Cameroon Unity Day Marred by Violence in Separatist Regions
Cameroon Unity Day Marred by Violence in Separatist Regions
May 21, 2021
May 18, 2021
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON VOA | Unity Day activities in Cameroon were marred this week by clashes between separatists and government troops. The violence left at least 16 people dead and 60 houses burned.
Local media reported that streets in Cameroon’s English-speaking towns and villages were deserted Thursday as the central African state celebrated its National Day, also known as Unity Day.
Meanwhile business activity went on as usual in French-speaking towns and villages.
Efang, also known as Big Number, calls himself the supreme general and commander of separatist fighters in the English-speaking North West and South West regions.
Cameroon to purchase a rice husking unit for farmers in the Northwest
(Business in Cameroon) - On April 23, during his visit to the Upper Nun Valley Development Authority (UNVDA) in Ndop, in the North-West, the Minister of Agriculture Gabriel Mbairobe announced the upcoming acquisition of a rice husking unit. According to the government daily Cameroon Tribune, the equipment will help rice farmers add value to paddy rice and consequently sell their production at a higher price.
During his visit, the official also saluted the self-sacrifice of Nun Valley Development Authority’s managers and supervisors who continued their works unabated despite the sociopolitical crisis raging in the North-West and South-West since late 2016.
UNVDA To Acquire New Rice Production Equipment
th ordinary Board meeting on August 5
th, 2016 with breaking news for farmers. Board Chairman and General Manager, Tikela Kemonne and Chin Richard Wirnkar respectively, revealed that Japanese partners of the agro industry are about to help UNVDA acquire state of the art equipment to tackle rural roads, agricultural farm machinery, civil engineering equipment and the acquisition of a new rice Mill.Lire aussi : Elite One: Retrouvailles Canon -Tonnerre
The good news for farmers of the Ndop plain was stressed when the General Manager, Chin Richard told Cameroon Tribune that the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development was in Japan recently where he visited some of the factories that manufacture the farm equipment and validated UNVDA’s requests.Lire aussi : Formations dispensées à l’étranger; 17 faux diplômes, 23 rejets
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