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CONTENTSMali and The Two African Worlds of the Led and The Tanzania: A Crusade Against Foreign Dependence For Leadership______2 Magufuli______21

International Community Urges Mali to Quickly Return Cameroon Crisis: Women Feeling The Brunt Of The to Civilian Rule ______4 Four Year Anglophone Crisis______24

Cote d'Ivoire: Party Chooses 78-Year-Old Ouattara to As Chadwick Boseman Dies: The Futuristic City of Run for Re-election______5 Wakanda is set to turn into Reality – All Thanks to Mu- sic Mogul Akon ______26 Nigeria: What Decides Ondo Next Governor______8 Adesina Lays Out Vision for Second Term as _____ 29 Tanzania: Magufuli vs Tundu Lissu in Battle Royale For Presidency ______10 AFDB President ______29

Nigerian :Growing Calls For Buhari To Take Back Will Refugees Make Rwanda-Burundi Friends Bakassi Peninsula From Cameroon ______11 Again?______30

Africa's Great Lakes States Demand Reparations from Justice: Answers and Actions for Lasting Positive Germany and Belgium for Colonization______14 Change______31

African Union Nothing But A ‘Gentleman’s Club’ - Male- The Wait Continues: Zimbabwe Yet to Disburse Covid-19 ma ______15 Welfare Grants to the Underprivileged ______33

Cameroonians: The Daunting Task of Bridging The Lan- Kenya's Mediation Journey______35 guage Divide -NCPBM shifts gears from monitoring to African Plant Breeders And Entomologists Intensify evaluation ______16 Efforts To Combat The Fall Army Worm Menace ___ 36 #ZimbabweanLivesMatter Exposes Human Rights Jean Pierre Nsame: A Football Season To Remember Abuses in Zimbabwe ______20 For The 27-Year-Old Cameroonian______39

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PAV - APR. 2019 - MAG 0419 Vol 3 1 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa Mali and The Two African Worlds of the Led and The Leadership By Ajong Mbapndah L s if grappling with the of office, President Alassane Ouattara ravages of COVID-19 was made a U-turn, and tensions in the Anot enough, a military coup country are high with growing fears in Mali popped up to provide more of another civil war. The AU is not headache for Africa. After months saying anything, the international of protests on the leadership of community is not saying anything. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita To the leaders, it is about their for his poor handling of a brutal interests and the AU has so far failed insurgency, wanton corruption, and to shirk the image of a club which a floundering economy, the military caters to the needs of leaders with took matters in its own hands by common interests and agendas and seizing power. less about the people. It is this attitude The unbridled joy on the faces that make people jubilate about a of Malians spoke volumes on the coup in Mali, while leaders agonize unpopularity of President Keita who in fear that it could happen to them was serving his second and last term. as well. As the late USA President To Sidibe Djenebou, a resident of John Kennedy said, “Those who make Bamako, the coup was not carried peaceful revolution impossible will out by the soldiers, but by the Malian make violent revolution inevitable.» people. Be it in Cameroon, in Guinea, in Ivory «There was total chaos in the Coast and all other countries with country, so the people cried out and flawed elections are the norm, where raised their voices calling for the head term limits are changed and where of state Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to the will of the people is continuously listen to his people. He didn›t want thwarted, there will be a day a of Ajong Mbapndah L, Managing Editor to and so the army stepped in. I think reckoning that ECOWAS (Economic Community choice? I hold no hatred towards What about those who rig elections Just as we have said before, the of West African States) should stay anyone, my love of my country does with reckless abandon to eternalize perils of blindly entrusting the calm, it›s a Malian problem, it›ll not allow me to, may God save us.” Mr themselves in power? We need destiny of Africa just to the leaders be fixed internally, not externally,» Keita added as he stepped down. not call names but look around the are too many. Everyone must be a another resident Madame Dicko, told While it is understandable and continent and you will see many. leader. In this issue of the magazine, the AP. important for constitutional authority What about those who change term we take a look at the great work The enthusiasm of Malians for to be respected, it is equally important limits? Just when many thought that that the Senegalese American Artist the coup was in sharp contrast to to balance that with the legitimate Africa had grown past that stage, the Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, the reaction of the international concerns of the people. The contrast practice came back in full force and better known as Akon, is doing. With community. From the Economic in the joy of Malians, and the angst of from the most unlikely quarters. multiple awards to his credit and Community of West African States the international community amply In Guinea, President Alpha Conde, the global fame he enjoys, Akon has to the African Union, and the sums up how challenging this can be. a historic opposition figure who maintained a surprising audacity former colonial master France, the That he left without a fight or went through unimaginable pains for bring things in Africa. From condemnation was in unison. without the kind of resistance that in his quest for democracy shocked solar projects that have transformed «I strongly condemn the forced could lead to a bloodbath was some and disappointed many when he millions of lives in Africa, Akon’s detention of President Ibrahim form of saving grace for Mr. Keita forcefully abrogated constitutional latest project is the construction Boubacar Keita of Mali, the Prime .Had he heeded to insensitive calls term limits just so he could seek a of a multi-billion futuristic city in Minister Boubou Cisse and other from some of his peers across the third term .Protests with humongous Senegal. The issue also profiles the members of the Malian government, continent to hold on to power, or turnouts did not deter Conde, even upcoming Governor’s race in Ondo and call for their immediate release,» the international community for when military intervention led to State Nigeria, the expectations for the AU Commission Chair Moussa Faki constitutional authority to be restored the dead of many Guineans, all that second term of African Development Mahamat, said in a statement. at all cost, there is a likelihood that mattered was his third term agenda, Bank President Akinwumi Adesina, «I want no blood to be spilled to Malian blood would have been shed . and he is at the verge of realizing it growing calls for Belgium and keep me in power,» President Keita The question has been repeatedly without the AU blinking. Germany to financially atone for said, «If today, certain elements of our asked, what constitutes an Over in Cote d’Ivoire, after colonial sins, progress on bridging armed forces want this to end through unconstitutional take over? Should indicating that he would not change the language divide in Cameroon and their intervention, do I really have a it just be limited to military coups? the constitution to seek a third term more. Happy Reading!!

