By Orock Eta
Tuesday, February 26, 2008: The strike took a turn for the worst with protesters going into business premises to make sure that they were locked. In Kumba, the national treasury, taxation office and brasseries were set on fire. Everything is still grounded.

There were series of meetings in Yaounde and Bamenda between government officials and the population to look for a lasting solution. In most of the towns in the country, the population is still determined to continue with the strike action. Increasingly, there are fears that there might be food shortage in the days ahead. bread is already not available and the price has doubled.
Solomon Tembang, a Reporter who works for Eden Newspaper who travelled to Douala on the eve of the strike to print the newspaper is reportedly missing. All attempts to reach to him by phone have failed.











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Our blood, sweat and tears should not go for nothing. We must make it mean something. Unfortunately, it is the necessary price we must pay. Biya must go!. We must not stop until he does. He wants to hang on to power so that his son should grow and inherit the presidency. We are fighting for our children too, and for all those young and unfortunate enough to know this Biya thief as a so -called leader.
Posted by: Donbon | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 05:06 PM
Lets not be afraid. A New Nation of Peace, Justice, Equality and yes Wealth shall arise from the sacrifices of the moment.
Lets rejoice. Indeed, it is a time for happiness for our liberation is at hand.
Posted by: Donbon | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 05:25 PM
Courage brothers do not stumble. This is it. This is the beginning of our great rebellion. We will take our Country back. God bless our beloved Country Cameroon.
Posted by: 7512wilson | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 06:09 PM
Southern Cameroonians need to stay off the streets and wait this one out. That is my advice.
Posted by: Ma Mary | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 06:10 PM
Ma Mary,
You are right.
Any Southern Cameroonian who will sacrifice his or her life for "Biya Must GO" is but a FOOL.
Southern Cameroonians should concentrate all their energies in liberating their country from La Republique's colonization.
ALL FROGS MUST BE BOOTED OUT.
Period.
Any Southern Cameroonian politician who is fooling our people to be fighting the wrong fight is hereby warned. We shall not differentiate between you and the frogs.
No drop of blood from our 6.3 million dear citizens of the Southern Cameroons should be sacrificed for La Republiqque anymore. Let the idiots do the dirty job themselves this time around. Afterall it is their country and they should be cleaning their mess.
And while they are at it, they should get the hell out of our land.
Filthy smelly froggy toads.
A+
Paa Ngembus
THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS SHALL BE DECOLONIZED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
Posted by: Paa Ngembus | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 06:45 PM
Ma Mary,
You are right.
Any Southern Cameroonian who will sacrifice his or her life for "Biya Must GO" is but a FOOL.
Southern Cameroonians should concentrate all their energies in liberating their country from La Republique's colonization.
ALL FROGS MUST BE BOOTED OUT.
Period.
Any Southern Cameroonian politician who is fooling our people to be fighting the wrong fight is hereby warned. We shall not differentiate between you and the frogs.
No drop of blood from our 6.3 million dear citizens of the Southern Cameroons should be sacrificed for La Republiqque anymore. Let the idiots do the dirty job themselves this time around. Afterall it is their country and they should be cleaning their mess.
And while they are at it, they should get the hell out of our land.
Filthy smelly froggy toads.
A+
Paa Ngembus
THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS SHALL BE DECOLONIZED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
Posted by: Paa Ngembus | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 06:48 PM
ma mary i understand well what you mean
but, this is the same man, who is colonising us for 46 years, soo, my people
are not really in support of the french camerounese, they are just venting their anger from this brutal oppression for four and a half decades. they want to let alone.
they dont want any camerounese foreign military driving into our towns and giving us orders any more, we alone are going to give orders to ourselves.
Posted by: red flag | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 09:00 PM
From Paa Ngembus' comments: I have two obsevations to make:
1)His statistics of 6.3 million Southern Cameroonians is a stark contradiction to those of Reg Flag, who has often portrayed this figure far higher: 8 million. Why this disparity?. Is someone among you misinformed?. Are you telling the forum the truth?. Who is right afterall?.
2) A warfare agaisnt the Biya regime should equally benefit the Southern Cameroonians because, a new leader might have regard for the their cause , and take appropriate measures to address their concern.
