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00:00Saturday 19th October 2024, the 28th edition of the African Film Festival Ekranwa has taken
00:25off at the Yaoundé Conference Center with 123 films across all ages to compete for awards
00:32in 11 categories. Ekranwa airs films every day from this 19th to the 26th of October.
00:40Breast cancer awareness campaigns are animating news headlines in the country as different
00:45organizations go all out to sensitize women on the dangers of breast cancer this Pink
00:51October. Plus, the United Councils and Cities of Cameroon sign a partnership agreement with
00:59the Belgian Consortium to provide solar energy panels to councils. Those are our top stories.
01:07I am Benin Bumagana. This is the 7.30 News. We begin with this release from the cabinet
01:17of the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr. Joseph
01:23John Gute, will leave Yaoundé this evening for Apia in Samoa, where he will represent
01:29the President of the Republic, His Excellency Paul Biya, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government
01:35meeting 2024, scheduled from 21 to 26 October 2024. Signed, the Director of Cabinet, Balungeli
01:44Confiance Ebune. And this time we are talking about Ekranwa, the 28th edition of the African
01:52Film Festival. Ekranwa has taken off at the Yaoundé Conference Centre with 123 films
01:59across all ages to compete for awards in 11 categories. Let's go over to the Yaoundé
02:06Conference Centre, where Larisse Nane Epote is standing by to give us updates this evening
02:13at the start of Ekranwa. Hello Larisse.
02:25This year's Ekranwa Film Festival, as we said, presents 123 films across the African continent
02:32to contest for an award in 11 categories. We hear and I see Larisse Nane Epote is standing
02:39by. Hello Larisse. How is it happening at the Yaoundé Conference Centre?
02:49Hello, hello, and thank you for joining us here at the Yaoundé Conference
02:59at the Yaoundé Conference Centre, where the 28th edition of the Ekranwa Festival
03:04is actually being attended, a most celebrated event where African cinema is celebrated in all
03:12its forms. This year we are diving into a fascinating and timely theme which is being
03:18placed under the theme Artificial Intelligence and African Cinema, a topic that raises many
03:24questions but also offers countless opportunities to movie lovers as well as movie producers. We are
03:31going to see how Artificial Intelligence is important to the movie industry. As you rightly
03:37said Benembuma Gana tonight, it is also important to note that we have a total of 123 films
03:45under 11 categories that are competing for awards this night, and they are short films
03:52and future long films which are competing for awards for this year's edition of the 2024 edition
04:01of the International Film Festival Ekranwa. Equally, this year the Ekranwa Festival is going
04:09to pay homage to Alphonse Beny, a talented Cameroonian actor who passed on last year.
04:16Presently, here at the Yaoundé Conference Centre, movie lovers are trooping in into the
04:22Conference Centre to have a taste of African cinema, which of course they are going to
04:27several good African movies which are going to be live to their own projections. For the meantime,
04:32the event is yet to commence, but movie lovers are already making their way into the Conference
04:38Centre and why producers and other actors who are already on the rundown for awards are expecting
04:45that they are going to take back home an award tonight for the 2024 Ekranwa Film Festival.
04:54Benembuma Gana, dear televiewers, this is the situation on ground for now. It is not only
05:00about showcasing the rich African movies that have been produced at the level of Africa,
05:06but equally to showcase the beautiful cultural and diverse cultural heritage Cameroon is having,
05:13and it is going to be an outstanding event for movie lovers as well as you that is watching us
05:19live from home because there is going to be a live broadcast on CRTV News. Signing out from the
05:26Yaoundé Conference Centre, I am Larisse Nane-Ipote. Thank you very much, Larisse Nane-Ipote.
05:32And talking about 123 films, Clovis Bower in the following report takes a look at some of
05:38these films, among which are those from producers in the Diaspora. Here is his report.