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PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 3 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa International Community Urges Mali to Quickly Return to Civilian Rule By Prince Kurupati he Mali military took matters into its own hands when Tdeposing President Boubacar Keita. After several months of protests which were supported by the military, the military on 18 August, 2020 arrested the country’s President effectively setting in motion a coup. The coup was widely supported by the majority in Mali but received condemnation from the international community. With the coup having come and gone, the international community is requesting for the military to return to the barracks and leave civilians to take the echelons of power. Speaking after the arrest of the president, Colonel Assimi Goita, the president of the National Committee The military coup was embraced by many Malians. for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), where the President and several other However, though ECOWAS did to have Boubacar Keita return to finish the military wing that oversaw the government officials were being kept fail to help Boubacar Keita and the his term as the president, the military coup said, “Mali is in a situation of captive. M5-RFP find common ground before has however conceded to immense socio-political and security crisis. The alliance of opposition the intervention of the military, the pressure from the regional body We no longer have the right to make politicians and civil society, the regional body still feels that it has a and released Keita to be a free man. mistakes. By making this intervention M5-RFP which played a key role in lot to play in the country’s fortune. The spokesperson of CNSP recently yesterday, we have put the country organizing the protests that finally After the news broke out that Keita issued a statement saying, “President above (everything). Mali first.” led to the fall of Boubacar Keita had been arrested and announced IBK is free in his movements, he’s at The 75-year old former president said that it was thrilled with the his enforced resignation, ECOWAS home.” The news was confirmed by a Boubacar Keita was arrested together support that came from the military did send a delegation to meet the close relative of Boubacar Keita who with his son, his Prime Minister and fully supports the action that military in Mali on the way forward preferred to speak on condition of Boubou Cisse and several other top the military took. Following the for the country. As the first priority, anonymity. The head of the ECOWAS government officials. On the same fall of Keita, M5-RFP organized a ECOWAS wants to help Mali quickly delegation to Mali, former Nigerian day that the President was arrested, rally for all its supporters saying return to civilian rule. The most President Goodluck Jonathan also he appeared on national television the rally was basically going to be common position that’s being touted confirmed that he met with Boubacar announcing that he was resigning a thanksgiving rally for those who by the regional body is for Boubacar Keita after his release and he seemed from the post. With news having helped to ‘free’ Mali from the poor Keita to return as the country’s ‘very fine’. already spread that he had earlier on rule of Boubacar Keita. Keita critics president to finish his presidential Disregarding the position that’s been arrested, many just assumed say that he massively failed to deal term. This obviously is something being touted by ECOWAS, the Mali that the appearance was a forced with corruption; he mismanaged the that’s difficult if not impossible military says the best route for the resignation which presumably, was economy and did not take decisive to attain considering the military, country is to establish a transitional to give an illusion that the events action after widespread reports of the opposition and the civil society government with either a civilian which were taking place were not disputed legislative elections. want nothing to do with Keita. Even leader or a military. The military that of a coup but just a president When it became apparent that more worrisome is that the return however agree with ECOWAS that who had decided to call it quits. the M5-RFP was receiving a lot of of Keita won’t do much to close the a return to constitutionalism is Boubacar Keita’s weary-sounding support, Boubacar Keita did court gaps that have been widened by the something of immense importance voice during the address did not the services and advise of regional coup between the military and the but it’s not feasible to have elections help matters either. Sources close body, ECOWAS on how to handle executive something which will keep at the present moment. The military to international media outlets the situation. However, despite causing problems to the military, the reassured ECOWAS that elections including the BBC confirmed that concession after concession, it was executive and the general populace at will indeed be held but within a the president’s resignation address difficult to find a way to please an large. ‘reasonable’ amount of time. In the was broadcasted from a room at the alliance whose main goal was to see While the Mali military certainly negotiations with the ECOWAS Kati army base, 15km from Bamako, Keita resign as Mali President. does not entertain ECOWAS’ position delegation, CNSP said that it wants 4 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs the transitional government to be ministries. However, all commercial in place for a period of three years. outlets remain open. ECOWAS has refused this position In response to the coup, the stating a transitional government can continental body, the African Union only be in place for a maximum of one suspended Mali saying coups were year. “something of the past which we In an interview of France 24, cannot accept anymore.” The body the junta spokesman Col Ismael will only accept Mali back after a Wague said, “We are going to set in return to constitutionalism. place a transitional council, with a The European Union after the Mali transitional president who is going coup said it has suspended its training to be either military or civilian… missions in Mali. The EU has two We are in contact with civil society, missions training Mali’s army and opposition parties, the majority, President Boubacar Keita was forced to resign.Photo credit police. In a statement, the EU said it’s AFP. everyone, to try to set the transition suspending the missions as they are in place.” military operations against rebels intervention in 2012, the rebels did designed to support “the legitimate With the Mali military and the active in central and northern take advantage of the coup to further national authorities.” EU however ECOWAS delegation working to find regions, but urged a swift transition of their territorial strongholds. confirmed that the suspension is a common ground, France’s Foreign power. Mali has several jihadi groups Since the coup, there has been just temporary until a return to Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in in its northern deserts and there are increased military presence in most constitutionalism is achieved. an interview with RTL radio said fears they could take advantage of cities and towns in the country the Mali coup will not stop French the coup. After the previous military particularly outside government Cote d'Ivoire: Party Chooses 78-Year-Old Ouattara to Run for Re-election By Prince Kurupati n 2016, Ivory Coast passed a constitutional clause which Iallowed a President to run for three terms. Using that constitutional clause, the incumbent Ivory Coast president has been endorsed by his party Houphouetist Rally for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) to seek re-election for a third term in the October, 2020 elections. Alassane Ouattara the incumbent President first took office in 2011. However, his ascension to power was marred with high levels of violence as his predecessor Laurent Gbagbo refused to leave office even when the electoral body had officially announced that he had lost the Ouattara is smiling but many Ivorians are fuming that he reneged on his promise not to seek a third term. election. Estimates are that at least 1000 lost their lives during the post- 84% of the votes cast. In his second Ivory Coast’s good economic would like the Prime Minister to run electoral violence witnessed in the term, Ouattara continued the same fortunes made some political analysts for President. country in 2011. trend prioritizing Ivory Coast’s to conclude that Ouattara’s party The death of the Prime Minister in Following intense pressure from economy. would romp to victory once again in July of this year changed everything the international community, Gbagbo Large infrastructural projects are the October 2020 elections. However, as a new name had to be chosen as eventually vacated the presidential mushrooming in the country; Abidjan for long periods up until the untimely RHDP’s presidential candidate. The office leaving it to Ouattara. Fair to has re-established itself as a major death of the Prime Minister Amadou chosen name by RHDP was none say, Ouattara since his ascension to investment hub for Francophone Gon Coulibaly, many believed that other than that of Alassane Ouattara, power has done remarkably well more Africa while the annual GDP growth the man who would be on the ballot the same man who was on the ballot so when it comes to the economic has steadily and consistently exceeded for RHDP would be Amadou Gon paper in the 2010 and 2015 elections. sector. This is largely the reason why 7% each year since 2012. All these Coulibally. In fact, Ouattara himself Speaking after his official he won with a landslide margin in the made possible thanks to Ouattara’s had made it crystal clear that he nomination, Ouattara said that it 2015 presidential election garnering incredible economic trajectory. would not run for re-election but was hard for him to go back on the PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 5 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa decision he had made earlier on (not to run for re-election) but the faith that the party placed in him changed his mind. “Going back on my decision was not easy…There is nothing preventing me from standing…I did not have the right to place my personal project above the urgent situation in which the country finds itself.” It was not everyone who welcomed the news however. Several civil society and opposition groups said they were angered with the move. Some opposition youths actually took to the streets to express their dismay at the news that Ouattara was seeking re- election for a third time. The general Still in exile after been acquitted at the ICC, former President Laurent Gbagbo has not said his consensus amongst the critics is that last word on the elections Ouattara’s bid for re-election for a third term is unconstitutional. They society argue that the provisions of of crimes against humanity over the station, bars and shops have been set argue that a third term for Ouattara is the New Constitution have not as yet 2010 election unrest. Gbagbo’s party o fire and looted…young people close tantamount to a ‘coup’. taken effect. the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) had to the opposition burned tires and In 2016, Ivory Coast passed a new The 2020 election is set to be already endorsed Gbagbo to run for set up barricades in different parts of Constitution. However, there is no highly competitive. However, one re-election. town.” legislation or any piece that explicitly name that will be definitely missing Reports say that at least six people The party spokesman for Ouattara’s states when the new Constitution from the ballot paper is that of former have died and 100 others have been party Mamadou Toure said that “We takes effect. According to Ouattara’s president Laurent Gbagbo. The injured in the violence which ensued remain focused on the election, with party, the new Constitution is already Independent Electoral Commission after the news that Ouattara was a record to defend and a project to in effect and as such, it means that (CEI) banned Gbagbo from contesting running for re-election. Reports also propose to Ivoirians.” He went on to Ouattara under the new Constitution the election. This despite the fact that state that several coaches, the central state that the street demonstrations can run for another term as the he was conditionally freed by the market and about 30 shops were against Ouattara’s candidacy were a country now has a new Constitution. International Criminal Court in the set ablaze. AFP reports that “There ‘dismal failure’. However, the opposition and civil Hague after he was cleared last year are people wounded. The small bus

