The 7:30pm TV News of August 29, 2024
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00:00foreign ministers of the organization of islamic conference engage their 50th
00:28council meeting in yonder with the host country reiterating her stance for a
00:34two-state solution to the israeli-palestine standoff in the
00:37middle east despite all the oaths construction work is rolling out
00:42serenely on the baba juba mender road with the baba jihadism stretch already
00:49in its concluding phase and the political potential voters in cameroon
00:59engage in a race against time as the deadline for the enrollment on voters
01:05registers narrows down to 24 hours those are the main stories of the 730 hello I
01:12am banned men who perform welcome to the program the we take you over now to the
01:22yonder conference center where the 50th council of foreign ministers of the
01:28organization of islamic cooperation opens in yonder with the Cameroon
01:35premier reiterating the country's preference for a two-state solution to
01:43the israeli-palestine conflict in the Middle East the deliberations that will
01:50roll out from for four days have a slogan development of intra oh I see
01:59transport and communication infrastructure as a major instrument in
02:05the fight against poverty and insecurity star building correspondent
02:10Christian Chatham reports
02:16the foreign affairs ministers of the organization of islamic cooperation oh I
02:20see a meeting in yonder at a time when international diplomacy is marked by the
02:26war in Gaza the conflict in Ukraine and the persecution of minority Muslim
02:31communities in some parts of the world the rostrum of the yonder conference
02:35center was thus used as a launch pad to call for action and commitment in
02:39addressing the plight of Muslims during the opening ceremony the president of
02:44the 49th session of the council the president of the Muslim summit but
02:48equally the secretary-general of the OIC he seen brahim tahar took turns in
02:53calling for the international community to show more commitment in addressing
02:58the plight of Muslims and in putting an end to the violence and persecution the
03:03three speakers also underscored the importance of the theme of the yonder
03:07meeting they said it is crucial for oh I see countries to foster links in
03:12transport and communication infrastructure in order to boost
03:15education health care and economic growth in his official opening speech
03:20the prime minister head of government representing President Paul Pia
03:23presented Cameroon's formula to secure sustainable peace in the Middle East
03:28Joseph John Guti said the country stands for a two-state solution between
03:34Palestine and Israel with borders to be supervised by the international
03:38community he said Cameroon believes this can be achieved through genuine dialogue
03:42and consultations Joseph John Guti also highlighted the importance of tightening
03:48transport and communication links amongst OIC member countries for rapid
03:53economic growth he also underscored Cameroon's attachment to the OIC dating
03:58back to 1974 when the country joined the organization the opening ceremony
04:03attended by the 57 member countries of the organization witnessed the election
04:07of Minister Mbele Mbele as chair of the session and Cameroon and the
04:16Organization of Islamic Conference have been holding long-lasting relations
04:20marked by the realization of several projects in the interest of both the
04:25organization and of the Cameroonian nation. Akanga Ebenezer now has a
04:30rundown of the spinoffs of Cameroon's partnership with the Organization of
04:35Islamic Conference. The first project realized in Cameroon way back in 1975
04:43was the accompaniment of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
04:47through its financial arm the Islamic Development Bank is the Songlulu
04:52hydroelectric dam. Other projects are in the road sector like the Douala Yaoundé
04:58Oulama Kribi, Sangmele Mahjoum, Mintum, Weso Roots. Apart from these projects born
05:05out of cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are on the
05:10increase year in year out. As of today there are 14 projects which are being
05:16funded by the Islamic Development Bank for an envelope of 303 billion 423
05:21million CFE funds. They are in domains like transport and road infrastructure
05:27agriculture, education, health, water and energy. Negotiations are ongoing for
05:35other projects which will significantly increase the Islamic Development Bank
05:39funding in Cameroon. These budgets which are intended to enable Cameroon come out
05:44of under development testify to the strong ties that exist between Cameroon
05:49and Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The unanimous decision by the 57 member
05:55states of the organization to hold the ongoing Council of Foreign Ministers in
05:59Cameroon also testifies to the strong ties. And the UN systems is offering to
06:07support Cameroon in the organization of elections in this country come 2025. It
06:13is the special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Africa who
06:19is attending the OSCE meeting in Yaoundé and who made that offer when after
06:24conferring with Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Djangute at the Star
06:28Building today. Here now is Abdu Abari as he spoke to our reporters after
06:35today's audience. Have a listen. I assure the Prime Minister that UN will support,
06:43will back Cameroon on its way of organizing this election. We also examine
06:49the security situation. The Prime Minister and the government and the
06:54leadership of President Pol Bia are dealing very properly with security
07:00situation in the northern part of Cameroon, in the northwest, southwest
07:05region. And I told the Prime Minister that we are following this effort and
07:10the United Nations will support Cameroon in bringing peace, stability and
07:17prosperity for all the people of Cameroon. And the Cameroon Radio-Television,
07:25the CRTV is broadening horizons in broadcasting cooperation as its Director
07:30General Charles Ndongo explored the virtues of partnering with the OIC Radio
07:38and Television as well as the OIC News Agency. During discussions in
07:43Tete-a-Tete at the Mbalatu Production Center today, Charles Ndongo and his
07:49guests harped on program exchange and the sharing of technological know-how.
