Cameroon : These Prophets Of Doom

Cameroon’s Minister of Communication and Government’s Spokesperson, René Emmanuel Sadi in a press release on December 24, 2021 denounced a report broadcast on the international television channel “France 24” on December 23, 2021. 
The report stated that at the end of 2021, the cost of basic foodstuffs has reached such high levels that many Cameroonian families are now finding it difficult to feed themselves properly. In the report, it is stated that if the state of affairs persists, the social situation could in the short-term lead to large-scale uprising, threatening both the stability of institutions and social peace in Cameroon. In another report, two days earlier on December 21, 2021, the international Non- governmental Organisation, Human Rights Watch published dispatches relating to Cameroon’s hosting of the 33rd biennial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) football tournament that will run from January 9, 2022 and February 6, 2022. The organisation states that the European Football Club Association, international observers and media have raised concerns over the threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic to the large gathering of players and officials in Cameroon, as was the prevailing insecurity in the two English-speaking regions of the country where matches will be played.
The recent reports above are just a tip of the iceberg on information some media organs and both domestic and international organisations have been propagating to tarnish the image of Cameroon. Human Rights Watch in previous reports have been notorious in stating violations of human rights by the defence and security forces in their mission of the defence of territorial integrity in the security crisis-affected North West, South West and Far North Regions.
Organisations operating abroad but owned by Cameroonians such as the “Brigade Anti-sardinard” have not only been propagating information that tarnish the international image of Cam...