CAMEROON :: Fear for press freedom, fear of Eto’o’s trip to Niger. :: CAMEROON
The National Communications Council has once again stepped up to the plate with the suspension of the Equinoxe TV show “237 the debate”, thereby casting doubt on the editors. The conflict between the Bamoun and the Tikar is still scary, as is Samuel Eto’o’s visit to General Tiani. Against all odds, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reassures you: do not be afraid.
As the election dates approach, is freedom of expression now under threat? The daily La Nouvelle Expression, published by the Equinoxe group, explains that “The government is strengthening repression.” And for good reason, the National Communication Council wants the program “237 le Débat” presented last Sunday by journalist Pierre Laverdure Ombang and broadcast on Équinoxe Télévision, replacing the canceled “Right to Answer”.
We see it clearly and we must be suspicious, this other measure of media drunkenness comes within the framework of media desertion in the prelude to the 2025 presidential election This is why Volker Türk reassures: “Don’t be afraid”. The Yaoundé daily Mutations reveals that this is the appeal launched by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the political class and civil society, after several attacks on freedom of expression. Volker Türk wants an independent investigation in the North-West and South-West.
Another concern is Samuel Eto’o’s visit to General Tiani. The newspaper Afrique Performance asks: “Why is this trip scary?” Samuel Eto’o Fils, president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, is a new idea, gaining more height in his new aspect of international lobbyist with African heads of state. An unknown situation not only with many people in the inner circle but also with the general public who, unfortunately, are beginning to find it a threat.
The Magba relationship is making headlines with “The sub-prefect in the dock”. For the daily newspaper Le Messager de Douala, in a letter addressed to the sub-officer of the Magba district, “Collective of Bamoun is frustrated by the events of August 8 in Magba” expresses its deep desolation and concern It is about the absence of an official response during this bloody conflict.
Also, “The Sultan’s Message of Peace.” Mouhammad-Nabil Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya on these Bamoun-Tikar tensions “Light”. The newspaper Le Point published in Yaoundé believes that the brawl in Noun is a source of tension that Cameroon does not need. More intellectual than traditionalist, it is clear that the Sultan, King of Bamoun, is not endowed with the same managerial and ancestral abilities as his predecessors. The scuffles that have been seen raise a question about how the monarch began to rule. And as a result, questions arise about his true intentions. And the greatest person who comes to the fore knows what would happen to this department, with him at the helm, in the days to come.