07:55Brun Brun Brun Hilda Iyanasiri reports. CRTV has made a concerted effort to
08:06establish itself as a leader in the media landscape. The Director of
08:09International Relations for the OIC Radio and Television Union, Ahmed
08:15Ahmed, paid a critical visit to the media organization. During the
08:19audience, he, together with Achaf Hidri, Director of International Relations and
08:24Communications for the OIC News Agency's Union, commended CRTV's fruitful
08:28collaboration with the OIC, highlighting the potential for further partnership.
08:33Our discussion was about this important event in Cameroon, how we will
08:40participate to show it, because we are the union of OIC News Agencies. We are
08:45the union of 57 countries in the OIC member states, so we want to present our
08:53union, what it does and how it works, and how we can serve the country of Cameroon
09:00in collaboration with the member state countries. By fostering these
09:05relationships, both organizations can work together to create impactful
09:10content that resonates with diverse audiences across the globe. We leave the OIC to
09:18talk about other developments in the news now. Reports from the northwest
09:22region point to a significant progress on the Babadjou Bamenda Road project,
09:29with the 17-kilometer Babadjou-Matasem stretch almost done with already.
09:35Attention is now concentrated on the stretch from Matasem to the entrance
09:41into Bamenda itself, with the contractors working round the clock to be done with
09:48in record time. Kilo Valorin Sakla files in this update from Bamenda. On the
09:574.9-kilometer stretch from Wakim to Bamenda to a called the Shampion up
10:02station, this is catch-up work. For several months, the project stalled,
10:08prompting governments to terminate the contract of the Bufance Company,
10:13replacing it with the Burns Company. Given that the rainy season has come, we are more
10:20focused now on the drainage. So we are doing pre-casting, putting in place of
10:26gutters, building box culverts. We are already transporting aggregates for the
10:31base course. In recent years, the route from a called the Shampion up station,
10:36Duncan, popularly known as the new road, quickly turned into a pothole stretch.
10:41An emphasis during this reconstruction phase is for durable works. With respect
10:48to quality, there are specific norms as defined by the contract, and we are going
10:54to respect those norms. For example, you see we are digging. It's because there
10:59are sections of the road for drainage, and we are digging. This is the beginning
11:05of the drainage process. Here is the almost completed Babajo-Matusim
11:09stretch, and expectations here are that other portions of the much-talked-about
11:14Babajo-Bamenda road would also be completed to build out the northwest
11:19from years of torturing and jungle-like movement. With work on a quick
11:28progression, it is with smiles on their faces that the farmers in this
11:33essentially agricultural belt in the Santa subdivision are saluting this
11:39project, whose completion will ease the evacuation of their produce to markets
11:44in the country and even abroad. Even commuters who ply the road on a regular
11:50basis are equally rejoicing on the drastic drop in the time they used to
11:55take to cover this 52 kilometer distance before now. We have this
12:02sampling of their reactions on this report with Sylvia Panta.
12:11Commuters along the Babajo-Bamenda road can now heave a sigh of relief as
12:17construction work progresses. The road, previously notorious for its numerous
12:23potholes and long travel times over a 35 kilometer distance, is seeing significant
12:29improvements, although some traffic jams persist in areas where bridges are yet
12:36to be constructed. I've been using the Bamenda-Babajo road before and now. Now it is
12:43much better than before because the works have advanced. Before we used to
12:49have a lot of potholes, but now at least it's much better. While there is a sense
12:57of relief, some road users insist that the quality of works must be reassuring
13:02of a road that can survive for several years.
13:16Construction works has significantly progressed up to Santa while at the
13:22level of Bamenda, the engineers are focusing on building gutters from
13:26welcome to Bamenda to accord the champion during this rainy season. From
13:34projects in the northwest to those in the far north where Cameroon's minister
13:38in charge of public contracts is in Marwa for an underspot evaluation of
13:45structural projects under execution in the three subdivisions of Marwa.
13:51Ibrahim Talba Malal noted with satisfaction the state of work on these
13:57projects, particularly that on the Marwa referral hospital.