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PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 7 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa Nigeria: What Decides Ondo Next Governor By Michael Adeboboye Ondo state is one of the states in Nigeria the platform of the All Progressive Congress the Independent National Electoral (APC), while Jegede was the PDP’s flag Commission would be conducting bearer. Akeredolu emerged the winner of staggered election. The election holds the election with a total of 224,842 votes, October 10. Michael Adeboboye pictures the Jegede came second with 150,380 votes election scenario, political parties’ strength, while Bar. Olusola Oke, another senior legal candidates and electorates behavior pattern practitioner came third with 126,889 votes. in the state. From 1999 till date, four different ndo State, one of the states in the political parties have governed the state south west geopolitical region in at different times. Late Adebayo Adefarati ONigeria is witnessing governorship was elected on the platform of the Alliance election in October 10 as announced by for Democracy (AD) Agagu (PDP), Mimiko the Independent National Electoral (LP) and presently, Akeredolu (APC). For Commission (INEC). Although a staggered the 2020 governorship election the state, election birthed by court-proven electoral lNEC has fixed October 10 and announced manipulation in 2007, the oil producing seventeen political parties that would state people are sophisticated when it participate. Following the political trend, comes to electing theirs leaders, especially it appears only three political parties are the governor who will manage their to watch. The APC once again presented Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, incumbent governor, Ondo State commonwealth for four years. Unlike some lt’s 2016 candidate for the election. Also, and candidate of the APC for October 10, 2020 governorship election. other states in the political zone largely Jegede who was the PDP’s candidate in dominated by Yoruba speaking tribe, the 2016 has won the ticket once again. The sunshine state (Ondo) seems to have been deputy governor of the state Agbola Ajayi clothed with ray too hot to capture in the is the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, typhoon of god-fatherism; phenomenon (ZLP). The election is around the corner and where one money bag decides the fate of political intrigues are not in short supply. entire state by appointing his stooge and Meanwhile, the question agitating the minds enthrone him against the will of the people. of political pundits is what would influence Election in such scenario is nothing but a the decision of the electorate? mere formality. Since 1999 when Nigeria According to Hon. Tony Ala who is a returned from military rule to democracy, PDP leader in the state, he said the PDP daring Ondo electorates’ political sagacity is as a political party has a track record of like a dangerous voyage into perilous abyss. achievements that would influence the The immediate past governor of the electorate in the election to vote for its state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko was a product candidate, Jegede as the next governor of rule of law. After a prolonged legal battle of the state. He said Jegede emerged the over the authentic winner of the 2007 candidate of the PDP through a free and

governorship election in the state in 2007, fair primary election, adding that when Eyitayo Jegexe, SAN,Ondo PDP Governorship candidate, the court of Appeal sitting in Benin City, Edo candidate of political party emerged through October 10, 2020 election. state gave the judgment in Mimiko’s favour a transparent party primary, that would in February 23, 2009. His predecessor, Late influence the decision of the electorates. He Dr.Olusegun Agagu who was sacked by the said the candidate of his party (Jegede) is Appeal Court was a candidate of the People’s a gentleman politician with credibility and Democratic Party (PDP). Mimiko was the personality that permeated all the nooks and candidate of the Labour party (LP). That crannies of the state. scenario fell off the state from the pedestal ̋Eyitayo Jegede emerged as the of general elections timetable in the country. candidate of PDP in a free and fair party Mimiko governed the state between 2009 primary. None of the aspirants who and 2017, making him the first governor to contested for the party’s ticket alongside him have been on the governorship seat for a alleged foul play in his favour. A free and fair complete eight years. Mimiko later return to primary election which the winner emerged the PDP in controversial manner. through a transparent party primary attracts In 2016, Rotimi Akeredolu and Eyitayo the interest of the electorate, even though Jegede, both Senior Advocate of Nigeria they are not members of the political party (SAN) slugged it out for the number one or delegates, they monitor the process. PDP Gbenga Elegbeleye, APC leader and former position of the state. Akeredolu contested on has governed the state before and our party Governorship aspirant in Ondo 8 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs

Agboola Ajayi,Ondo Deputy Governor and candidate of the Ondo ZLP, October 10, 2020 election. President Muhammadu Buhari. has track record of unprecedented achievements to magazine), a governorship aspirant in 2016 who the benefit of the citizens. This is one of the many is leader in the APC, Hon. Gbenga Elebgeleye said Dr Goodluck Jonathan former reasons Ondo State electorates have pressed their Akeredolu has performed creditably well “I am President Federal Republic of Nigeria. interest in the party for the October 10 governorship from Ikare and if you go to my hometown, you will election. The people cannot be deceived. They know see the dualisation and rehabilitation of the roads. the governments of the PDP established it̕ s focus What the people desire is good governance. It does on people ̶ oriented projects. They know the party not matter who does it. I have just told you how the cares for the artisans, technicians, youths, market governor has performed in my part of the state. The women, mothers and their children. The score projects are physical and visible. It is not something card is there. They are saying it themselves, not you will require binoculars to see. Akeredolu is achievement they hear only in the media. They all giving good governance. In politics, opponent must know the PDP run compassionate government. We say something to be relevant. I think the issue of are not telling all these to them. They are giving us Ondo state governor should be based on quality. their testimonies. “Go and look at the Benin-Ore road and see “The benefit of the PDP touched their lives a first class flyover bridge, first of its kind inthe directly. Talk about education, health care state built by Akeredolu. See the industrial park infrastructure, social welfare and all other in Ore area as well as the vehicle Assembly Plant. responsibility of a good government, our party Everybody knows that Akeredolu has improved is not comparable to deceptive government. You road network in Ondo State. What do people want cannot just continue to fool the people. The people of really? Quality service! People say Akeredolu is not the state are the one reminding us of our numerous a political person. Do we need a super politician as Late Adebayo Adefarati ,former Governor Ondo State 1999 to 2003. achievements. Everywhere we go, they said our governor or performer? party gave their children education. They said their “We have seen super “politician” and that is children received free medical services during our not the kind of politician Ondo needs. We need a government. The father said their pregnant wives super administrator and that is what we have in were taking care at the mother and child hospital. Akeredolu’’ They tell us about free surgery, regular supply of “Indeed, out of all the top three political drugs, free school shuttle and outstanding facilities. parties to be watched in October, the PDP had The people of the riverside know that the PDP governed the state and the APC is the incumbent, opened their roads to the land and regularly clear thus the claim to have surpassed one another in the waterways. They know their children had access respect to achievements by both is not out of place. to very low tuition fee in the higher institution of However, the veracity rests in individual citizen learning. PDP ̕ s achievement is too large to perspective. And would that even be a major factor compare to the present administration. They tell that would influence the decision of the electorates? us all those projects are gone now. The people are Sadly, Nigerians political endorsement is garnished asking question which the APC government fails to with don’t “shit” where you “eat” syndrome. give any convincing answer. Insecurity, corruption, Apparently, Ondo electorate’s behaviour tribal and religious sentiments are glaring hallmarks pictures can be glimpse in the 2015 and 2019 of the APC government in Nigerian. Our people are elections. Mimiko was the incumbent governor saying it is enough. Our candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, in 2015. And despite that he was the southwest SAN is the most acceptable by the electorate. He is coordinator for the re–election of the then representing the PDP; political party which is the president, Goodluck Jonathan who was seeking re- choice of Ondo State comes October 10” election on the platform of the PDP, the electorates Prince Tony Ala,PDP leader in Ondo. In an interview with journalists (not this voted against the PDP. The incumbent president PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 9 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa

