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Barrister Agbor Balla was given the floor yesterday October 30th 2018 to address the Canadian parliament on the happenings in Cameroon, specifically the anglophone crises. Barrister Agbor Balla at the Canadian house of Parliament - TimsBlog237

In a bid to help redress the distress and killings plaguing the anglophone regions of Cameroon,  some artists united and made their voice heard territory wide. These artists included Ko-c, Salatiel, Nabila, Mr Leo, Minks,  Pit Baccard,  Daphne, Blanche Bailly. The worry fans bear now is; where were these artists when the for all the past time? Why would they wait until dead tolls reach 10s of thousands before making their voices heard? Is the good gesture controlled by a superior political power it is from a free will?

Today the 20th of May 2018 is celebrated by some portions of the country as the 46th feast of national unity. This celebration unfolds at a time when the country is torn apart by political ideologies, malice in tactical and strategic actions.   While some celebrate this day, others mourn their lost, especially in the English speaking regions of the country. Cameroon today. TimsBlog237 Civilians have been victims of circumstances from the brutality of those who are put in place to protect them. As a result, many have lost the value of this day. Families who have directly or indirectly been touched by the on going calamity in the Northwest and southwest regions already bear in them a grudge against this day.

At the Parliament. The Members of Parliament belonging to the Social Democratic Front yesterday put up a calm display of their rights over facts deemed just by the party. The bone of contention was the fact that the major problem plaguing the country, the anglophone crisis was not on the menu. After all the emphasis and pressure, all the speaker could do was to say the anglophone problem will be looked into during subsequent parliamentary sessions This was what came out to be the immediate cause of the demonstration in the parliamentary house. These demonstrations brought to chaos the menu for that day as the singing, whistling and dancing made hearing of the prime minister's speech almost completely impaired. Nonetheless, the message was definitely passed on and will be looked upon. The country's budget was measured to a whooping amount of over 4000+ billion francs CFA, an amount that ought to bring an immense change in the country's economy if put to efficient use. T...

GBHS FONTEM Government Bilingual High School Fontem, a seed of knowledge located in Lebialam division of the South West region on Saturday the 25th of November reportedly caught fire. According to the reports, the principal's office, the bursar's office and that of the discipline masters were all burnt to ashes, incurring a great lost in material and data. While the source of the mysterious fire is still to be realised, all fingers are pointing to the anglophone problem. According to the principal, the net worth left behind could amount to some 10million francs CFA. This fire incident has summarily brought interruptions to classes as the infrastructure needs to undergo renewal and renovation. GBHS Fontem dates as far back as 40years and is renowned for the mass if youths it sends out to further educational cycles and to the world of professionalization annually.

Sparked by the the recent paste of unfolding activities in the north west and south west regions of Cameroon (Southern Cameroons), the minister of of communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary went touring media stations round the country. As seen, his main objective was to try as much as possible to refute and try to curb the rate at which every activity taking place in the English regions of the country were being propagated, especially that which directly touched the government. The immediate cause of this tour was the peaceful demonstration of 22nd September and the planned declaration of the independence of Southern Cameroons (1st October).  This steps taken by the anglophone population of Cameroon made the country to remember their long abandoned history as senators, members of parliament and some dignitaries assembled at the Monument of Reunification environs to commemorate October 1st, an aspect so unusual. In his tour, Issa Tchiroma came across equinox television an...

News of resignation of some MPs from Parliament has gone viral on the internet today. The list included MPs like Famous Honourable WIRBA and Honourable MbAH NDAM. Their alleged resignation is said to be linked with the ongoing crises plaguing the anglophone regions of the country. Honourable Wirba has been a blazing flame as long as the struggle of the anglophones is concerned. He had even openly confronted his fellow colleagues in parliament to make the anglopgone's voices heard. Their resignation shows how determined they are to see permanent solutions reached in the problem faced by the anglophone regions of Cameroon. The gesture was applauded by the population of the NW and SW regions of Cameroon as they welcomed them in triumph.

President Donald J. Trump during the UNGA union asked to be updated with the happenings of some African countries, Cameroon being one of them. He was updated with the happenings of the country by some subordinates. Trump being the president of the world's pivotal country, USA has the ability of turning tables as far as crises are concerned in countries in need. He was drilled on aspects attributed to the founding of the country and the probably the causes of its present day situation. To most Cameroonians of the North West and South West region, if president trump puts his hand of steel on their matter, it will never remain the same. The English speaking population of Cameroon waits in great expectations.

The population of the north west and south west regions of Cameroon are out on the streets again for a round of peaceful demonstration so as to urge the government seek quick and durable solutions to the problems plaguing the aforementioned regions. The movement this time took the phase of an ancient traditional practice in the grass fields called the 'Takumbeng' movement. This is a special sacred movement manifested by women following powerful traditional norms and regulations. the Takumbeng is not very renown as it is only manifested in situations of great desperation and extremity in whatever be the case. The Takumbeng has been unleashed a couple of times in the grass fields of Cameroon as shown below; 26th May 1990, prompted by the killing of about 6citizens during a pro democratic manifestation. 1992 presidential elections, when Fru Ndi was places under house arrest, the Takumbeng surrounded the compound to prevent his formal arrest. 1998, the Takumbeng provided a ...