14:03Reports from CRTV Far North. The minister delegates at the presidency in charge of
14:10public contracts began his on the field evaluation visits in the locality of
14:15Laf, some 40 kilometers from Marwa at the southern entrance where he noted
14:21with satisfaction ongoing roadworks at the national road number one. While in
14:27Marwa, minister Talba Malal inspected some urban roads financed by the French
14:33debt relief program to ease circulation within the town. The Dogoi market and the
14:39Marwa banquet hall under construction were also visited by the public
14:44contracts boss where he recommended the contracting companies to ensure a proper
14:50construction of an embankment to avoid future floods. They have to emphasize on
14:57the securitization of this zone because the water is is so too too strong there
15:06and if we don't do something to protect via the dig and the perch we will have
15:13a problem. At the Marwa referral hospital, minister Talba Malal expressed
15:19satisfaction at the quality of edifice erected and state-of-the-art medical
15:25equipment being installed. Small-scale cocoa and coffee distributors in Cameroon
15:34now required to show proof of the origin of their products in order to create an
15:41atmosphere of trust between the exporters and the European Union
15:47partners. This show of proof to be materialized through a geolocalization
15:54platform is the outcome of a deal between the major exporters and the
16:00Cameroon government. Clarissa Ray-Taka reports on how this platform will play
16:06out. The new European Union regulation on deforestation compels cocoa and
16:13coffee exporters to show proof of origin of their products without which they
16:18will not be granted access to EU markets. By December 2024 when this goes
16:22operational, overseas traders will need to have the necessary mechanism in place
16:27to ensure that they meet this requirement. The platform created under
16:32guidance of the Cocoa and Coffee Interprofessional Council will make it
16:36possible for geolocalization data submitted by major exporters to be put
16:40at the disposal of smaller wholesalers and in turn transmitted to the EU
16:45partners. This will make premium Cameroonian cocoa attract more foreign
16:49investors. What is there to do is to ensure that all farms are being mapped
16:56and they come in from areas free of deforestation. An information sharing
17:00agreement and a user guide are at the center of the two-part document about
17:05which the EU ambassador to Cameroon Jean-Marc Chatagnier said will contribute
17:10to make the cocoa and coffee subsectors more competitive locally but equally
17:15globally. The platform will also enable the state have a clear idea about the
17:20various cocoa and coffee production zones in the country and the varieties
17:23grow. The rising load of Africa's external debt burden is under scrutiny
17:31at the fourth African conference on debt and development underway in the
17:37Mozambican capital Maputo. It emerged from the Maputo discussions that
17:44the continent's external debt surged from approximately 19% of GDP in 2010 to
17:53nearly 29% in 2022. A debt crisis which participants describe as alarming for a
18:02continent still in quest of the economic and socio-political self-determination.
18:09CRTV's Rita Yosenbaum reports from Maputo, Mozambique. As African countries
18:17grapple with the realities of debt repayment, the consequences are felt
18:22far and wide. Citizens are increasingly dissatisfied with how much of their
18:28nation's resources are funneled into servicing debt instead of investing in
18:33public welfare. This discontent has led to widespread unrest as many feel the
18:39economic structures in place prioritize repayment over development. The fourth
18:44African conference on debt and development, AfroCode 4 in Maputo,
18:48Mozambique, has brought together activists, policymakers and scholars from
18:53across the continent to engage in critical discussions about Africa's debt
18:57crisis. Over 27 African countries are paying more in debt servicing than they
19:05are in investments in health and education. The debt servicing burden is
19:10getting very difficult and we can see there's a lot of citizen unrest.
19:14Participants have raised concerns about the overwhelming burden of debt
19:18repayment and are equally exploring how gender dynamics intersect with economic
19:24policy, emphasizing the vital role women can play in advancing Africa's economies.
19:29AfroCode 4, running through August 30, provides a vital platform for
19:34collaboration and dialogue aimed at dismantling the structures that
19:39perpetuate economic subjugation.
19:41Prime Minister Joseph Djangute goes to the assistance of students and pupils of
19:58his native Indian division with gifts of didactic materials and other school
20:04items. The donation goes for the relief of over 1,000 school-going children of
20:12the division as they prepare to resume classes for the 2024-2025 school year.
20:18Walter Wilson Nana reports on the gifts as were distributed to the students by
20:24the SD of Indian division on behalf of the Prime Minister.
20:29The back-to-school atmosphere in Djang division, southwest region, has been
20:35boosted with huge consignment of didactic materials offered to some 1,000
20:41children drawn from the nursery, primary and secondary schools across the division.
20:47The benefactor is no other than the Prime Minister of the Republic, Chief
20:52Dr. Joseph Djangute.
