L'Effort Camerounais (English Version)

Central African sub- region bishops worried about Darfur crisis

By Franckline Benjika W
Bishops who participated in the 8th plenary session of the Association of Episcopal Conferences of the Central African Sub-Region, AECCAR, have condemned the humanitarian crisis in Darfur-Sudan.

World Apostolate of Fatima embraces new mission

By Mirabel Azangeh Tandafor Fru
After its recognition and approval by the Holy See, the World Apostolate of Fatima, WAF, which is an international association of the faithful  formerly known as Blue Army , is now poised to embrace a new mission with new found verve.It is against this backdrop that the International President of the Apostolate, Prof Americo Pablo Ortiz, called on WAF members during their twin congress, which ran from April 3 to 5, to live up to the ideals of the new apostolate.The All Saints Parish, Mutengene, hosted the African Regional and National summits that drew delegates from some African nations and nine dioceses in Cameroon, where WAF is present.

"Fatima message is a perfect instrument for the new evangelization," International President, World Apostolate of Fatima

Interviewed by Mirabel Azangeh Tandafor Fru
Prof. Americo Pablo Lopez Ortiz is the International
President of the World Apostolate of Fatima. This professor of Ethics, who was in Cameroon recently for the International Congress of this Apostolate, is presently writing books on the English and Spanish versions of a book on the Fatima Message and the World Apostolate of Fatima. In this exclusive interview, he tells us what the Fatima message is all about, the Church in Latin America and lots more. Excerpts

Assessing the Blue Army in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Interviewed by Mirabel Azangeh Tandafor Fru
Bishop Nestor Ngoy of Kolwezi, one of the Dioceses
of the Democratic Republic of Congo, was one among the hundreds of delegates who recently attended the World Apostolate of Fatima International Congress which  took place at the All Saints Parish - Mutengene. He talked to L'Effort Camerounais about his perception of the Apostolate in Cameroon and how the apostolate functions in his country. Excerpts

BFAN Africa Regional Conference slated for July 2007

James Achanyi-Fontem

The 7th Regional Conference of the International Baby Food Action Network, IBFAN Africa, has been slated in July 2007 under the theme "Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and the Millennium Development Goals' successes and challenges in the continent.

Bakassi: the troubled waters under the Green Tree

Jovian Shemlon

Monday, August 14, 2006, was a rainy day in almost all parts of Cameroon, but deep in the creeks of the south west after Idalabato, a memorable event was taking place. Nigerian troops and civil authorities had started the long process of withdrawing from the disputed Bakassi Peninsular.

African Telecoms Regulation Conclave ends in Yaounde

James  Achanyi-Fontem

The 7th International Forum on the regulation of telecommunications in Africa ended in Yaounde on June 8 with participants agreeing to exchange experiences more often with the International Telecommunications Union, ITU. Opening the forum, the Cameroon Minister of State for Telecommunications, Bello Bouba Maïgari, emphasized on the need of harmonizing services in all regions of the world, with the frame work of adapting to the evolution of technologies.

The “Human” Rat Race: Is someone burning up blacks in France?

By Jovian Shemlon

The houses themselves, with the broken and leaky plumbing, look like misery redefined and upgraded by the devil. There are cracked gas pipes, peeling wall paint, and no provision for heating. The damp is quite visible in these apartment buildings in Paris. Abandoned, expired and crumbling, but nevertheless occupied by those who were born to be miserable - Africans.

Famine in the King’s kitchen!

By Jovian Shemlon

The people of Niger look well fed, as you can see", said the Niger President, Mamadou Tandja to the world, at this time when the United Nations Food Program and other specialised UN agencies are joining Oxfam, MSF and other NGOs to call the world's attention to his country's ongoing famine that has taken humanitarian crisis proportions.

John Garang’s death is very portentous for Africa

By Jovian Shemlon Clearly, air travel is very hazardous for Africa’s top brass and their kin, for the aftermath is inevitable and usually bloody on the grassroots people. The recent tragic end of the Southern Sudanese warrior king and the consequent mayhem in Khartoum, are ample proof of this assertion.