Taste's PRESS REVIEW SEPTEMBER 01, 2015
CRTV 6:30am NEWS
►Cameroon and Brazil strengthen ties
Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs says Cameroon can count on his country’s support in its ongoing efforts to eliminate the terrorist group Boko Haram. Mr Mauro Luiz Vieira was speaking in Yaoundé yesterday August 31, 2015 during an audience granted him by Prime Minister Philemon Yang. Discussions between Mr Luiz Vieira, and Mr Yang were centered on ways to boost the bilateral economic cooperation between Cameroon and Brazil. The Brazilian Minister is taking part in an economic forum in Yaounde. The forum is a platform to exchange ideas and promote economic cooperation between Yaounde and Brasilia.
►CONAC calls on school officials to stop corruption
The National Anti Corruption Commission (CONAC) has called on stakeholders in the educational sector to say no to corruption during this school resumption period. In a release on August 31, 2015, the CONAC chairman said they have received complains about unorthodox practices such as bribery in registration into Government colleges, collection of illegal fees as well as unorthodox sale of school equipments in some schools. The CONAC boss has called on the population to denounce these practices through the telephone number 222 203 732.
Cameroon Tribune
►Gas Cylinders: Government Sets Records Straight
The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang has signed an order reviewing the manner in which liquefied petroleum gas cylinders will henceforth be handled, stored and transported in Cameroon. The Prime Ministerial Order, published on August 31, 2015, fixes conditions by which traders must abide in order to carry out their business. Distribution centres or depots are listed as those which are expected to have installations for services whereas retailers are considered as those with the capacity to stock 20 gas cylinders of 12.5 kg.
www.crtv.cm
►North West Region: shortage of haemodialysis kits in the hospital
Two patients suffering from kidney malfunction are reported dead at the Bamenda Regional Hospital following a shortage of haemodialysis kits. The Director of the Dialysis Centre affirmed that the deaths occurred as a result of the shortage of dialysis machines used by patients suffering from kidney malfunctions. The hospital is presently left with two kits to be shared by 72 patients. Six out of eight kits that have been serving the needs of these patients are all damaged. As a result of this, patients suffering from kidney failure are presently worried as their conditions might worsen given that just two kits are left for 72 of them.
►Compulsory school ID cards in the West Region
School identity cards are compulsory in the West Region for children in nursery and primary schools for the 2015/2016 academic year. The Regional Delegate for Basic Education says it is part of measures taken to fight against insecurity in the region. Pupils entering and exiting all school campuses will be expected to present their identity cards. All nursery and primary schools in the West Region are expected to produce these cards before the official school reopening of 7th September, 2015.
www.cameroononline.org
►Cameroonian authorities to close down Koranic schools in the Far North
With more than 600 Koranic schools identified in the Far North Region, plans are underway to close down some of them as the country’s border with Nigeria faces multiple attacks by the Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram. The Government plans to close down some of these schools, particularly those which are reported to be taking the “radical pedagogical approach”. According to the Governor of the Far North Region, various studies have shown that habits and customs of the region push most parents to send their children to Koranic schools at the expense of regular schools and the authorities are working on alternative education options after closing down the Koranic schools to avoid the enlistment of young people into extremist groups.
www.cnn.com
►Ukraine President promises severe sanctions for deadly clashes
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday said those behind deadly Kiev clashes that erupted after a vote on autonomy for separatist eastern regions deserve severe punishment. A National Guard was killed and over a hundred injured on Monday in battles between security forces and protesters outside the parliament in Kiev. The clashes erupted as Ukrainian lawmakers gave their backing to a controversial legislation granting more autonomy to pro-Kremlin rebel-held regions in the east.
►Boko Haram massacre in North East Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram men shot dead nearly 80 people in attacks on three villages in Nigeria on Monday. The attacks were the latest massacre in the six-year-old insurgency by the extremist group aimed at carving out an Islamic state.Boko Haram has stepped up its attacks since Nigeria's new President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in on May 29, vowing to crush the insurgency.
►US warns China over Sudan president’s visit
The United States expressed concern Monday that Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir plans to visit China, despite his International Criminal Court indictment for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Bashir is travelling to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and attend September 3 celebrations marking Japan's defeat in World War II. The US State Department spokesman told reporters the United States believes Bashir should not be allowed to travel until he faces justice.
www.bbc.com
►South Sudan troops break ceasefire
South Sudan's rebel leader has accused the government of violating a ceasefire hours after it came into effect. The army is accused of attacking rebel forces in two northern states, allegations which the military denies. Several ceasefires to end the brutal 20-month conflict in the world's youngest nation have failed to hold.
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