ambition led to resigning his membership of the APC, contested in PDP’s party primarily but lost to Jegede. His popularity cannot be cut down with razor blame. Though a third force on the platform of the ZLP, he is a politician with wide influence. He was a chairman of Ese- Odo Local government area of the state, Former House of Representatives member and the deputy governor who survived impeachment Tsunami of the APC even after leaving the party Dr Olusegun Agagu ,Governor Ondo State Dr Olusegun Mimiko ,Governor Ondo State 2009 for another political party to contest. to 2016. 2003 to 2009. For now, the three top Muhammadu Buhari of the APC won in the state. incumbent. Will power of incumbency and federal contenders are engaging in rigorous campaign Same scenario repeated in 2019 where Presidential might decide who becomes the next governors of ahead of the election but the fate of who eventually candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar won in Ondo State? becomes the next governor shall be found in the Ondo state despite having Akeredolu of the APC as Ajayi the deputy governor whose political electorates thumb at the poll. Tanzania: Magufuli vs Tundu Lissu in Battle Royale For Presidency By Amos Fofung political dissent. Lissu will be running on the ticket of the opposition Chadema party after beating two other contestants in a landslide victory. His greatest challenge will be to unit the opposition if he wants to get Magufuli out of office who pledged peaceful and credible elections. Opposition leaders say the deck is heavily stacked against them because of the absence of an independent electoral body and the possibility that international observers will not oversee the polls amid the coronavirus John Magufuli›s first term in office has left many with mix reactions .Photo issafrica.org pandemic. anzanian President John nearly three years in Belgium for promising to end corruption and Pombe Magufuli will face 14 treatment after he was shot during an expand infrastructure. But his tough Why Tundu Lissu is such a Tchallengers in presidential assassination attempt, and ex-foreign governing style has cemented his threat to Magufuli’s presidency elections scheduled for this October, minister Bernard Membe, who was nickname - the Bulldozer - originally After his assassination attempt the elections board announced. expelled from the governing Chama bestowed on him during his time as in September 2017 in Dodoma, the The presidential and parliamentary Cha Mapinduzi party in February. public works minister. administrative capital of Tanzania, elections are scheduled for October Tundu Lissu returned to Tanzania Rights groups and the opposition Tundu fled the country and had more 28. last month after spending nearly three have accused Magufuli of increasing than 20 surgeries in Belgium. Before John Magufuli is seeking a second years in Belgium for treatment after repression ahead of the polls and he left Belgium, Lissu told French and final five-year term in office he was shot during an assassination intimidation of political rivals and the newswire AFP that he was going to in October, but he faces strong attempt. Local media reports that, press, accusations the administration try and fight for the presidency of competition from the opposition who in September of 2017, he was shot denies. Tanzania. are said to be considering a coalition 16 times while returning from a Tundu, 52, and a human-rights Lissu made a name for himself in to kick him out. parliamentary session. lawyer will run against John Magufuli, the year before he was shot, as he His main challengers are likely Magufuli›s party has governed who’s first five years in power has was arrested eight times, including to be Tundu Lissu, who returned to Tanzania since independence in according to critics been marred by two weeks before the assassination Tanzania last month after spending 1961. He swept to power in 2015 a crackdown on civil liberties and attempt. He had been charged with 10 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs

incitement, among other charges. unseat the Chama Cha Mapinduzi «Whether we are going to have (CCM) party that has been ruling free and fair elections, that is not since independence. the question, we don›t expect that. Although praised for its economic The issue is ... are we going to have reforms and its fight against our lives by the end of the electoral corruption, Magufuli has come process…The biggest thing has been under fire both within the country the untold suffering. Killings of and outside it for his crackdown on political leaders, attacks on political the press, as well as the arrests of leaders, abductions, disappearances, opposition members. He has also torture, illegal prosecution of refused to report any cases of Covid-19 opposition leaders and activists since May, saying that Tanzania is not in courts of law, with trumped-up in the throes of the epidemic like the charges,» he said. rest of the world. Despite the support behind him, Firebrand politician Tundu Lissu was greeted by thousands it will require a united opposition to as he returned to Dar Es Salaam on July 27. Nigerian :Growing Calls For Buhari To Take Back Bakassi Peninsula From Cameroon By Amos Fofung ess than a month after a video of Femi Fani-Kayode Nigerian Lpolitician cum former Minister and Special Assistant to President Olusegun Obasanjo went viral across social media platform were he could be heard indicting Cameroon for not respecting certain provisions of the Green-Tree Accord which ceded the oil rich Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, a pressure group is mounting pressure on Abuja to reclaim the once disputed territory. Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to set up a judicial commission of inquiry to probe the circumstances that led to the decision of ceding the oil rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroun. Note that a majority of Nigerians never accepted the 2002 International UN SG Kofi Annan , Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, and Paul Biya of Cameroon at the Court of Justice ruling which awarded signature of accords ceding the Bakassi Peninsular to Cameroon. UN Photo Eskinder Debebe the territory to Cameroon. The Nigerian senate in November 2007 the Bakassi Peninsula. In 1994, after Peninsula, basing its argument on Peninsula to Cameroon. On 14 August voted to void the agreement that serious incidents of border incursions the 1913 Anglo-German Treaty which 2006 Nigeria effectively pulled out had ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to that provoked shooting, and after traced the borders between the two its military and the Cameroonian Cameroon. However, this did not many casualties and deaths of soldiers colonial powers. flag was hoisted. Two years later, 14 affect the ceding of the peninsula. had been recorded on both sides, Following intensive diplomatic August 2008, the remaining Nigerian Bakassi Peninsula harbors Cameroon submitted its entire set of activities culminating in the 12 June administration and police left the substantial quantity of oil/gas border-related disputes with Nigeria 2006 Green-tree Agreement brokered Peninsula in what was celebrated reserves which have since the early to the International Court of Justice by the United Nations and witnessed as one of the most peaceful conflict 90s triggered mounting hostilities at The Hague for adjudication. After by four world powers – Britain, resulted settlements. and military confrontations between examining the case for eight years, France, Germany and the United However, fresh troubles have for Cameroon and Nigeria. the World Court ruled that Cameroon States – Nigeria eventually agreed to years now being steaming over the In 1993 Nigerian troops occupied is the rightful owner of the oil-rich unconditionally hand over the oil-rich area with some Nigerian politicians PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 11 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa accusing Cameroon of mistreating shocked that this country is watching its citizens residing there and not what is happening to this state. We respecting the ceding agreement. are not part of the 13% derivation. We In his viral video, the former are like a weeping child in The Niger minister said the contribution it was Delta Development Commission, agreed was to accrue from crude oil NDDC. We have lost our oil wells. exploited in the area. Fani-Kayode The 500 million per month as agreed who also served as Minister of is not coming. The 15 billion naira Culture and Tourism and later as every two years not coming …,” he Aviation Minister from 2006 to 2007 lamented. accused Cameroonian authorities of According to Ayade, “since not granting the people of Bakassi 2016, I have been making several their fundamental right to self- representations to the President determination which is part of the pleading that this unholy pain of Greentree accord. the people of Cross River should be “I am telling you as at today, the Since 2016, I have been making several representations reviewed”. National Assembly did not ratify this to the President pleading that this unholy pain of the people of No official statement from Abuja or move, the ceding of our territory. Cross River should be reviewed,says Governor Ben Ayade Yaounde has being made concerning The next three compensations have lawfully, this was not done in the right international community-that you claims of the agreement violations. not been paid. It was agreed that way and if you really want it, then the can’t just do this sort of thing to us On several occasion, the Nigerian 500million naira would be paid per government really has to do the right and expect us to fold our arms and government has said it will not try to month as the consequence of the oil thing” the politician stated. keep quiet”. reclaim Bakassi from Cameroon. wealth that will go to Cameroon… He was categorical that Cameroon “Frankly, I will make this point, if In 2012 Nigerian Attorney General and finally and most importantly, the has to “go to the national assembly, this doesn’t happen today, a time is Mohammed Bello Adoke said the aspect of self-determination, that is pay the necessary compensation coming when a Nigerian president government had decided to drop the a plebiscite in a referendum ought to the people and let there be a will rise up in this country and he matter after the Senate pressed for a to have been conducted,” the former referendum”. will take that territory back in order revisit the handover ruling. minister and influential politician Time, Fani-Kayode said “is not an to restore the honor and dignity of “The Federal Government is of the said. issue here, an injustice done at that the people of Cross River State and informed view that with less than two He explained that it was agreed that time, is an injustice that remains still the people of the Bakassi and Nigeria days to the period when the revision a plebiscite will be conducted as part today and that injustice was meted on itself,” the Nigerian statesman noted. will be statute-barred, it would be of the conditions. “It was never done. you, the people who come from here Meanwhile speaking during the impossible for Nigeria to satisfy the On those basis, I say it again, loud (Cross river state) and your leaders recent visit, Nigeria’s Cross River requirements…the government has and clear that if I were in president who have been fighting so hard for State governor, Prof Ben Ayade said: therefore decided that it will not be Buhari’s shoes; If I was president of your course”. “I want to thank Fani-Kayode. Even in the national interest to apply for this country today, my priority today He said it was “unfortunate that though not from Cross River State, he revision of the 2002 ICJ judgment,” will be to reunite Nigeria by sending not too many people have been has a deep knowledge of the pain and the Attorney General said. our forces into that place and taking listening in this country and not only suffering of the people of Cross River it back, and holding it and telling the am I addressing the government of state”. Cameroonians, this was not done the Nigerian people, but also the The governor said “I am really