Posted by: simplice | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 at 09:03 PM
I REALLY DOUBT WHAT IS MAKING THESE SOUTHERN CAMEROON IDEOLOGISTS TO THINK ALL THOSE LIVING IN THE S.W AND N.W PROVINCES ARE THEIR FOLLOWERS.INCASE YOU DON'T THE ONLY SOUTHERN CAMEOONIANS ARE THE LESS THAN 500 OF YOU PEOPLE MAKING NOISE. THOSE FIGHTING NOW ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR BELOVED COUNTRY CAMEROON. SO I AM REALLY SURPRISED TO HEAR THAT THERE ARE 6.5M SOUTHERN CAMEROONIANS.I HOPE I AM NOT BEING COUNTED AMONG.HEAR PAA,"Filthy smelly froggy toads."
A+
Paa Ngembus
THE SOUTHERN CAMEROONS SHALL BE DECOLONIZED BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY.
I WONDER HOW DIFFERENT YOU'RE FROM PAUL BIYA IF YOU CAN USE SUCH EXPRESSIONS ON HUMANS GOING THROUGH THESAME PAIN LIKE YOU.
CAMEROON IS ONE AND ONE IT IS GOING TO REMAIN.THE TIME OF CHANGE IS NOW.
Posted by: one cameroon | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 02:53 AM
This strike is a test of what is to come when Mr. Biya would send a bill in parliament to amend the constitution.
A majority of Cameroonians are fade up with the regime in place.
This are clear signs of the exit of Paul Biya through the window.
Since Biya and his men lack wisdom and forsight the people are left to do whatever. Staying silent will not solve the problem.
Posted by: Ottou | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 04:42 AM
Shame to you all, who repeatedly distort the facts and try to make southern cameroonians look stupid.Your identity as a southern camerooinan is not only rigional.It sterms from historical facts which i presume some of you are aware or just ignorant of.
We don't need to remind simplice that his positiveness on the one united cameroon is deceptful and misleading.Simplice due to the discontent of many cameroonians if you don't know(Eastern cameroonians) from La Republic du Cameroun and Western cameroonians from (southern cameroonian),you are a witness of the discontent epitomised by the dejection of Southern cameroonian ideas to the solution for a one united cameroon(FRU NDI PROPOSALS BANNED TO NATIONAL RADIO).sO WHAT KIND OF UNITED CAMEROON ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT .Yes we where reunified to be one nation under a federal systerm;but this aggrement was bridged by the La Republic brothers; by gradually changing from the federal systerm to the unitary systerm.You will be tempted to say there was a referandum;what about the change from the United Republic of cameroon to La Republic du Cameroun?i guess you don't know the implication even.
Be informed for it is a crime to be misinformed and misinformed other sound minds.Southern cameroonians are not a group of crazy people;there are "the citizens of what was once known as the Mandated and Later Trustee-ship territory under the league of nations and the United Nations repectfully".Simplice i urge you all to redress your statements and review your opinions about the demographic and geo-political limitations of the cameroon today.
A new wave of abuse ,is regard and carelessness of the La Republic brothers is the advocay of 'national intergration' what does it mean to Intergrate?who is intergrating who?that is a food for thought to you who talk evil of southern cameroon.They are asking southern cameroonians once more, to be intergrated to La Republic du cameroon to form the nation of La Republic du Cameroon.Please Simplice look at the bigger picture .
Today they are asking for a constitutional amendment.Do you have a constitution?where you or your parents or greatgrand fathers a party, as cameroonians, to the drafting of that constitution?where you all ever given an opportunity through your leaders in parliament to read and amend the draft before it was past to law?do you know what that constitution represent? have you ever read it or own a copy of the constitution ?i guess you have no idea.Then;because we don't know the heck what that constitution represent;it is not a valid tool of representation for the peoples of cameroon bond of unity, and the costoms and laws that guides them in that unitary state.
I rest my case at this level you all can correct me if i am wrong.i am open to critcal views and objective opinions.
Posted by: dollar | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 09:57 AM
Shame to you all, who repeatedly distort the facts and try to make southern cameroonians look stupid.Your identity as a southern camerooinan is not only rigional.It sterms from historical facts which i presume some of you are aware or just ignorant of.
We don't need to remind simplice that his positiveness on the one united cameroon is deceptful and misleading.Simplice due to the discontent of many cameroonians if you don't know(Eastern cameroonians) from La Republic du Cameroun and Western cameroonians from (southern cameroonian),you are a witness of the discontent epitomised by the dejection of Southern cameroonian ideas to the solution for a one united cameroon(FRU NDI PROPOSALS BANNED TO NATIONAL RADIO).sO WHAT KIND OF UNITED CAMEROON ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT .Yes we where reunified to be one nation under a federal systerm;but this aggrement was bridged by the La Republic brothers; by gradually changing from the federal systerm to the unitary systerm.You will be tempted to say there was a referandum;what about the change from the United Republic of cameroon to La Republic du Cameroun?i guess you don't know the implication even.