05:48Amongst the 123 films contesting for an award at the 28th edition of the Ekranwa Film Festival,
05:55we have long feature films and long feature in Central Africa and short documentary in
06:02Central Africa competition, and then we have series and web series. Amongst the 123 films,
06:08the Diaspora is answering presents with five cinematic productions for a chance to win an
06:14award. We have five movies, one series, two documentaries. The films retained for this
06:20year's edition are expected to bring out the contributions of artificial intelligence
06:25in the movie production process. Cinema is about evolution, so we have to see how we can include it
06:33as a tool for filmmakers to make a good narrative and so on. For years now, the Ekranwa Film
06:42Festival has been the torchbearer, brandishing the beauty and splendor of what Cameroon and
06:47the African continent have to offer in the world of cinema.
06:56In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, the question of whether artificial intelligence
07:01can reshape African cinema has emerged as a topic of debate. While some filmmakers have stated
07:08or started experimenting AI tools to enhance storytelling and streamline production,
07:14many still face significant hurdles from limited infrastructure to cultural skepticism.
07:19Delphine Kwancha in the following report looks at if AI in Africa can redefine its future or
07:25remain an elusive dream as far as cinema is concerned. In a continent where storytelling
07:33is deeply ingrained, African cinema is embracing artificial intelligence to revolutionize the film
07:39industry. From script writing to post-production, AI is gradually becoming an integral part of the
07:45filmmaking process. What this technology brings facilities in terms of budget of filmmaking,
07:55in terms of equipment, in terms of training. Artificial intelligence is something that
08:03helps you to bring out sometimes what you didn't expect. Cinema experts say the services of
08:12artificial intelligence is opening new horizons for filmmakers, be it in the conceiving or
08:18realization of their movies. You have people in Cameroon that they use software like Celtex,
08:24like Final Cut, which are software that help you to write a scenario, what we call a script.
08:31While the use of AI in African cinema presents numerous opportunities,
08:35the challenges abound. Artificial intelligence cannot replace the filmmaker itself,
08:43because you have to imagine your own story. With the rapid evolution of the digital era,
08:49film producers say the use of AI in movie production may become indispensable in years to come.
08:57And as the debate rages on, film producers have saluted the arrival of artificial intelligence,
09:02which fast-tracks the science of filmmaking, with the internet praised for training self-made
09:08producers through online learning. Information and communication technologies have been easing
09:14film production and boosting the quality of cinema, even in Cameroon. As you tell us, Emanuella Vermeer.
09:20A snippet of all colors, a series integrating AI into filmmaking in Cameroon, the internet and
09:28other modern tools of communication seem to be facilitating the process for some producers in
09:33the country. A lot of the sound depended on the dexterity of the editors, their dexterity on the
09:41computer. But now when you have all the material, you know, the suggestions are actually coming now
09:54from AI. It opens up to a bigger vista and your work is greatly improved. There is a huge advantage
10:01of AI in the aspect of the science of creativity, the science of story development, the science of
10:07producing, the science of casting. Modernism may be opening the cinema sector to new ways of
10:13functioning with artificial intelligence and robotics at the fore, yet many remain reticent.
10:19I haven't integrated AI movie development. For you to get the best of AI, you need to master the
10:27craft of imputing data. The creative industry heavily relies on personal experience, personal
10:33style, personal approach and the message you want to cut across and the audience you are addressing.
10:39We shouldn't completely accept just perfection. We should also know that there's entertainment and
10:43that entertainment aspect is given by the human being. With such technologies, self-made film
10:49producers have emerged learning online. Film quality has improved and collaboration between
10:55filmmakers made easy. A journey into the world of modernism which is far from its end.
11:04Let's talk about Pink October, a month where so many organizations and associations are
11:09carrying out sensitization campaigns to let women know about the risk of breast cancer.
11:16A group of young people organized a medical conference in Gyaonde to discuss the causes,
11:21symptoms and risk of breast cancer affecting mostly women. As you tell us, Florence Ngomba Nanyongo.