Sacred Heart college Mankon is one of the most popular schools in the north-west region and belongs to the Roman Catholic mission. This school is well known for her excellent performance in the past decades as far as national competitive exams are concerned. On Monday 18 th of September 2017 at about 8:30-9pm, an unidentified person or group of persons set a dormitory in the school ablaze. Before the flames could be subdued, it had already devoured all the contents of the dormitory. Fortunately, no human loss was incurred because the burning took place at a time when the students had gone to the chapel for evening prayers. Dormitory Building. This act kept the parents of students in this school in a situation of great unrest as thy feared their children could have been hurt in the incident. The sch ool premises was proliferated by a good number of parents, some even took home their kids and vowed sending them back only when total calm has been ensured in the school premis...

   One of the advocates of the anglophone crises, Ayah Paul who was released by presidential decree a week or two ago went back to the central prison. This time not as a convict but as a father. He went with food stuff and a lot more to salut all the other anglophone brothers and all those who were taken in as a result for them. This shows he is not just sympathetic but he also empathizes with them. After being there for more than 8 months, he knew it is not easy to be there especially when those who are out do not get to think of you. He was appraised for this generous gesture of his. He did not go there alone. Ayah Paul Abineh was accompanied by the National organizing secretary of the party P.A.P. He met detainees like Mancho Bibixy, and a lot others. He continued to demand the unconditional release of all anglophones who were taken in in the course of the Anglophone crises. He put smiles in the faces of many detainees as they felt the joy of not being abandoned. Ayah...

The anglophone problem is no new story the country today as even those found in the nukes and crannies of the country have heard about it. This problem did not start of recent. It has been battled upon as a cold war for a very long time now. The problem was set to the lime light by two major factors; the peaceful demonstration of the anglophone lawyers and teachers as they requested several amendments be made in their respective domains. Through this demonstrations, a faction of the anglophone population that had the ego in them for a while now took it on them to openly evoke their plight. This gradually turned the the "lawyers and teachers" grievances into what today makes up the famous anglophone problem. It is not strange... the lawyers and teachers make up the preliminary base of every society and they are the ones who hold the fate of the country. So, the grievance translating into what presently prevails was no mistake. At first, the saddened population had only one p...

    The first week of school has finally come to an end. While eight of the 10 regions of Cameroon witnessed a turn out en mass of students and pupils, it was never the case in the North West and the South West regions of the country. These two regions recorded a very timid turn out of students and pupils even in areas that were relatively calm. Most parents that the editorial board of Tim's Blog walked up to open;y confessed they feared the safety of their children. To them, the massive presence of the military was a cause for panic instead of calm. In recent times, Cameroonians that make up the two English regions of the Country have always seen the militarization of their regions as a call for insecurity instead of security as it should definitely be. Empty School Campus Empty School Campus Nonetheless, the University of Bamenda and of Buea are currently going on. There was a reschedule of the time in order to catch up with the course outline for the year. Since ...

Yesterday at about mid day in the town of Limbe, a gentle man who had invested in the book selling business, probably prospecting it to be the best venture during this "back to school" period watched his books burn to ashes in front of him. A couple of youths who were pro struggle saw him selling on a shelve and immediately got infuriated by the fact that his business venture showed he was in support of school resumption. They immediately set his shelve to flames and all his stock was burnt to ashes while he stood and watched. SEE IMAGES↴ books burnt by angry mob

Its barely two days to the long expected September fourth and the atmosphere is getting tense by the day. Lately, there us a communiqué that went viral on social media indicating Balla and Fontem approved school resumption in the anglophone regions of Cameroon. All efforts to reach the two have been in vein. This has left the SCACUF board in a state of oblivion. Could this really be true? If true, pro struggle parents will see this as pure sabotage to the struggle. We still wait hoping all will end clean and fair.. Stay posted!

Today the 30th of August marks the release of a handful of people who were arrested following the anglophone crises. According to an interview session conducted by the CRTV, it proves those who got involved in destruction of state emblems and symbols could still be withheld. The  streets of the two anglophone regions of Cameroon was so filled with euphoria as the celebrated the release of their brothers.  Nonetheless, the presidential gesture came just in time to foster school resumption 5days from now. A few book sellers in the anglophone regions have promised to open their bookshops following this move by the president.  Let's keep our fingers crossed as we look forward to see how it all unfolds, hoping it ends clean and fair. stay posted..

Following the crisis which has plagued the Anglophone regions for close to 12 months now, the stakes on school resumption remains a high bid for government and anglophone activists. For the past months, the government has been putting in place strategies to bring an end to the anglophone crisis. This spans from envoys sent to the USA, Belgium and South Africa to dialogue  with traditional authorities in the North West and South West Regions. The outcome this far has been 'fruitless' as activists made their point clear ''The Struggle continues!'' We can equally highlight the fact that, the Cameroonian flag was brought to ashes in Canada as Ambazonians stormed the Cameroonian Embassy and hoisted their flag. This became the bone of contention on national station, some condemning and others giving reasons to the action. Saint Joseph College Sasse, Main Bloc With the extremely poor performance registered at the 2016 GCE O/A Levels, added to the negative ram...