Be informed for it is a crime to be misinformed and misinformed other sound minds.Southern cameroonians are not a group of crazy people;there are "the citizens of what was once known as the Mandated and Later Trustee-ship territory under the league of nations and the United Nations repectfully".Simplice i urge you all to redress your statements and review your opinions about the demographic and geo-political limitations of the cameroon today.
A new wave of abuse ,is regard and carelessness of the La Republic brothers is the advocay of 'national intergration' what does it mean to Intergrate?who is intergrating who?that is a food for thought to you who talk evil of southern cameroon.They are asking southern cameroonians once more, to be intergrated to La Republic du cameroon to form the nation of La Republic du Cameroon.Please Simplice look at the bigger picture .
Today they are asking for a constitutional amendment.Do you have a constitution?where you or your parents or greatgrand fathers a party, as cameroonians, to the drafting of that constitution?where you all ever given an opportunity through your leaders in parliament to read and amend the draft before it was past to law?do you know what that constitution represent? have you ever read it or own a copy of the constitution ?i guess you have no idea.Then;because we don't know the heck what that constitution represent;it is not a valid tool of representation for the peoples of cameroon bond of unity, and the costoms and laws that guides them in that unitary state.
I rest my case at this level you all can correct me if i am wrong.i am open to critcal views and objective opinions.
Posted by: dollar | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 09:58 AM
mr biya from all ramnification,it is clear that you have failed to deliver the goods your predecessor handed over to you for our beloved nation.what is happening today is just a pointer to the fact that you have become opsulate and needs to step down.any attempt to seak another term might necessitate another kenya(we are not praying for).so be careful before you complete with your unfinish.my brothers you should not relent in your efforts to send the old vipers out.iam sure the battle line have just been drawn.tboy
Posted by: the biggest tboy | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 10:11 AM
its a shame honestly!! it is very clear, when the southern cameroonians mouth have been oiled, they dont go and keep quite, instead they are the onse fighting their own brothers in the NW and SW provinces. you COWS!! killing and hurting the weak and innocents. are you not ashame? you keep quite infront of Biya encouraging his mischief eh! southern cameroon my foot!! what has the weak and poor in Buea and Bamenda done? there shall be no peace if it continues this way. i strongly agree there is no constitution in cameroon, it is long dead. there is no way a new nation of peace, equality, justice and wealth shall arise from the sacrifices going on now in cameroon abeg. because there have never been since i became a cameroonian. southern cameroon, wona get two face make wonna try repent abeg!! shame na wonna own if wonna continue for take bribe then wipe mouth because na only wonna go continue for hear hot.
Posted by: moiwo | Wednesday, 27 February 2008 at 05:04 PM
i will not waste time making uneducative arguments with people who seem not ready to learn.What to you is southern cameroon?is it a group of people or an assocaition of people or a territory;defined,identified and existing?Moiwo, i strongly believe ingnorance is a crime.
I know there is a ploriferation of action groups advocating for the restoration of the soverignity of southern cameroons,i know there are some of these groups who think the respect of the soverignity of southern cameroon is by bringing La Republic du cameroun on the table for a political dialogue,which they can make demands for the country to go back to the Federal Ssyterm of goverment. WHAT DO YU THING?.So,what do you know about these things Moiwo?why should you refer individuals as southern cameroons?Please i know even the cameroonian history was shaded from alot of you but it has been introduced in schools as far back as 1996.Agian ignorance about the issue is a crime and is punishable.For more on southern cameroon history,evolution and upheavals go to www.scylforfreedom.org.
Remeber Biya said; when negocaitions fail people should not take on the streets and manipulate the youths for political gains.what is he talking about?Again he said political change is gotten democratically through the ballot box.I have not forgotten that he is the police of the ballot box and chooses who wins,and he has been winning for 25 years even when peple don't vote for him.That is "democracy advance".SHAME TO YOU PAUL BIYA. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT THE RESICUTIAN CULT IS NOT ETERNITY.Let the people of cameroon define their constitutional values.Let the People of southern cameroon decide freely and not be held at gun point by you and the French to be part of a union that you voilated the terms in 1984.God is seeing and you will all lavish in your predicaments for what you have done to southern cameroonians,WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN LAKE NYOS DISASTER,WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE INTENTIONAL COLLAPSE OF CAMEROON BACK,WADA ,MEIDINO,UNVDA-NDOP AND CREDIT AGRICOLE.Maiwo if you know what i am talking about then you can go ahead and challenge Biya and not causing yourself for being a southern cameroonian.If i should ask"when did you become a cameroonian" because you said"since i became a cameroonian".I guess you don't even know what your identity is.sorry for you.This should be an educative forum,so we should all respect the symposium of people logging on here to discuss real matters affecting cameroon.
