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The Victim Lying Dead After He Was Electrocuted  By Raymond Dingana A  young man, identified only as Kenneth, was electrocuted to death by a high tension cable while working at a construction site in the New Road neighborhood, Tuesday October 15, 2024. Kenneth went out, Tuesday October 15 insearch of daily bread only to be snatched away by the cold hand of death. Sources indicate that the story building Kenneth was in was positioned too close to high tension cables. His lifeless body was retrieved from the scene by the Army Rescue Unit. You may also want to read: https://www.drayinfos.com/2024/10/bamenda-man-drinks-acid-after-pouring.html Residents of the New Road neighborhood in Nkwen, Bamenda III council have expressed disatisfaction, stating that they had warned on multiple occasions that the building's location was dangerous due to its proximity to the high tension cables.  "Look at the distance between the structure and the cables. Anyone familiar with high tension c...

Former Separatist Fighters Being Presented To The North West Regional Administration  By Raymond Dingana Efforts to encourage suspected separatist fighters, who say they are fighting to restore what they claim is the lost sovereignty of Southern Cameroon, to abandon violence and drop their weapons have continued to yield positive results. This peace building initiative, championed by President Paul Biya, has caused many combatants to reject violence in favor of peace. Seven young boys who had been actively fighting against the state of Cameroon have surrendered their weapons and join their peers at the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) Center in Bamenda, capital of the North West Region.They were officially presented to the North West administration on Saturday October 12,2024. Members Of NW Administration With The Ex Fighters  The Secretary General at the North West Governor's office, Saidou Moussa, was present to receive the ex combatants. On behalf of the...

Family Photo Taken At The Workshop In Douala  By Raymond Dingana  A two-day workshop on Investigative Journalism was recently held in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The workshop, organized by the United States Embassy in Cameroon and the Cameroon Association of English Speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ), aimed to strengthen the skills of  journalists practicing in the country.  Participants expressed their readiness to delve deeper into investigative reporting and deliver better stories after acquiring new knowledge and skills. The workshop brought together journalists from various regions of Cameroon, including the North West, South West, Center, Littoral, South, and West. Renowned experts in the field, such as Franklin Sone Bayen, Prof Rosemary Shafack, Pierre Le Grand Nka, Armelle Sitchoma, and Amindeh Blaise Atabong, shared their insights and expertise with the participants. Bamba Séne, Professional Associate At The United States Embassy in Cameroon Bamba ...

Photo Of  Part Of Bamenda Used For Illustration  By Raymond Dingana On  Wednesday February 14th, 2024, Gendarmerie Officials  in Mile 4 Nkwen, Bamenda III Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon captured at least one suspected kidnapper at Mbessi, a quarter in Mile 4, Bamenda III Sub Division, North West Region of Cameroon. He was among a group of armed men who who abducted a lady around the Mile 5 neighborhood in Nkwen and were taking her to Nforya Bafut when they were intercepted by security officers. Unfortunately for them, security officers got wind of the situation, and swung in to action. Sources on the ground indicate that the soldiers came face to face with the suspects at Mbessi, and after an exchange of gunfire, one suspect was captured, a source told drayinfos.com It's not clear if injuries or casualties were record on both sides or not. An eye witness who only wanted to be known as Numfor said: " We only heard gunshots and later on we heard the boys k...

Picture Of Bamenda Used For Illustration  By Raymond Dingana Heavy gunshots that animated the town of Bamenda recently caused a pregnant woman to lose her twin babies in what family sources say were premature births. It was on the night of last Saturday breaking Sunday, that this woman went in to labor pain after a stressful day at the Meta Quarter neighborhood in Bamenda, crisis battered North West Region of Cameroon. Unfortunately for her, she could not be taken to the hospital because of deafening gunshots. With the help of neighbors, the first child was delivered at home but could not make it, while the second child stayed in the womb and was only removed after the lady finally made it to the hospital hours later. According to Makatinews, the woman was fortunate as medics were able to rescue her from the waiting hands of death after they had removed the second baby, already dead. Many of such cases have gone unreported and many more still continues to happen, all because of the...

    By Raymond Dingana   If there is a region in Cameroon that has suffered greatly in the hands of the Cholera epidemic, then that region is the South West Region (SWR) of Cameroon. The situation has also been compounded by the ongoing socio political crisis ravaging lives in the North West and South West Regions of the country. Given that poor sanitation, unsafe drinking water amongst others are some of the leading causes of cholera in the region,  the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund, UNICEF has stepped in to help arrest the situation by providing safe drinking water, clean modern toilet facilities, and has also disinfected schools and hospitals in order to put cholera under check. Students Drinking Portable Water Provided By UNICEF During the presentation of some of some of its projects in the South West Region recently by UNICEF's representative in Cameroon, Nadine Perrault, a newly constructed solar powered water supply system funded by the European Uni...

By Raymond Dingana At a time when women continue to wallow in pain as a result of Gender Based Violence (GBV) perpetrated on them, efforts have are being escalated to remedy the situation. During activities to launch this year's campaign against GBV baptized '16 Days Activism To End Violence Against Women And Girls,' Nkumu Fed Fed, with funds from the European Union EU trained and equipped 30 community communicators, Friday November 24. According to the President General of Nkumu Fed Fed, Unice Tita Tata, the stakes are high and much is expected from the participants. "We brought together community communicators, leaders, and traditional authorities to brainstorm on how to amplify the fact that GBV is a crime so that those venturing into the act should know what awaits them," She said and further explained that, "Now it is even an opportunity because the feedback is also extremely important that those who are already victims, we would transform them to survi...

PM Dion Ngute Facing The Press In Buea By Raymond Dingana At a time when the Anglophone Crisis continues to destroy lives and properties in the North West [NW] and South West [SW] Regions of Cameroon, how to end the impasse has been top on the agenda of persons of good will. During his visit to Buea, South West Region of Cameroon, Prime Minister, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute invited Separatist fighters still engaged in the war to create a country they call Ambazonia to follow the example of some of their former brothers in arms, and drop their weapons.  Joseph Dion Ngute made the call in Buea on August 12, where he presided over the 5th Committee Meeting on the follow-up of recommendations of the Major National Dialogue which focused on developing a new approach to pursue in order to revive the NW and SW regions economically.  In this light, the PM said separatist fighters who are still actively fighting against government forces, should follow the example of those who have drop...