tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91592657886112557222012-02-16T05:32:43.640-06:00Engage in out-of-the-box points of view on a myriad of subjects, particularly in relation to Africa, and challenge a Coalition of Believers of a Better Africa to relentlessly press forward, even in the face of masked totalitarian regimes, by employing new and emerging media to empower and bring about change. It all begins with one step of you and me taking up our civic responsibilities. Innocent Chia, Citizen Journalistinnocent4realhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02383892833336515886noreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159265788611255722.post-76715734170427246312008-05-07T15:05:00.002-05:002008-12-10T02:36:01.042-06:00

By Hinsley NjilaHere’s why Cameroon and others got to the recent commodity price explosion, and how governments are making it worse…Pretty much every developing country (Cameroon included), no matter whether they have democratic or totalitarian political systems, heavily tax farmers in order to subsidize their urban populations, while developed nations like France, Germany, Great Britain, Japan

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By Hinsley NjilaMany immigrants abroad have at one point or another used Western Union or similar services to send money to their families or friends around the world. Among the good things about these services; Western Union for instance is easy to access especially in third world countries, money can be sent quite easily (online, in-person etc), money can be picked up in minutes, their logo has

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Interviewed By Walter Wilson NanaFormer Public Health Minister and researcher on HIV/AIDS, Prof. Victor Anomah Ngu, 82, and inventor of VANHIVAX vaccine, says he has made a breakthrough in the fight and cure of HIV/AIDS. Prof Anomah Ngu says that his vaccine has cured 18 people of the disease. Anomah Ngu, who was in Buea on Saturday, April 5, at the behest of the Catholic Men Association, CMA,

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By Hinsley Njila & Innocent Chia.Innocentsdeal is the place where YOUR vote as well as voice will ALWAYS count. It is our commitment to you.Four of our polls just ended, and here’s an overview of what your collective opinions were.When asked how you felt about the future of Cameroon, 50% of you thought it was Absolutely hopeless, 27% thought it was not hopeful at all, while 22% of you who

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By Innocent ChiaHis Royal Highness the Fon & Sorcerer-in-Chief of Cameroon, Paul Biya and his surrogates surreptitiously submitted a bill to revise the constitution in favor of scrapping presidential terms in Cameroon. The bill No. 819/PJL/AN, submitted at the tail end of the week ending April 5th, 2008 to the rubbers tamp National Assembly that is controlled at over 85% by Biya’s ruling Cameroon

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The Nation (Nairobi)31 March 2008Posted to the web 31 March 2008Wene OwinoGaboronePresident Festus Mogae of Botswana hands over power to Ian Khama on Tuesday, joining the small group of African leaders who have left office without seeking to extend their rule.The smooth transition follows the example set by his predecessor, Sir Ketumile Masire, who stepped down in 1998, even though he had 11 more

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Innocent ChiaAs Sen. Hilary Clinton rehashes her "3.00Am Call" ad touting her experience and readiness to be commander-in-chief of the U.S military and economy, it is no secret that the ambit of power of the U.S presidency extends far beyond its borders. Being the only super-power in a post cold-war era, the reach of the American Commander-in-chief is global. It includes Africa. All of it.

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By Valentine GANABernard A. Muna’s write-up in response to a call by the Mfoundi Elite to ethnic cleansing in Yaounde, Cameroun can be summed up by this statement of his; “Till date, I have lived in the illusion that Cameroon was a nation”. His lengthy and seemingly passionate write-up tempts the casual observer to see it as a watershed moment resulting from troubling events that have compelled

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By Barrister Bernard Muna (Original Text in French translated by Fon Christopher Achobang, Freelance translator in Limbe)I read the “Statement from Mfoundi Elites” published last week on the national daily, ‘Cameroon Tribune’ with rapt attention.Till date, I have lived in the illusion that Cameroon was a nation. It is true that our country is made up of many ethnic and tribal groups. I sincerely

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By Valentine Gana History has called us towards a rendezvous with fate. Cameroon is in dire straits and has been heading towards this high ridge of anarchy for over a decade. Paul Biya and his corrupt junta, steeped in unchecked thievery, insist through their actions on plunging Cameroon into this looming valley of doom. To avert Cameroon's unholy procession towards a carnage of "All Against ALL

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By Elijah JemchiA French journalist investigated the production and exportation of crude oil from Cameroon. He found out that from production to the time when the oil leaves the country, there are only the oil company workers and security people in charge. They declare how many barrels of oil they produce to the government and pay a fee of about $5 per barrel to the Cameroon government. Crude oil

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By Innocent ChiaEven as the Sorcerer-In-Chief of La Republique du Cameroun, Paul Biya is seeking atonement from his fractured and bleeding nation for showcasing his unstated inability to be a leader in crisis, such as the recent conflagrations that besieged the country for a week beginning February 24, "elite" of the Mfoundi Division in Yaounde are thirsting for the blood of Biya non-conformists

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By Carlson AnyangweFellow-citizens of the Southern Cameroons,In the last week of February, the people of Cameroun Republic gave an example of rebellion. That popular revolt was triggered by one man's stubborn and reckless determination to crown himself life president of that country. It was also triggered by the cruel economic hardship and grinding poverty cynically imposed on the population by

