projects with funds from the public investment budget in Mezam, has laid emphasis on the need for project owners to effectively collaborate with community leaders in their project areas for effective and quality execution of their contracts. Honourable Agho Oliver, representing the Bafut-Tubah constituency in parliament, made the appeal Tuesday July 22, at the second quarter 2025 divisional participatory meeting which evaluated the rate of execution of public investment budget projects in the division, seven months into 2025. The committee chairperson shared the opinion that projects are quickly materialized and perfectly done when community leaders like the fons, civil society, quarter heads, religious heads and institutions, and members of the beneficiary community are brought onboard during the execution process. " It ...

Newly acquired Bamenda II Council grader Thanks to the public investment budget for 2024, the Bamenda II council under mayor Chenwi Peter has been able to acquire a brand new grader for the council. This adds to the other heavy duty road construction and maintenance equipments the council has been able to acquire within the mayor's first mandate of five years in office. The Bamenda II Council now boast of a front-end loader, a truck, a Hilux and now a grader in it's equipment pool. During the 2024 budgetary session, mayor Chenwi Peter presented to the councilors, a brand new truck which the council had acquired. The truck which was officially received by the his majesty Fon Angwafo IV of Mankon, came after the purchase of a front-end loader in 2022. Mayor Chenwi Peter popping champaign to a brand new truck the council purchased in 2023 Speaking to the media, mayor Chenwi Peter indicated that the purchase of a grader only comes to fulfill part of the promise he had made when he ...

Grand total allocation of PIB for Menchum division in 2025 Committee Members charged with the follow up of public investment projects in Menchum division have taken a good number of recommendations intended to speed up work and guarantee a smooth execution of projects in the division. The resolutions aimed at ensuring that all what is granted mechum from the 2025 project log book is executed to satisfy the needs of the population were arrived at Friday July 18, at a participatory follow up meeting bringing together stakeholders of the execution chain. Top amongst the recommendations, is the need for all contractors to henceforth, ensure that they accompany their tender documents with an execution plan. The absence of this vital document in some of the contractors file plus the non payment of contractors by the state treasury were identified as major drawbacks of project realizations in Mechum, as explained by the Vice President of the follow-up committee Kum Chu Chrisantus, and the M...

Zita Taminang teams up with Stanley Osai The gospel music scene is set to witness another spiritual awakening as growing gospel vocalist Zita Taminang teams up with Stanley Osai in a brand new single titled “This God.” The much-anticipated track is officially set for release on 25th July 2025.  Described as a soul-lifting declaration of divine faithfulness, This God blends deep spiritual conviction with rich musicality. This praise song will be felt across churches, homes, and concert halls. Both artists bring their distinctive styles Zita's piercing vocal purity and Osai's warm, rhythmic tone to deliver a collaboration that is both reverent and refreshing. Fans and followers are encouraged to subscribe and turn on notifications to be the first to experience this spiritual masterpiece on  YouTube: heavenlymusick https://youtube.com/@heavenlymusickz?si=7_ew4VqkZHUGXiXN Facebook: heavenly,music Kz https://www.facebook.com/share/1AUJwhVCjL/ Zita Taminang is no stranger to the gosp...

Divisional representatives at the June Ordinary Session The 70 divisional representatives from the seven divisions at the North West regional assembly have scrutinized, make adjustments and highlight projects to be carried out in their respective divisions under the 2026 budget. This follows the 2026 budgetary orientation debate, the central theme under which the 2025 June Ordinary Session is unfolding at the Assembly. From Boyo Division, the divisional coordinator Jude Waindim says the division was first to execute all its PDI(Peace and Development Initiatives) programs for phase I. He expressed the need for a project on tourism to be matured in Belo. Other projects in the education and health. The divisional representatives from Bui advocated for the consideration of some projects that had earlier been matured, which needs urgent attention. They talked about the construction of private wards in the district hospitals of Jakiri and Oku. The purchase of an ambulance for kumbo district ...

Adolph Lele Lafrique speaking at 2025 June Joint ordinary session The representative of state, Governor Adolph Lele Lafrique, at the 2025 June Ordinary Session of the North West Regional Assembly, has launched a call for citizens of the region to be actively involved in the peace and development efforts of their respective communities. He made call Monday July 14 as he opened deliberations at the session, dedicated to examine and adopt projects that will foster peace and development, to be enshrined in the 2026 Budget that will be voted in December. Lele Lafrique told the people's representative at the 2026 budget orientation debate to make sure their inputs and deliberations, reflects the aspirations of those they represent at the assembly. To achieve local development, the state representative said, government counts on the effective collaboration of the assembly and the pivotal and strategic role It's expected to play in this regard. He saluted the institution for pioneering...