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Burundi was first colonized by German in 1880 in what was then called ‘German East Africa’ that included Rwanda and Tanzania until the end of World War l. After the First Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye.His government is asking for $ 43 billion from Germany for colonial crimes Photo.Tchandrou Nitanga ,AFP via Getty Images World War the defeated Germany was stripped of its colonies in favor Historian and doctoral researcher reports, King Phillippe is the first is contradictory or illogical to claim of Belgium that ruled Rwanda, from Lausanne University said reigning Belgian Monarch to qualify to be part of the respectful state and Burundi and DR Congo until 1962. that current Burundian political as “acts of violence and cruelty” pretend not to know anything about In 2018, the Burundian Senate set challenges are linked to Belgium’s committed under Belgian colonial serious crimes that were committed up a commission of historians and colonial past in a decree by Belgian past led by King Leopold ll in current in the past,» the minister of Human anthropologists to examine the King Albert l that classified the DRC. His majesty Philippe also Rights was quoted as saying. impact of colonialism in the Great population in three ethnic groups. expressed sympathy with Kinshasa According to Historians, many Lakes country. “It is this decree that has led to over “suffering and humiliation” well-documented crimes were Gitega appears to be more conflicts in Burundi and the region experienced by Congolese people committed in ‘Congo Free State’, pragmatic in reparations issue by because some of the population was under colonization. current DR Congo, the then colony setting a price. The Great Lakes excluded from the ruling class because However, Kinshasa’s officials say under the personal rule of Belgian country has recently demanded $ 43 of the decree,” Dr Batunganayo was this is not enough and are now calling King Leopold ll. One of the serious billion from Germany for colonial quoted as saying. for compensation over brutal colonial crimes committed under Belgium crimes. The amount was calculated by Since its independence in 1962, the past. Mr. Andre Lite, Minister of colonization was called “red rubber referring to a fine that was imposed on East African country has experienced Human Rights was quick to react system”- a forced labour created to the Burundian king by the Germans ethnic conflicts that led to large on Belgian King’s comments saying maximize the collection and export in 1903, which forced him to hand scale civil war in 90s and various that Brussels should compensate the of rubbers. Workers who refused to over 424 cows for resisting German massacres. victims of colonization. supply their labour were coerced with rule. Similarly, neighboring Democratic In an interview with a local news «constraint and repression». According to Burundi’s special Republic of Congo (DRC) has also website ‘7 Sur 7 CD’, Lite said that Meanwhile, Belgium has set up a commission on the colonial past, the called for reparations after the the regrets about abuses of human commission to examine the Belgium current value of those cows would be Belgian King Phillippe expressed rights by some Belgium officials colonial past in DR Congo, Burundi $43 billion. There are reports that “deepest regrets” over his nation about their country’s colonialism and Rwanda. Rwandan parliament German is not willing to pay the price brutal colonial legacy in the central are not enough. «The regrets of welcomed the commission but amid similar reparation request from African nation. King Phillippe certain Belgian officials will never be denounced one of its members Namibia its former Southern African expressed shock on 30 July 2020, the enough in the face of their obligation without mentioning name who it colony over genocide crimes. Independence Day in DRC. to grant reparations to the victims called a genocide “denier”. Aloys Batunganayo, a Burundian According to Brussels’ media of colonization and their relatives. It While the increasing reparations 14 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs calls from African countries to former colonizers has attracted interests from activists, media across Africa and scholars around the whole. In the wake of the killing of George Floyd in the USA; Anna Kirstine Schirrer, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University wrote in her recent paper titled “On reparations for Slavery and Colonialism” that neither reparative logic nor appeals for mass reparations are new. “What is new, however, is the conversation about material reparations occurring within governmental and international organizations, and the proliferation of various reparative rationales across multiple scales.” The scholar wrote in King Philippe and Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi in 2019. The Belgium monarch has referred to the colonial past as cruel and violent . photo credit Belga an article published in June. African Union Nothing But A ‘Gentleman’s Club’ - Malema By Prince Kurupati “They (AU) don’t protect the interests of their people. It’s a club. It’s a gentleman’s club” - Malema