What about North westerners and south westerners being killed by southern camerooonian activist?i guess that is what you mean.When did such a thing ever happened?stop this misinformation.Know what you say and back it with facts.I know of north west and south west as provinces in La Republic ;but for real this region was an AUTONOMOUS REGION FROM 1959 when it gian its autonomy from Nigeria;and was recognised by the UN AND La Republic du Cameroon before reunification.When cameronn had two stars on the flag ,that region's autonomy was recognised;so don't you think it is a gross voilation of the inalienable right of self determination and soverignty of the southern cameroonian people.when in 1985 BIYA over night changed the name of the United Republic of Cameroon to La Republic Du cameroun?
THANK YOU ALL .I REST MY CASE FOR NOW.
Posted by: dollar | Thursday, 28 February 2008 at 12:30 AM
i will not waste time making uneducative arguments with people who seem not ready to learn.What to you is southern cameroon?is it a group of people or an assocaition of people or a territory;defined,identified and existing?Moiwo, i strongly believe ingnorance is a crime.
I know there is a ploriferation of action groups advocating for the restoration of the soverignity of southern cameroons,i know there are some of these groups who think the respect of the soverignity of southern cameroon is by bringing La Republic du cameroun on the table for a political dialogue,which they can make demands for the country to go back to the Federal Ssyterm of goverment. WHAT DO YU THING?.So,what do you know about these things Moiwo?why should you refer individuals as southern cameroons?Please i know even the cameroonian history was shaded from alot of you but it has been introduced in schools as far back as 1996.Agian ignorance about the issue is a crime and is punishable.For more on southern cameroon history,evolution and upheavals go to www.scylforfreedom.org.
Remeber Biya said; when negocaitions fail people should not take on the streets and manipulate the youths for political gains.what is he talking about?Again he said political change is gotten democratically through the ballot box.I have not forgotten that he is the police of the ballot box and chooses who wins,and he has been winning for 25 years even when peple don't vote for him.That is "democracy advance".SHAME TO YOU PAUL BIYA. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT THE RESICUTIAN CULT IS NOT ETERNITY.Let the people of cameroon define their constitutional values.Let the People of southern cameroon decide freely and not be held at gun point by you and the French to be part of a union that you voilated the terms in 1984.God is seeing and you will all lavish in your predicaments for what you have done to southern cameroonians,WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN LAKE NYOS DISASTER,WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE INTENTIONAL COLLAPSE OF CAMEROON BACK,WADA ,MEIDINO,UNVDA-NDOP AND CREDIT AGRICOLE.Maiwo if you know what i am talking about then you can go ahead and challenge Biya and not causing yourself for being a southern cameroonian.If i should ask"when did you become a cameroonian" because you said"since i became a cameroonian".I guess you don't even know what your identity is.sorry for you.This should be an educative forum,so we should all respect the symposium of people logging on here to discuss real matters affecting cameroon.
What about North westerners and south westerners being killed by southern camerooonian activist?i guess that is what you mean.When did such a thing ever happened?stop this misinformation.Know what you say and back it with facts.I know of north west and south west as provinces in La Republic ;but for real this region was an AUTONOMOUS REGION FROM 1959 when it gian its autonomy from Nigeria;and was recognised by the UN AND La Republic du Cameroon before reunification.When cameronn had two stars on the flag ,that region's autonomy was recognised;so don't you think it is a gross voilation of the inalienable right of self determination and soverignty of the southern cameroonian people.when in 1985 BIYA over night changed the name of the United Republic of Cameroon to La Republic Du cameroun?
THANK YOU ALL .I REST MY CASE FOR NOW.
Posted by: dollar | Thursday, 28 February 2008 at 12:31 AM
dollar, you seem to be the only one who is really angry and has got time to write history. you are always resting ur case. you sound as though u are one of those two face cameroonians who will take bribe and clean their mouth. address what ever is boiling in you to the right place not here because only people like u and i will read and keep quiet, but its not reaching the right place. i agree with u about what biya said about taking riots to the street, but do u cameroonians respect that? after the bribe where do u go?? abeg am just having a laugh here, no waste ur time di write plenty history because man get plenty thing for do. God bless you bro..
Posted by: moiwo | Thursday, 28 February 2008 at 03:51 PM