20:54Basically we are talking about school bags, pens,
20:58pencils, books. Each child goes with 12-18 leaves of exercise books. It's a good
21:04school bag. We have school packs where they can put their food and a water
21:09bottle. I think a lot has been added this year and we are really grateful to our
21:14father. We are thanking him.
21:16The parents and beneficiaries who are getting up for the
21:192024-2025 school year are delighted more than ever before.
21:24We want to thank our Prime Minister for giving us our school things. May God continue to bless you.
21:31Handing over the didactic materials to the population on behalf of the Prime
21:35Minister, the senior divisional officer of Djang had this message.
21:40It is what the Prime Minister, the Chief of Government, sent to you.
21:48With their bags, pens, pencils, books and more now available, effective resumption
21:55of school in Djang Division is now certain.
21:59And back-to-school preparations are playing out on a slow pace in Yoyowan, a
22:06locality in Mwanka Subdivision of the Senegal Maritime in the littoral region.
22:11This rather slow pace has been blamed on rising sea levels which provoked
22:17flooding in the area, overrunning the loan school in the locality.
22:23Cynthia Atim of our Littoral Bureau brought back this report from Yoyowan.
22:28Yoyowan is located about 21 kilometers from Mwanka Subdivision.
22:34Every one year, including foreigners from Ghana, Nigeria and Mali, is going about
22:40their daily activities, with fishing being their major source of income in the
22:45locality, which counts about 2,000 inhabitants.
22:49The loan government primary school in question, which was engulfed by flood a
22:54few days ago, is located about 500 meters from the Yoyo beach.
22:59The aftermath of the flood is still very visible on the school premises, with
23:04debris scattered on the campus.
23:06I've never seen this kind of flood since 30 years that I've been here.
23:11Some parents here are indecisive about their children's resumption on September 9
23:16for some reasons.
23:28To other parents, nothing will hinder their kids on school resumption day.
23:33I am preparing to send my children to school, because I cannot stay when my
23:36children are not going to school.
23:38The traditional authority of Yoyowan, Theophil Ewanje, says all hands will be
23:43put on deck for a smooth kick-off of the 2024-2025 school year in Yoyowan.
23:52On a similar note, and as back-to-school preparations gather steam across the
23:57country in parts of the East region, particularly in Mindurumbua, in the
24:03Ndelele subdivision, back-to-school doesn't seem to be anybody's worry.
24:08The atmosphere is calm and morose, with parents still battling out to secure some
24:15finances with which to engage in school preps for their kids.
24:20B.K. Ongum reports from CRTV East.
24:24One week to school resumption.
24:26Preparations for back-to-school in Mindurumbua still seem tiny.
24:30Parents and guardians say they still have time and are waiting to sell their farm
24:35produce like corn and granotes to be able to prepare for their children's back-to-school.
24:41We are selling cocoa to prepare for our children's back-to-school.
24:46Some youths in the village of Mindurumbua say it is with the aid from holiday
24:50championships and their holiday jobs that they will be able to prepare for their back-to-school.
24:58I'm selling yogurt. This will help my parents prepare for my back-to-school.
25:03Few traders have switched their business lines to selling back-to-school gadgets,
25:07while others are still waiting for their goods to arrive from Yaoundé and Douala.
25:14For this school year we have books, pens and other materials for school children.
25:19Though the preparations for back-to-school may seem tiny,
25:22parents and guardians are however certain that their children will start school on September 9th.
25:28Our holiday book tonight takes us to the library of an architect.
25:50Ferdinand Didier Manga is the sub-director of architecture at the Yaoundé City Council
25:57and he says his main preference for reading is e-books, which are handy for an IT-savvy like him.
26:08Though he adds that in this digital age, reading should be a fusion of both the hard and soft copy books.
26:17When our reporter Yoti Kalelisange caught up with him, he was reading Fatou Diomès' Sel Kiatande.
26:28A reading habit cultivated decades ago, a want rebranded to suit the technological age,
26:35Ferdinand Didier thinks of himself as an early adopter, using e-books to beef up his collection.
26:41His leisure time piece nowadays is captioned Sel Kiatande, written by Fatou Diomès.
26:47The novel summarizes the migration story of some Senegalese.
27:11With the changing times, Didier opines that reading from one's tablet or smartphone is more practical.
27:32As an architect, machines permit us to work even at home. It is a communication tool I use often, so I read almost everywhere.
27:41In addition, we take phones and machines everywhere, so it is but normal for us to have e-libraries as well.
27:51The contemporary era also signifies a melange of both hard and soft copies.