utspoken South African politician Julius Malema Ohas lambasted the African Union (AU) for been nothing but a Gentleman’s Club. Malema made the remarks in an interview soon after delivering the EFF’s 7th Anniversary Virtual Address. The EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) is one of the biggest opposition parties in South Africa. Malema made the remarks after he was asked questions about the ongoing human rights crisis in neighboring Zimbabwe. Asked on the role that the regional body SADC or The AU does not have the interest of Africans at heart , says EFF leader Julius Malema. the continental body, the AU could take to bring the crisis to an end, 2019, the EFF President made wanted his husband to be buried a say on where Mugabe was to be Malema said there isn’t much to similar remarks when the former at his rural home in Zvimba while buried. He said that Mnangagwa had expect from the two groups as the two Zimbabwean President Robert Mnangagwa wanted Mugabe to be ‘tormented’ Mugabe to the last day groups are just composed of old men Mugabe passed away. Soon after the buried at the national Heroes Acre. and as such he wasn’t supposed to with nothing but their own interests passing of Mugabe, a power tussle At the height of the tussle, Malema ride behind the late former President to protect. He further went on to state between his widow Grace Mugabe paid a visit to Grace Mugabe at her Robert Mugabe’s legacy. that the AU was just a Gentleman’s and the incumbent Zimbabwean Blue Roof Mansion in Borrowdale, In his words, Malema said, “We Club with no capability whatsoever to president Emmerson Mnangagwa Harare to pay his last respects. After are here to tell her (former First Lady address any problems bedeviling the ensued over whether Mugabe should a meeting with Grace Mugabe and his Grace Mugabe) in person that we are ordinary African man. be buried at the national Heroes Acre family, Malema addressed the media very proud of her and she serves as an This is not the first time that where liberation heroes are buried or saying the incumbent president inspiration to a lot of us and that she Malema has criticized the AU. In at his rural home. Mugabe’s widow Mnangagwa had no right to have must protect ex-President Mugabe’s Call / eMail Us Tel:2404292177, email: [email protected], [email protected] PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 15 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa legacy with everything against any opposition members, civic society to form of opportunism which will want the church, SADC did not even put to ride behind the legacy of President Zimbabwe on the Agenda in its recent Mugabe even when they tormented virtual SADC Summit of Heads of him to the last day.” State and Government and Council of During the same address, he also Ministers Meeting. took time to lambast both the AU and To Malema, the only way forward SADC saying they failed to condemn a for AU as a body is if the youth take coup which led to the fall of Mugabe. charge. Speaking on the AU, Malema “These types of intervention, if they said, “AU has a plan called 2063, and are allowed, they may become an those people won’t be there in 2063. unacceptable phenomenon for the They won’t take responsibility. We region of Sadc. We shouldn’t allow a the youths must stop suffering from situation where the military interferes Malema is known for his fierce criticism of the ANC political apathy and take the future with political affairs.” leadership in South Africa. into our own hands…We know that Malema concluded by stating that fix it.” that the continent has been bedeviled If we say 2063 now and we fail, we “There is no such thing (as) Sadc, After Malema’s statement, many by highly contentious elections but will be held accountable in 2063 there is no such thing. AU, there is no Africans went on various social media often, the AU simply endorses them because we will still be there. But our such thing. It’s a group of old people platforms to support his views. The if the incumbent wins and refuses to leaders won’t be there at that time. who protect each other. They don’t general consensus from those who act if post-electoral violence emerges. Young people must start reawakening protect the interests of their people. aired their views on Twitter was that SADC also received its fair share themselves and take politics seriously. It’s a club. It’s a gentleman’s club… the AU has been found wanting a of criticism. Most notably, many When it comes to voting, they don’t They don’t care; they don’t call each number of times. Most notably, many were amused that despite reports of vote. When it comes to political other out. They are unable to say you highlighted the invasion of Libya human rights violations in Zimbabwe participation, they don’t participate.” are wrong here, you are wrong here, by the United States, Britain and targeting almost every critic of the therefore, this is how we are able to France. Many others also stressed government from the journalists, Cameroonians: The Daunting Task of Bridging The Language Divide -NCPBM shifts gears from monitoring to evaluation By Boris Esono Nwenfor walimu George Ngwane, bilingualism in terms of its effective a member of the National practice within the ministries. But MCommission for the you remember this follow up and Promotion of Bilingualism and evaluation comes up at a time when Multiculturalism, - NCPBM, has said the law of 24 December 2019 that was it is time to shun the indiscriminate promulgated by the President of the use of country’s two official languages. country that came into force and so The Pan Africanist, and writer, was it was important for us to shed light speaking to the national station CRTV about this law and share experiences on the programme, Cameroon Calling with these new ministries. I want on August 30. He and a team from the to also draw to your attention that Bilingualism commission had ended one ministry actually came up after a one-week follow-up and evaluation we had done the visit - which is exercise to some Ministries in the ministry of Decentralization Cameroon›s capital Yaounde. and Local Development, which Cameroon’s constitution makes also needed to have some kind of provision for the production of assessment on how Bilingualism is documents, or materials in both of the There are ministries that have been able to actually get up practised within them. country’s official languages, English to about 6 percent of the recommendations that were made in In a nutshell, our task was to see after and French but the applicability is, 2017,says Mwalimu Ngwane. the 2017 mission what has been done however, an issue. Times without prolonged Anglophone crisis in the idea of language discrimination. in terms of the recommendations we number, documents from various country’s North West and South West made and the new recommendation Ministries around the country negate regions. Journalist: What was the main we have proposed to the Ministries this rule, producing documents just According to George Ngwane, what purpose of the field mission of that we visited. in French for the consumption of needs to change now is for people to the commission? individuals who are English-inclined. have a sense of acceptance, a sense George Ngwane: It was for us to Journalist: What did you find This is one of the reasons for the of tolerance and keep away the whole follow-up and evaluate the state of out from the field? 16 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs

The Commission led by former Prime Minister Peter Mafany Musonge has been hard at work.