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By Hinsley NjilaWhenever anyone points out things that need to be corrected in Cameroon, it’s become Cameroonian and fashionable even for people who clearly have not benefited from the corrupt system that Paul Biya has championed to criticize them for doing so. You can’t be surprised where this type of attitude comes from especially after reading the president’s reaction to the recent strikes all

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By Hinsley NjilaOf the millions of things wrong with a country like Cameroon, its education system and the monkeys in charge of it in my book have been the second most dangerous on that list since the country’s independence. They are second in magnitude, of holding the society back and condemning millions to a life of hopelessness and eternal poverty as they die a slow and painful death, only to

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By Innocent ChiaIt was delusional, non-descript gibberish by an apparently perturbed and delusional head of state of La Republique du Cameroun, Paul Biya to a nation on the brink of decomposition. Rather than assure the people, the run-away President, shuttling between the comfort of one of his many hideout mansions in Sweden and the hospital he built with stolen tax-payer money in Baden Baden -

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By Innocent ChiaWith a rising death toll from popular unrests and characteristic shallow, knee-jerk responses from the the government of Paul Biya's Republique du Cameroun, the time is more than now for citizens of the zombie nation in the Diaspora to network anew with social organizations that can leverage alternate pressure for change. The Church is one avenue that must be considered for its

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By Hinsley Njila & Innocent ChiaUnlike the Biya regime, Innocentsdeal is the place where youʼll always find FREE and FAIR elections to vote your mind and get your voice heard with absolutely NO fear of being killed by an incompetent and laughable police force.Here are the results of what you said in two of our most recently closed polls:Although the lions lost to Egypt during the recent Africa

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By Innocent ChiaReports from the boiling cauldron known as La Republique du Cameroun are tallying over 11 deaths between Saturday February 23rd and Monday 25th, 2008 resulting from live bullets fired by the Police. Two of the victims were killed on Saturday in what is described as offspring action from an aborted protest rally of the opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF)in Douala, the nation's

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Thanks to the generosity and forethought of Pa Fru Ndeh we have a sample letter that you can send to your representative. Feel free to edit the letter to suit yourself. Whatever you do, please write. Again, go to www.congress.org. Enter your zip code and find out the name and contact information of your representative. Email the representative. Share the information with your family and friends

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By Innocent ChiaThe death of over a thousand Kenyans is not daunting President Paul Biya of La Republique du Cameroon and his ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM) from pursuing their plan to change the Constitution in favor of eliminating any limits to his Presidency. It is for this purpose that over 750 party delegates from every Division of Cameroon's 10 provinces were convening

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By Innocent ChiaThe world is now acquainted to the cold-blooded shooting of several students that has so far claimed six lives at the Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Illinois. Reactions to such gruesome acts are generally defined by one's proximity to, association with or knowledge of those involved - victims or perpetrators. The campus is less than 28 miles away from home for me. It is

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By Hinsley NjilaEvery year, the CIA and World Bank publish a list of the poorest countries in the world. In the current list available on the CIA website, the majority of the former French colonies in Africa fall in the ‘bottom 50’ of the poorest countries in the world. Coincidence or factors like bad governance, failure to invest in building human capital, and the myriad of other reasons? Well,

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By Innocent ChiaMuch like the odds that the New York Giants had of securing a victory against American Football's 2007 season 16-0 dominating performance of Bill Belichick's New England Patriots, soccer pundits and reporters were most presumptively in favor of a loss by the Indomitable Lions of La Republique du Cameroon to the Black Stars of Ghana. Much like them, I underestimated the power of

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By Innocent ChiaWith the exception of the 0-5 walloping of Syli Nationale (national Elephants) of Guinea by Drogba's Cote d'Ivoire Elephants, the quarter final games at the African Cup of nations have been hard-fought contests, leaving only some of Africa's finest for the semi-finals. The semi finals will set the stage for interesting record breaking possibilities among three proven heavy weight

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By Innocent ChiaAfter shredding the Copper Bullets of Zambia and drowning the Nile Crocodiles of Sudan, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will be having a face-off against the 2004 African Nations Cup title winners, the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia. The quarter final encounter between both teams comes exactly eight (8) years after their last semi-finals encounter at the 2000 African Nations Cup

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By Innocent ChiaIf ever a greater irony there was it is this: Cameroon's national football is the most common denominator in the land, but it is also the point of least agreement. Cameroonians are known to bury their political hatchets, ethnic and class differences when their Lions are playing. But talk to any number of Cameroonians and they will never be agreed on several things concerning the

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The list that was reportedly submitted in his confessional to the Priest contained the names of over five dozen female University students that he had been having sex with. Over 60 names! Some of the girls were recent graduates. The vine yard had it that some of the girls were present at the wake keeping. The youngest student on the list was said to be 18 years of age and a good friend and age

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In a much anticipated move, the septuagenarian who has been holding unto the helm of power in the dog-eat-dog country known as Cameroon is pulling the rug of democracy from underneath his brazenly docile citizens. In his 2008 New Year address to this Central-West African nation that has won three gold medals from Transparency International (TI) for the most corrupt country, President Paul Biya

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Crusaders against corruption, especially Transparency International (TI), are doing everything in their might to curb the greedy practices of imbeciles worldwide who are pilfering State coffers and robbing the poor and needy even of what they do not have. TI identifies three reasons that are at the epicenter of corruption: Lack of public access to rules and regulations for obtaining service is

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