27:57Aware of the health risks posed by too much screen time, Ferdinand Didier slots in books like this to his reading schedule.
28:04Manuals of architectural practice equally occupy an important spot on his bookshelf.
28:11Just how much does income generated by students during the vacation period factor in in their back-to-school preparations?
28:24To parents in the West Regional Capital Bafosam, despite the hazards to which these children are exposed in the running of these holiday activities,
28:36the dividends they derive from these petty businesses contribute for a lot in easing out their financial burden for the parents.
28:46Kinga Angela Parr weighs in on the input of petty businesses by children in back-to-school preparations for their parents.
28:57Some parents in the West Regional Capital Bafosam say the widespread economic hardship obliges them to send their children to do petty businesses,
29:09which they say go a long way to assist them in back-to-school preparations.
29:15To some others, irrespective of the risks involved, they believe it is a way of grooming their children to be responsible in the future.
29:44However, some believe the age limit of such children should be considered.
29:59While some parents prefer to have their children stay at home or be engaged in activities with their peers,
30:06others think they have a role to contribute to boost the economic situation of their families.
30:15As voter registration grinds to a halt in Cameroon tomorrow, the CPM Senator for the East Region, Badel Ndanga Ndinga,
30:25has been leading an all-out campaign in his region to boost voter registration and ensure victory for President Paul Bia in next year's presidential elections in Cameroon.
30:37Benetta Kamandwa reports on this campaign that ended in a public rally in the Lomangerum Divisional Headquarters.
30:47The reports presented by all eight sections of the CPM in the Lomangerum Division during the evaluation meeting in Betwa
30:56shows that the inscription rate is increasing over time.
30:59The meeting served as a base to reinforce their membership commitment towards the party.
31:04We have achieved more than 75% of inscription. From now to the D-Day, we hope to get 100%.
31:13Our supporters are fully engaged so that we can attain excellence in upcoming elections in favour of President Paul Bia.
31:22The head of the CPM Central Committee's Permanent Delegation for the Lomangerum expresses satisfaction of the ongoing enrolment activity.
31:31More than 16,000 have already registered in the Lomangerum. We are confident to give a victory in upcoming elections.
31:40Supporters and elite of the CPM in the Lomangerum say they have made their choice, which is President Paul Bia.
31:52Police Commissioner Samuel Misomba has received military honours at the National Police High School here in Yaoundé.
32:01He was among the pioneer batch of eight Cameroonian superintendents of police recruited in 1959.
32:11The Delegate General for National Security Marta Bargangele paid final tributes to the fallen policeman prior to the burial in his native Lom on Saturday this weekend.
32:28Elvis take care with details.
32:34A solemn moment at the Advanced Police School of Yaoundé as the remains of one-time director of the institution are ushered into the explanate of the school.
32:45Former colleagues, relatives and friends turned out to pay final tribute to the retired police commissioner who was among the pioneer batch of eight Cameroonian superintendents of police to join the corps in 1959.
33:01The Delegate General for National Security Marta Bargangele shared a ceremony to pay military honours to the former police officer who began his career in 1955 as a police inspector at the Konksamba Police Station.
33:18Retired Police Commissioner Samuel Misomba held various posts of responsibility at the Cameroonian Police Force during his 33 years of service.
33:28At the time of his retirement in 1988, he was Director General of the National Centre for Studies and Research. Samuel Misomba died at the age of 91 from an illness.
33:42He will be buried this Saturday in his native Lom in the littoral region of Cameroon.
33:50Let's now go over to Ngoila in the east region and leave the closing ceremony of the New Deal Holy Day Sports Championship that ended out there in the weekend with the distribution of cash and material prizes to victors and participants alike.
34:10Talal T was our eyes and ears out there.
34:15The second edition of the New Deal Holy Day Sports Tournament was used by the organisers to school youths of the Ngoila subdivision on some virtues like patriotism, hard work, promotion of peace and above all social cohesion.
34:33After two months of play in two pools, the finalists of Ntam in both female and male football locked horns with those of Ngoila.
34:43At the end of a highly animated game, the ladies of Dunzok in blue beat the opponents of Ntam in yellow one goal to nothing.
34:53I am very happy that we won the trophy. I thank our father Alexis for enabling us to have fun during these holidays.
35:02The score was the same for the men's game in which FAP FC of Ntam in green and white defeated the boys of Yanibut in Popoli one goal to zero.
35:13We have sensitized our young brothers and sisters to stay strongly behind His Excellency Paul Biya and themselves they say that in the upcoming presidential election they will vote for His Excellency Paul Biya.
35:28Winners were awarded trophies and medals as they were asked to register on the tour list.
35:58.