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After close to two years of lobbying and negotiations between the Bamenda II and Brampton Councils, a Cooperation Agreement was signed Thursday August 22, 2024 in Ontario Canada.  Mayor Patrick Brown & Mayor Chenwi Peter brandishing the Signed Agreement.  The win win agreement according to Mayor Chenwi Peter will benefit both Councils in diverse ways as the areas of Cooperation include the following; - Manpower and Human Resource Development, - ⁠Agriculture, Rural Development  - ⁠Education, Waste Management - ⁠Tourism, Environment and Climate Change, - ⁠Road maintainance, Council Management, amongst others. The Bamenda II Municipality stands to benefit from the agreement through the intervention of Brampton City Council in the following areas; - Construction, rehabilitation and equipment of Schools and Health facilities within Bamenda II, - ⁠Construction of shelters for Internally Displaced Persons, - ⁠Acquisition of a Grader and Excavator for the Equipment Pool of the Council, amo

In a bid to address the growing food crisis in Cameroon, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, officially launched the Emergency Project to Combat Food Crises in Cameroon (PULCCA) in Bamenda, North West Region. The Project to run from 2023 to 2025 is poised to significantly benefit local farmers by providing them with essential agricultural inputs and tools aimed at enhancing food production and building resilience against climate shocks. H.E GABRIEL MBAIROBE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Financed by a 59 Billion World Bank loan with additional 1.48 Billion FCFA state funding, the project targets six food crisis-affected Regions in Cameroon, including the North West. It aims to alleviate the pressures on natural resources exacerbated by conflict and climate change which have severely impacted food availability and affordability. Speaking at the event held at the North West Development Authority (MIDENO) premises, Minister Mbairobe Gabriel

​COMAGEND Partners with Media Professionals to Amplify SRHR Reporting! By Ruth Che Wachong   Common Action for Gender Development (COMAGEND) is currently carrying out a Ten Months intensive program on understanding Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) in some Four (4) selected Communities in Bamenda. This was the outcome of a one day intensive workshop between COMAGEND Executives, Media Professionals and Community Leaders that recently held in Bamenda.    COMAGEND Executive Director, Dr Sally                Mboumien orientating Media Partners/  Community Leaders. Strategies adopted to be used during the Projects lifespan will include amongst others; Creating characters that defy traditional norms, Promoting Gender Equality, Fostering healthy musculinity such as empathy, care and respect, encouraging audience participation. Media Partners (Blue), Community Leaders (Yellow) in  a working Session. The Executive Director of COMAGEND had this to say when asked about the role of media in

​North West Governor Rates Phase II of MINTP/MIDENO Road Works at 66% Realization! By Ruth Che Wachong   The Governor of the North West Region, Chairman Follow Up Committee has conducted a comprehensive assessment of progress in the execution Phase II of the Ministry of Public Works (MINTP)/North West Development Authority (MIDENO) Partnership Agreement on the  Rehabilitation/Maintenance of 41km of earth roads linking Bamboutous Division in the West and Mezam Division in the North West Regions Cameroon.  The Governor and entourage visited the stretch of roads under maintenance from Galim through Bamenyam to Awing and back after which he rated the work done soo far at 66%. Governor Leading the Supervision Team “This is actually my first time here since phase II of the Project started and I’m very impressed with the work done so far. I would like to express on behalf of MIDENO where I am Board Chair my most sincere gratitude to the Minister of Public Works for this great project wh