George Ngwane: I must say that we from monitoring to evaluation. that should be very permanent. I to change as far as the practice had mixed results in the ministries. Therefore we needed to use the think some of them may lie on their of bilingualism is concerned? There are ministries that have been recommendations that were made in laureates because they still don’t George Ngwane: I think the 30 able to actually get up to about 60% of 2017 as a yardstick to find out exactly know about the sanctions that could sections are very important but some the recommendations that were made how far they had gone. When I say be meted on them. are very key. When you look at section in 2017 and there are other ministries 60%, which does not give them a We in the commission and for 2, paragraph 2 that says all the users that are a little bit resistant – they complete pass mark because we have someone like me who has studied a should be served in the language of have not been able to come up with a 40% that is so crucial in terms of how lot of language commissions, I will their choice. It’s very important for full program. For example, there are bilingualism should be an effective tell you sanctions are not a priority to ministries or relevant bodies to be ministries that up to now have not practice. There was a need for this the commission. It is incentives that able to understand that, that has to been able to institute Bilingualism evaluation, and it has to go on – it fall as a form of sanctions because change. Day. This day is important because is a permanent process. We need to when you’re incentivized, the other You know in yesteryears, this social it gives the latitude for Ministries remind them. For example; one of person who is already facing self- stereotype or stigmatization of Je ne to do an internal evaluation of their the ministries that have managed to sections and so if ministries that lie comprend pas votres Anglais had bilingualism policy. do well because they have been able on their laureates think they can prevailed. We need such stigmas to We also found that some of them do to put things in English and French. do business as usual when they are actually be eradicated and eliminated, not understand that the focus of the We had to move through to the actually making a big mistake. and that has to change and the two official languages is on the users. receptionist and others to find out I will tell you that that the National mindset has to change. You will agree It is important to start understanding if they are bilingual. These are the Commission is already working on with me that it takes a long while and that users have a choice in how people who serve as an interface the possibility of coming out with the we’re not going to give everyone 2, 5 they are going to be served in the between the Ministry and the public. best Ministries with the best practice or 10 years for them to change. It is Ministries and how they are going to We found that the Ministers are in Bilingualism. We are thinking now and we have to give them a shock respond. able to do code-switching in their of having what they call imperative therapy for them to understand that We also had the feeling that speeches. We found Ministers that appointments - Imperative bilingualism has come to stay. administrative documents, not only in are able to speak English and French appointments in bilingualism means We’re actually behind time the ministries but also in the regional paragraph by paragraph. That was a you are able to apply for a post only because we had reunification in 1961 structures should be able to reflect the far cry in yesteryears as compared to when you have a bilingual proficiency. which means we had two different fact that we are a bilingual country. the previous years when it had been We are thinking of instituting what linguistic backgrounds and when These are some of the challenges we all French but I am not saying it has is called a bilingual bonus which we had the 1972 revolution, it also met in some of the ministries but been a bed of roses. means stipends; allowances are given reinforced it. What needs to change overall I will say that about 60% of to you on the basis of your mastery now is for people to have a sense of the Ministries have our bilingualism Journalist: When you say that but this is at the level of individual acceptance, a sense of tolerance and policies put in place. some Ministries are lying low, bilingualism and what I think is keep way the whole idea of language don’t you think they consider the more challenging is at the level of discrimination. Journalist: This means that work done by your commission institutional bilingualism and that is after the 2017 mission, there as a mere formality? why we have to visit the ministries as Journalist: In 2017, members was virtually nothing the George Ngwane: I don’t think they often as we can. of the NCPBM were deployed in commission could do to ensure should actually think so. The National the various ministries. In 2018, that bilingualism is effectively Commission for the Promotion of Journalist: Following the they went to state enterprises practised everywhere. Bilingualism is a watchdog. The kind Promulgation of the law on and corporations in Yaounde. George Ngwane: We went of watchdog policy it does is one official languages, what is going This time that is closed to three PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 17 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa years, they have gone back to As far we are concerned at the the various ministries. Does National Commission, we have been it mean that the work of the able to look at the language component commission is limited to Public which was a bone of contention with institutions? lawyers and the teachers. I’m not George Ngwane: A Language saying that all has been perfect and commissions can only assess again that is reflected in the new law institutions that have subventions that even if magistrates are sent to by the state. So we have a right to go the English-speaking regions, the to the Ministries and we have a right people must be allowed to express to go to state corporations that are themselves in the language of their subsidized by the state. Nonetheless, own choice. Secondly, we’re thinking because we have other avenues like of interpretation and bilingual people a toll-free number of 1518 and a sent in the North West and South website, there is latitude for other West. So as far as we are concerned, users who have faced discrimination we may not be able to get hold of to get back to the commission and be the whole Anglophone crisis, but we able to express their feelings. are looking at the component that is Unfortunately, COVID-19 has relevant to the national commission been a headache to us because we The kind of watchdog policy the Commission does is one for the promotion of bilingualism and that should be very permanent ,says Mwalimu Ngwane. already had plans to go to the regions multiculturalism. and there in the regions, we had looking at those documents that are itself is a victim of its own creation. to meet everyone who has a stake meant for public consumption. There It was created at a time when people Journalist: So after the second concerning bilingualism. We actually is a possibility that there may be had different expectations about what field mission of the commission go beyond the ministries and the state certain documents that were not put the commission is supposed to do coming close to 3years corporations but we know that our at our disposal but we had a template and most people haven’t time to read following the first, are we going remit of the work that we are supposed that we’re supposed to follow to see the attributions of the commission to wait for three more years to to do is limited to organisations that the documents that were to be out and so anyone who has a stake in get the third field mission? receive subventions from the state. at our disposal and as far as we were the Anglophone crisis actually now George Ngwane: When you look at concerned, those were done. Press throws it at the commission that the attributions again of the National Journalist: There is this Releases, Internal communiqués and nothing has been done so far. Commission for the Promotion of allegation that some ministries so on. I was a member of the education Bilingualism and Multiculturalism, and other public institutions But let me tell you one of the things committee in 2017 that gave rise to a we are a consultative body and find it difficult to produce we found out that was a little revolting. couple of things that happened which as a consultative body, we make important and highly sensitive The documents that are sent to the is now history. I think that what the our reports and sent them to the documents in both French North West and South West are sent teacher was actually referring to was president of Republic. The president and English at the same time in French and that is why we said no. the fact that some of the teachers that of Republic now may be able to also because those who hold key There is a principle of proportionality come into the Anglophone section convey some of his concerns back to positions in those institutions and when we are dealing with North teach in French and the lawyers also the commission and then we can go speak the same language. Have West and South West, you can be sure said that most of the people that were on from there. you come across such a case? that the English language has a higher appointed within the legal structure I can’t say for sure whether we are George Ngwane: I think we were proportion in terms of its consumers. in the Anglophone section are going to wait for the third mission. a little bit fortunate that even at the French-Speaking who have probably Again, that is something that is being opening sessions, the Ministers were Journalist: The NCPBM was little or no iota of English Language. taken care of in our programme told to be open and frank as possible. created in the wake of the unrest Therefore, if we have a commission that is done by a programme as a I don’t remember any ministry that in the NW and SW Region, that is coming now to set straight consensus by the president of our was hesitant, giving us what we may according to some people to the records of trying to make sure National Commission Mr Mafany call classify documents. We read help tackle the problems raised that teachers are not sent to that area Musonge. So, for now, I can tell them but we may not carry them by the Common Law Lawyers who do not master English Language, you that we have done the second along with us. and Anglophone Teachers then, part of the problem that you evaluation and I can also tell you Journalist: I am talking about Trade Unions. What if someone may call the Anglophone crisis is that the recommendations are taken documents that are meant for tells you that the impact of the being resolved at the level of the on board seriously. We may not wait public consumption. commission as far as that is language and you will agree with me for the third mission; something else George Ngwane: That probably concerned is yet to felt? that as far as the Anglophone crisis is may come before then. But if the third didn›t come to our knowledge. As George Ngwane: Let me say this. concerned, it is a different ball game mission has to come, so be it. far as we are concerned, we are only Sometimes I feel that the commission when it comes to language.