11:29A pink weekend to diagnose breast cancer, the second deadliest disease amongst Cameroonian women.
11:36In one accord, these young people have joined ideas to overcome this disease.
11:42Breast cancer is a reality. We need to fight against cancer. All women above 25 years old
11:49have to do screening. We can have what we call a self-examination of the breast that everybody
11:57should do at home and we can also do some tests like mammography for the breast to see if there's
12:05lesions that are a little bit to take care and to have a good life without cancer. Though the
12:13disease can be traumatizing, a single gesture can save from the worst. The breast cancer is a reality.
12:19It's not like just a myth or something like a witchcraft. When you have any kind of
12:28doubt according to this disease, you have to go to the hospital. Just go to the hospital,
12:34don't stay at home and hope that it will be fine for you. Thanks to this conference, the Awareness
12:40Squad organizing committee seizes the opportunity to sound the alarm on the extent of this pathology.
12:49This time, health kids have been handed over to patients of the oncology unit of the Yaoundé
12:54General Hospital. The donations made by a group of good-willed women under the umbrella of the
12:59Everest Foundation is part of activities commemorating Pink October. The association
13:04led by Yvette Ndedi-Mamouzet assured the patients of their support and prayers. Sandrine Tanya reports.
13:12Everest, breast cancer, let's prevent and act together.
13:18A heartwarming day for patients of the oncology unit at the Yaoundé General Hospital as the
13:24Everest Foundation puts smiles on their faces, assuring them they are not alone. I am very glad
13:31to receive this gift for the Everest Foundation. It will go a long way to help our patients.
13:40The foundation created to help the less privileged are using this year's Pink October month
13:46to remember cancer victims. Everest is an association that has a vision to support the
13:54needy because welfare is our priority. October is a month which is dedicated to breast cancer.
14:01We thought it wise that this year let's support the fighters because at Everest we support the
14:09fighters. The Everest Foundation together with the oncology unit of the Yaoundé General Hospital
14:16have pledged to continue supporting and encouraging these patients throughout their recovery period.
14:24And since we are talking health, let's look at menopause in women, that is the time in a woman's
14:29life when her period or menstruation stops. The first of October each year is dedicated to look
14:36at this phase of their lives. Laurel Bateyea Anchan has the full report on menopause day
14:43this 18th of October. If you face any of these symptoms as a woman of age, irregular periods,
14:51vagina dryness, hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and more, worry not. There is no deal but
14:59natural signs of menopause but some women have no or marked menopausal symptoms.
15:10Menopause is not a disease or disorder, it is a normal part of aging for women and no one can
15:16flee from it says her practitioners. The menopausal transition is between age 45 to 55
15:38and the process may last for several years but medics say women reach menopause at different
15:45ages. After menopause, women are more vulnerable to certain health conditions including heart
16:03disease, stroke and orthoparesis. During this time, medics advise it is important to continue to eat
16:11a healthy diet, stay active and get enough calcium and vitamin D for optimal bone health.
16:41They have been selected from among the most qualified profiles of the Ministry of Defence,
16:55the National Gendarmerie, the General Directorate of Customs, the Directorate General for External
17:00Research and the Ministry of Transport. It's a task we have to assist to assess
17:08the in a permanent way the threats that we can have within the territory and above the territory.
17:15The task of this working group is to analyze potential risks at airports and propose
17:20appropriate preventive measures. Civil aviation security is an essential activity
17:29for the development of air transport like the very high level of the security
17:38achieved by this mode of transport. The creation of this committee demonstrates
17:43government's firm commitment to equipping Cameroon with a robust and effective airport
17:48security system thereby consolidating the trust of national and international travelers.
17:54Agriculture in the southwest region. 30 tomato farmers have received
18:00input to help boost the production of the fruity vegetable in the region. The donation by the
18:05Southwest Development Authority, Soweda, this Saturday in Boya, falls in line with government's
18:10efforts to ensure food security. Olivia Mboye reports.
