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From Grassroots Giant To Political Shadow: How The Anglophone Crisis Crippled The SDF, Can It Rise Again?

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SDF @ 36 Anniversary Celebrations In Bamenda  By Raymond Dingana Born on May 26, 1990, in Bamenda, the Social Democratic Front (SDF) was once a vibrant political party with strong support from the grassroots. However, it is now a shadow of its former self. The SDF was once a major force to be reckoned with, the biggest headache for Cameroon’s ruling party, the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM). That changed when the Anglophone Crisis began. How the Anglophone Crisis Targeted the SDF Separatist groups in Anglophone Cameroon treated the SDF as if it had caused the crisis. As a result, they made life difficult for SDF members. Many militants were forced to flee, as efforts to weaken and destroy the party began. Even the party chairman at the time, Ni John Fru Ndi, was not spared. He was kidnapped twice by suspected separatist fighters. First kidnapping happened while he was traveling to Sop in Jakiri, Bui Division, North West Region. He was going to bury the late Member of ...
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MBENGWITEGHENIBI Village Creation Suffers Set Backs As More Traditional Authorities Join Protest

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Meta Fons Performing Rituals Against Those Scheming To Divide Mbengwi    By Raymond Dingana  The planned creation of MBENGWITEGHENIBI village in Mbengwi, capital of Momo Division in Cameroon’s North West Region, has triggered protests and tension across the Meta communities. The issue followed a Prefectoral Order that went viral shortly before the celebrations of Cameroon’s 54th National Day. The order, dated 13 December 2025 and signed by the Momo Senior Divisional Officer (SDO), Mr Fouda Etabe Benoit was reported to have only become known to Mbengwi inhabitants only a few days before the National Day.  For many people in Mbengwi and surrounding areas, the timing and process raised serious worries especially what they described as the absence of consultation with traditional authorities. Residents protest with placards Angry residents from Ku, Mbengwi and other Fondoms took to the streets holding placards with messages such as:   “No new villages without c...
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Labour Day Celebrations: How Workers Smile Broadly, Yet Suffer

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Labour Day Parade At the Bamenda Commercial Avenue  By Raymond Dingana On May 1, 2026, workers in Bamenda despite working under precarious conditions, gathered at the Bamenda Commercial Avenue Grandstand to commemorate International Labour Day with the theme: Social Dialogue and Decent Work, Factor of Peace, National Cohesion and Economic Development of the Company. Seeing them dressed in the beautiful colours they carried that day, one would think everything was fine. However, many had gone to celebrate Labour Day despite months of unpaid salaries, yet they still showed up at the ceremonial ground early in the morning, smiling widely while clearly enduring hardship. Among those walking past the grandstand with smiles were members of the transport sector. One of their leaders could be seen marching military style with as if all were well. Transport workers say they face daily challenges that have not been addressed since they began raising them. The 2026 edition of Labour Day, they...
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Mobile Money Agents Protest Increasing Attacks As Authorities Watch From A Distance

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MoMo Operators Protesting In Limbe After Killing Of Their Colleague By Raymond Dingana  Crime in Cameroon has reached a crescendo, with observers suggesting that Cameroon may soon become the capital of crime in the CEMAC zone. This is due to the level of crime in the country. If people are not gunned down, as in the case of Limbe, where a mobile money operator was killed, it is news about kidnapping for ransom in Anglophone Cameroon and other parts of the country. If women and minors are not raped and murdered, or if a lifeless body is not discovered with missing body parts, then it is a grave that has been desecrated. The list is long. While security forces do their best to arrest the situation, observers still think their efforts are not enough, as crime seems to be on a steady increase in the country.  Recently, sadness gribbed the entire mobile money operator family in Limbe, Fako Division, South West Region of Cameroon following the killing of one of theirs, Arrah Agbor B...
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Gunmen Burn Road-Construction Equipment in Nkwen, While Kidnapped Worker Remains in Captivity

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  Burn Construction Machine In Mile 4 Nkwen, Bamenda III Municipality  By Raymond Dingana If there is a municipal council in Bamenda Central that has paid close attention to road tarring, it is the Bamenda III Council. Many roads have been tarred in Nkwen, Bamenda III, and work is still ongoing on some other roads. In Bamenda III, road tarring includes double surface dressing.   But while Bamenda III continues road projects, some people in the area say there are anti-development agents trying to thwart the council’s efforts. On the night of Sunday, May 3, to Monday, May 4, gunmen burned a compactor used for the municipality’s road works. Reports from the area say gunshots where heard just before the machine set ablaze. The population came out as one man to quench the fire. This happened while a road construction worker who was kidnapped on Saturday, April 25, 2026 is still in captivity. Some reports say that two workers were kidnapped. Bamenda III Council Roads Under...
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Mayor Chenwi Of B'da II To Empower Municipal Councillors Better Serve Their Communities

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Mayor Chenwi Of The Bamenda II Council At The Session  By Anne-Vallien Berinyuy Many constituencies in Bamenda and the North West Region as a whole have municipal councillors who only appear during council sessions and then disappear into the thin air. Such municipal representatives have not made any impact on their constituencies; many have even been termed “absentee landlords.” While many do not even know their functions as municipal councillors, many of those who do know do not have the resources to create the kind of impact they would have liked to make. However, if there is one mayor who understands this too well and hopes to see positive changes, it is Mayor Chenwi Peter of the Bamenda II Council. During the Council’s Administrative, Management, and Stores Accounts session held on Thursday, April 23, councillors voted on 15 deliberations, including the approval of the council’s accounts and a motion for the Bamenda II Council to empower councillors to carry out micro-project...
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Fon Azefor Of Nkwen Commends MINTP For Roadworks, Appeal For Peace As Project Proceeds

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Fon Azefor III Of Nkwen Speaking After Bulldozers Touched Some Structures At Mile 2 Nkwen  By Raymond Dingana  The Fon of Nkwen, HRM Azefor III, has appreciated President Paul Biya and Minister Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi of Public Works for the ongoing Urban Crossing project of which Nkwen is a beneficiary. The traditional custodian of Nkwen made the remarks shortly after visiting the site, following the arrival of bulldozers. He said the Minister had heard the cry of the people, and added that they are preparing to bless the work especially the bridge and pray that the souls that were lost there some weeks back should rest in peace. Bulldozers From BUNS Construction Company At Work At Mike 2 Nkwen  He also said they will invite the gods of the land to oversee the works, especially the bridge, so that the project should proceed without hitch. In a conversation with Chifu Edward of  the Vanguard Newspaper on Saturday, April 18, 2026, Fon Azefor III said: “Roads are a k...
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