NWR Assembly President, Fru Angwafo The President of the North West Regional Assembly, Professor Fru Fobuzshi Angwafo III has told participants at the the first ever North West Economic Forum, that the event isn't for speech making but to secure funding towards industrial growth of the region. The North-West Economic Forum is taking place in Bamenda under the theme: From Resilience To Renaissance: strategies for the economic transformation of the North West region". " This forum must do more than speeches. Contracts sign, projects funded and especially lives changing ", he said. He told the audience emphatically, that the blossoming of the region is not the responsibility of foreign donors or lies solely on government shoulders, but a collective efforts of sons and daughters of the North West, in and out of the country.  " It is our responsibility, our legacy and our mark on history", he added. He insisted that if Northwestners do not invest in themselves...

Head of state's representative at North-West Economic Forum Adolph Lele Lafrique side-by-side president of the North West Regional Assembly Fru Angwafo North-West Governor Adolph Lele Lafrique, in his capacity as the Head of State's representative at the ongoing maiden edition of the North-West Economic Forum, has saluted the untiring efforts of the president of the North West Regional Assembly, for bringing to the limelight and celebrating the treasures of the North West through his Peace and Development Initiatives He was speaking as he opened discussions at the first-ever North-West Economic Forum that kicked off July 12 at the north west regional assembly under the theme" From Resilience To Renaissance: strategies for the economic transformation of the North West region". The head of state's representative described the forum as timely " .. coming at an opportune moment when the Region is steadily turning the page from the crisis, and moving surely into s...

NWCA Ltd GM Timothy Waindim Ntamulung speaking at North-West Economic Forum The General Manager of the North West Cooperative Association - NWCA Ltd, in prescribing strategies to economically transform the North West region, has laid emphasis on the consumption of home grown products like Kola Coffee among others.  As the Economic Forum goes on break after the first Panel discussion of day one, Mr Timothy Waindim took advantage of the spotlight accorded NWCA Ltd. as one of the gold sponsors to shine a light on Kola coffee which is one of the key products of the corporation, being cultivated and consumed locally, and being exported as well. He presented a strong argument that consuming locally made products like Kola Coffee will prevent capital flight and support the economy of the North West.  NWCA's Kola coffee produced and processed in the North West Consuming local products like Kola Coffee according to him, will be boost the efforts of local farmers who are either directly or i...

National Brand Manager for Source Du Pays, Ayuk Isaac speaking at North-West Economic Forum in Bamenda The National Brand Manager of Source Du Pay, Ayuk Isaac has made known his company's desire to set up a distribution center in the North West region. He said such move will not only create employment opportunities for the young people in the region, but will go a long way to encourage valorization of home-made products. Mr Ayuk Isaac pointed out that their brands are well known within the urban peripheries of the North West region, but still begs visibility in the suburbs therein, hence the need for the creation of a distribution centre.  As it stands, the over eight products from Source Du Pays being consumed in the region, comes from the distribution centre in Bafoussam. Source Du Pays stand at economic forum In tandem with the vision of the economic forum, which seeks to explore avenues of rebranding and re-vitalizing the business climate of a the North West region of Cameroon,...

CAMTEL Stand at North-West Economic Forum in Bamenda The leading telecommunications operator in Cameroon - CAMTEL, has poured in 10million francs CFA, into the North West Development and Investment Fund (NOWEDIF), to help the region regain it's status as a once vibrant region, booming with economic activities in Cameroon. The announcement of the contribution was welcomed with a thunderous applause from state dignitaries, economic and investment institutions that answered present at the first ever Economic Forum organized by the North West Regional Assembly, intended to rebrand and reposition the North West economically and socially. Cameroon Telecommunications, CAMTEL, has been a key player in the digital transformation of businesses and services in the nation, a vision shared by the North West regional assembly under the North West Digital Association (NOWEDA), that seeks to position many local businesses like the North West cuisines, other economic, social and culltural values on...

Mayor Chenwi Peter plants himself in a group photograph among Canadian dignitaries The leader of the Bamenda II municipality, mayor Chenwi Peter is currently on a working visit to Canada for the 3rd time. This is after a groundbreaking visit to Toronto in August of 2024 when he laid the grounds works for the establishment of a partnership cooperation between his council and officials of the city council of Brampton,Ontario Province. The next visit of November of 2024 saw the cementing of a partnership agreement between his Bamenda II Council and the Canadian authorities, which led to the creation of the Gurat Aftican Business Center in Toronto - Canada.   Mayor Chenwi Peter is currently in Canada, this time around his departure from his municipality, necessitated by the fact that he had to be guest speaker at the Canada -Africa business forum, Connecting Business Influencers, leaders at the Pearson Convention Center in Toronto, which took place between July 2nd to the 4th.   Mayor Chen...