18:17Tomato production is on the rise in the southwest region,
18:21agricultural officials attest, as many more farmers continue to explore the opportunities
18:27in the cultivation of the fruity vegetable. Tomato production in the southwest, I will tell
18:33you that it's a very very very good, better than we were expecting because in the past tomato that
18:41was being sold in the markets in the in this our areas were coming from the northwest and
18:47the western region. Soweda through the donation which includes fertilizers, fungicides and
18:53pesticides seeks to help these farmers overcome challenges related to high cost of imports. The
19:01first time I received I was just cultivating just half a hectare so when I used the fertilizer
19:08I discovered that the size of my tomatoes increased and the production was so good
19:15so I increased the farm size to a hectare. Farmers in the region have been encouraged
19:21to take advantage of the climate which favors crop diversification to cultivate
19:27other foods in order to improve their livelihoods and ensure food security.
19:34The United Councils and cities of Cameroon have signed a partnership agreement with a Belgian
19:39consortium called Solali Panels to town Solali Sal to provide solar energy panels to towns and
19:46cities of Cameroon. The agreement was signed in Gyaondi by the president of the United Councils
19:51and cities of Cameroon and the general manager of the consortium. Ibn Eze Akanga attended the
19:56ceremony and now reports. The president of the United Councils and cities of Cameroon, Augustin
20:04Tamba and the general manager of the Belgian consortium called Solali Sal, Jesses Carbon
20:11appended their signatures on the documents materializing the partnership agreement between
20:16the two structures. By the terms of the agreement the two structures will work together to facilitate
20:23access to electricity in rural areas and reinforce access in urban areas.
20:28We have a program that was approved by the head of state to digitalize all the councils
20:37of Cameroon. This cannot be done without energy and we also need energy to function.
20:48We have taken dispositions within Solali not only to do the installations but also ensure
20:54maintenance. Concretely feasibility studies will be carried out. Technical and financial
21:02partners sought to implement the agreement whose overall objective is the construction,
21:08installation and exploitation of solar energy panels and autonomous mini electric networks
21:14in beneficiary councils. Through this agreement the United Councils and cities of Cameroon
21:20wants to accompany councils to develop alternative energy sources so as to improve
21:26access of their populations to quality energy. Members of the West Regional Council have come
21:33to the end of their budget orientation session with a resolve to rise above the budgetary
21:38constraints to complete projects that meet the expectations of the people. The secretary general
21:43at the West Regional Governor's Office, Adre Epente Tazo, presided over the closing ceremony.
21:50Details with Eric Langmuir-Wolfo. The members of the regional council debated on four deliberations
21:58with the objective of rectifying lapses encountered in the 2024 budget. We had envisaged in 2024 that
22:06we would like to use the engines, heavy duty machineries that we are going to purchase but
22:12then we up till now we have not had the machinery so the amounts that we put for the recoveries
22:18we had to remove all these amounts from the budget. So we had another one of Société Régionale
22:22de Développement which we had some lapses in it also because we did not take into consideration
22:27certain dispositions that the law has envisaged. So we had to work on it again to see that we
22:33kept the things that we had not imputed in this particular deliberation. The secretary general of
22:39the West Governor's Office, Adre Epente Tazo, who represented the state at the session,
22:46implored the members to rise above the financial challenges in the move
22:50to carry out projects that are people-centered. The president of the regional council on his part,
22:56Joël Fokafoka, has set up an emergency support fund to assist the victims of the
23:02Fokwe Flood disaster in the Mainwa division that rendered many homeless.
23:09Let's stay in the West region where the third phase of the regional sensitization campaign
23:14aimed at curbing violence and hate speech in schools has been launched in Bafousam. The
23:19campaign was launched at the government high school Bafousam by the director general of the
23:24National Civic Service Agency for Participation in Development, Mr Taosi, who stressed that joint
23:30efforts must be put in place to make the school milieu void of violence. Kinge Angela Parr reports.
23:38The officials of the National Civic Service Agency for Participation in Development
23:43have indicated that they are out to create a peaceful atmosphere in schools so as to enhance
23:49learning. What we need is to make these young people resilient, tolerant, and they can develop
23:58a good atmosphere in school. The students from various schools have taken the commitment
24:03to be of good conduct. Violence is not good. We have to stop taking in drugs, stop fighting,
24:11because it's not going to help us. I learned that it's not nice to do gambling and I also
24:16learned that it's nice to be punctual and also listen to the school rules. The administration
24:22of the West region has implored parents to join the efforts to ensure normalcy in schools.
24:28Everybody should get on board to put an end to this phenomenon which is not good for our nation.
24:35To work hard, sensitize the youth so that we can build a strong society,
24:43a beautiful nation where we respect the values of a modern society. Sensitization gadgets have
24:51been handed over to the various schools to ensure the effectiveness of the civic education campaign.
24:58About 200 youths, some of them women in Ubala in the Lakeye division,
25:03have completed an intensive training in ICT and received their end of training certificates.
25:09The certificates were handed over during a ceremony presided out by the divisional officer
25:14for Ubala, Felix Kanga, in the presence of the resident representative of the African Institute
25:20of Computer Sciences, Armand-Claude Abanda. More on that with Victor Siga.
25:25200 women and youth of Ubala ready for the job market after undergoing intensive training on
25:32ICT. The training is in line with the Mijef project, championed by the first lady,
25:38that seeks to ensure the social professional integration of young Cameroonians.
25:42When I entered this formation, I learned many things like to own a computer,
25:46make research, like to type in a computer.
25:50They have been challenged by the resident representative of the African Institute of
25:54Computer Sciences to be job creators and not mere job seekers.
25:59I want to thank our elite, the minister, who decided to give the opportunity in our youth to
26:09train themselves. I want to make an appeal to all other youth in our subdivision to come out
26:16and follow this opportunity because this training is free.
26:20ICT training is very important for the development of a town, to give ICT training for young and
26:29women for the development of Ubala. The Mijef project targets the social
26:35professional empowerment of over a million youth by 2035.
26:40The book we read in this newscast today is Pre and Post Marital Agreement by Asanji Ived,
26:49which presents another marital strategy for building lasting relationships.
26:53The book features 234 intentional questions designed to start conversations on essential
26:59topics like parenting and finances, helping couples navigate their differences before
27:05and after saying, I do. Gracious Bering, you read the book for the 7.30 news today.
27:16Most people attest stepping into marriage by way of the in-love experience,
27:22implying that they meet someone whose physical characteristics and personality traits create
27:28enough electrical shock to trigger their love alert system.
27:32But when the bells go off and they are set in motion, the Pre and Post Marital Agreement book
27:39comes in. It is a call for every partner to see beyond the butterflies in their belly.
27:44Most often people get married without agreeing on how they're going to live.
27:48They kind of have expectations that are not communicated and when they get in,
27:53just assuming that those things were going to get in place and when those things are not in place,
27:59they feel disappointed and they want to quit. According to the author, before and after saying,
28:04yes, I do, couples should agree on parenting, sex and intimacy, finances, religion and others.
28:12Couple A, for example, might say, we are good with everybody having access to our phones and
28:17couple B might say, oh, please don't touch my cell phone and it works for them. So while couple B is
28:25happy, couple A is equally happy. At the end of the day, our target is to see that all marriages
28:29get happy and get successful. The marriage counselor urges couples to grab a copy and
28:35answer all the questions they need, adding that the book should be kept where they can revisit
28:40the pages for reminder and redirections. Come to church now for Thanksgiving Mass at
28:48Colmessie in Ngumu Subdivision, which was set at the St. Cross Parish by Monseigneur
28:56Zwa Severin Obama for the peace in the area. Details with Marie Claire Doe of CRTV Center.
29:05Colmessie, a locality situated roughly 14 kilometers from Ngumu, is one of the clans of
29:12Colmessie, which has as head third-class chief Charles Atananamanda, who has been on the throne
29:18for 15 years now. To mark the 15th anniversary, a Thanksgiving Mass was organized to pray for
29:25more wisdom and strength for the chief to continue to lead his people in peace and harmony.
29:31Officiating at the Mass, the chief celebrant thanks God for blessing the chief of Colmessie
29:37and also thanked the head of state, President Paul Beer, for recognizing Toshina Rula,
29:42who is a member of the Ngumu Council. The occasion of this celebration was Thanksgiving
29:49for all that the chief of Colmessie has experienced in the past, but certainly better
29:58it was an occasion for him to thank God and to have now a new vision.
30:06Prior to the Mass, the third-class chief Charles Atananamanda chaired a session
30:12of the Council of Notables, during which encouragements and more traditional blessings
30:17were bestowed on him, especially by his maternal family. In attendance were some
30:23senior administrative and local authorities. Over in Douala, the remains of an administrative
30:30assistant at the Minister of Communications Cabinet, Marie Nicole Wunje Mokoko, have been
30:37laid to rest. During the corpse removal, Rene Madume Sadi described the lady as a hard worker
30:43who was not only like a collaborator, but had become a man of his family.
30:52A final goodbye to Marie Nicole Wunje Mokoko, marked by mobilization,
30:57that depicts a grandiose yet sad moment for someone who left a positive footprint.
31:03The Minister of Communication, Rene Manuel Sadi, the Director General of the CRTV, Sharon Dungu,
31:09colleagues and family members were all in Dibumbare for a last homage.
31:13She really loved her job. When you go to the Minister's Secretariat, you are never in a rush
31:18because she would say, sit there and let's converse. As a prayerful woman, we always talk about God,
31:23we always talk about how you should behave and all of that. I'm going to miss her and I pray the
31:27Almighty God grant her rest. While her professional family mourns the departure of a key element in
31:33their structure, her biological family cries as the heavens has once again snatched an angel on earth.
31:39She was a beloved woman. We loved her very much. She was sharing and I just want her to rest in
31:50peace. The burial in Dibumbare was preceded by night video where family and loved ones gathered
31:56in Jabonaberi Family House. Marie Nicole Wunje Mokoko, Administrative Assistant at the Ministry
32:02of Communication, has gone to the world beyond and now rests for eternity amongst her ancestors
32:09in Dibumbare. New or returning students of the Advanced Institute of Public Management took a
32:15spot to work along some streets in the area today as part of activities of the week of auditing.
32:21They've also pledged to uphold the ethics of auditing as they carry on their work. Romeo Kenya reports.
32:29A meeting of auditors, this time via sport. They are out to reiterate the importance of auditing
32:35in public and private institutions. The 23rd, we have a matriculation that is at the regional
32:42council so the program is going to finish with finally the graduation of the batches before us
32:50that is on the 24th still at the regional council. Auditors of the third to the seventh batch of the
32:55Institute of Public Management actively took part in the sport walk. What we're trying to pass across
33:01is the importance of understanding management because we have come to find out that practically
33:09the act of management is really lacking in our society. People do not have that in
33:15incentive of management. The Advanced Institute of Public Management is here to
33:20work that incentive in each and every one of us. A colloquium will be organized for the auditors
33:25as part of long week activities. We've come to the end of the 730 edition of the newscast.
33:33We started by saying bringing to you this press release from the prime minister's office saying
33:39the prime minister head of government chief Dr. Joseph John Gute will leave Yaounde this
33:44evening for Apia in Samoa where he will represent the president of the republic his excellency
33:49Paul Bian at the commonwealth heads of government meeting 2024 scheduled from 21 to 26 October 2024.
33:56The director of cabinet Barongeli Confiance Ebune signed the press release. Thank you for watching.
34:02Tomorrow is going to be a good day.
34:32you