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PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 19 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa #ZimbabweanLivesMatter Exposes Human Rights Abuses in Zimbabwe By Prince Kurupati he name Robert had nothing to do with Mugabe is known inciting violence or Tworldwide. To violating lockdown rules some, when they hear but rather, all a plot about the name Robert to silence the voice of Mugabe, they quickly government critics. think of the great Pan The speech which was Africanist who wanted made by Mnangagwa to see Africa rise and after the 31 July protest compete shoulder to did not help matters as shoulder with other it was viewed as a direct developed continents. threat to all government However, when some critics. The President hear the name Robert said he was willing to Mugabe, what quickly ‘flush out’ the bad apples. comes to their minds are The interpretation being tales of the horrible things concrete has been done to address Zimbabwe went further to call for that the bad apples are that Mugabe subjected his people the issue. To give an illusion of that protests in face of massive corruption government critics. “Those who to chief among them human rights something was being done on the by government officials on July 31, promote hate and disharmony will abuses. Well, Mugabe is now gone corruption front, several government 2020. The protest was announced a never win. The bad apples that have but his successor is quickly making officials were arrested but quickly month earlier and in between the time attempt to divide our people and to a name for himself globally. The after, granted bail and thereafter of the announcement and the day of weaken our systems will be flushed unfortunate thing is, unlike Mugabe, never to be seen in the courts of law the protest, many people including out…We will overcome attempts at he is only endearing his name with again. This led to the crafting of the journalists persuaded the people to destabilization of our society by a few the bad things. popular phrase ‘Catch and Release’. join the 31 July protests. One such rogue Zimbabweans acting in league Using the popular social While many people were equally journalist was Hopewell Chin’ono. with foreign detractors.” media platform, Twitter, many disgruntled with Mnangagwa’s However, as fate would have it, either With the President making it Zimbabweans both locally based and lackadaisical approach to fighting of Jacob Ngarivhume, the protest known that any government criticism those in the Diaspora have created corruption, the final boiling point leader or Hopewell Chin’ono would will not be tolerated and those who a hashtag which goes by the name was reached when the Draxgate partake in the protest. This owing continue to do so would be ‘flushed #ZimbabweanLivesMatter. The corruption scandal was unearthed. to the fact that they were arrested out’, the international community hashtag is basically a way by ordinary The Draxgate corruption scandal a week before 31 July for allegedly joined the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter Zimbabweans to expose all the bad showed how the Minister of Health, using social media to incite violence on Twitter calling for the government things that have been happening in several other top health officials as and ultimately aim to subvert to respect the right to free speech and recent times in the country. Most well as top officials in the Finance constitutional government. expression as enacted in the country’s notably, corruption and human rights ministry, the health procurement Without the protest leader, the Supreme law, the Constitution. abuses. board and some members of 31 July protest did proceed with Prominent figures such as South The hashtag first popped up when the First Family unscrupulously several people in different parts of African politicians Julius Malema of prominent investigative journalist procured Covid-19 equipment at the country raising their placards EFF, Mmusi Maimane formerly of the Hopewell Chin’ono was arrested. overly inflated prices. The stealing calling for end to massive government DA, Lindiwe Zulu of the ANC, former Chin’ono who was once a supporter of of the public funds meant to help in corruption, end to human rights, Botswana president Ian Khama, Mnangagwa soon after his ascension the fight against Covid-19 pushed calling for improvement salaries for and former Liberian president Ellen to power quickly became disgruntled Chin’ono and the general populace government workers and denouncing Johnson Sirleaf all announced that with his rule and started publicly to pressure the President to fire the police brutality among other things. there was a crisis in Zimbabwe and airing his disgruntlement. One of Health Minister. After several weeks The security forces did clamp down the President had to respect the views the main things that led Chin’ono of immense pressure, the President on the protesters arresting many of everyone including government to heavily criticize the Mnangagwa finally let go of his Health Minister. under the guise of inciting violence, critics. government was the lackadaisical By firing the Health Minister, the violating national Covid-19 lockdown Musicians and actors have approach Mnangagwa showed when President might have thought that regulations or both. The opposition, also joined in to amplify the it comes to stamping out corruption. the uproar over the Draxgate scandal civil society and the general populace #ZimbabweanLivesMatter hashtag. Since his ascension to power, various would calm down but that wasn’t at large however was adamant that Some of these include Morgan graft scandals have been reported the case. 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Bantwini, Dr Tumi, Boity Tulo, Pearl Thusi. Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF in South Africa has called for the immediate shutting down of the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa. “We call for the removal of the Zimbabwean Embassy in South Africa until they restore the human rights in that country…Failure to do so we will prevent any official from Zimbabwean government from participating in any gathering in South Africa until they respect ordinary Zimbabweans.” The South African president was also concerned by the reports of human rights abuses and sent an envoy to Zimbabwe to hear Mnangagwa’s side. The envoys were also supposed to meet various opposition leaders in the country but returned to South Africa only Story 8 Pic 2.President Mnangagwa has been under heavy criticism by many Zimbabweans.jpg after meeting with the Zimbabwean same time denouncing corruption, rights abuses…Corruption in the UN on the desperate situation in president. poverty and human rights abuses. country has reached alarming levels… Zimbabwe have not only confirmed The Zimbabwe Catholic Bishop’s In a statement, ZCBC said. “The Fear runs down the spine of many of the seriousness of the human Conference (ZCBC) also added its struggle in Zimbabwe, has resulted in our people today. The crackdown of rights breaches by government voice calling for an urgent resolution a multi-layered crisis of convergence dissent is unprecedented…Voices of agents but the need to rally behind to the country’s economic and of economic collapse, deepening various governments, the European #ZimbabweanLivesMatter” political challenges while at the poverty, food insecurity and human Union, the African Union, and the Tanzania: A Crusade Against Foreign Dependence For Magufuli By Mohammed M. Mupenda anzanian president and that is good news, but Dr. John P. Magufuli we are yet to be economically Thas urged citizens to independent, we have got to stop looking at foreigners fight, that is why we have as people they can depend requested a loan to construct on but always sacrifice the rail gauge, they never themselves, work hard, and gave it to us, we requested develop their country. funds to increase electricity The president was coverage, we have been addressing hundreds of rejected, they cannot offer,” Arusha and Meru residents he said. earlier this month where he It is important we wake told them that foreigners up, love our country and who pretend to support let us stop calling ourselves Tanzanians do not love poor, our country is rich,” he them but rather, they are added. money-makers and business He said that the country oriented. There is no one on earth who will come to support you and there is nothing has achieved a lot over the “There is no development for free, Magufuli tells Tanzanians. years and assured that a that comes in an easy way, it will come to support you and there Arusha and Tanzanians in general to lot was yet to be achieved, is important that we struggle,” he told is nothing for free, these {Foreign} always sacrifice themselves and work should they combine work together participants. people are money makers and hard to liberate themselves from as one. “I beg you Tanzanians, let’s wake business oriented,” he added. economic dependency. “We can go far together and where up, there is no one on earth who He told residents from Meru, “We have got our independence there is a will there is a way, my PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 21 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa colleagues, I want to assure you God is there with us, I can’t stand in front of people and say, we depend on you, I am a driver on my own,” he assured residents amid applause. He urged Tanzanians to always strive to work hard even if there are people who do not get well with that knowing that they are doing it for the good of their country. “It requires a true sacrifice and that is why I said I am grateful to the almighty God and I am grateful to you patriots for praying for me and giving heart, I am grateful for God to stand with our country, we have got an exemplary nation,” he noted. He assured them that it is only by fighting the economic struggle that Tanzania would be among the top developed countries worldwide. He said that the country was rich thanks to natural resources such as minerals and can be economically President Magufuli inaugurating a water project. independent if more efforts were invested. Bank is willing to lend us money Reducing the cost of electricity “We need to look for other water “We have targeted to collect 194 because they are sure we will service Magufuli said that while the resources so that we can build other billion shillings and surpassed that the loan,” he said. country has done a lot in availing hydropower plants as they are thus collecting 301billion shillings,… “But revenues collected internally electricity to citizens, the current affordable, that is why we decided to that why I always tell you that our are the ones we can use to build power capacity is not equivalent to build a mega power plant that will country is rich and people do not rail gauges from Dar es Salaam to the number of people using it and generate additional 1200MW” he understand this, every time we Dodoma, that construction is worth 7 that makes the price higher and not concluded. wonder who will support us, but we trillion,” he added. affordable by many. He said that availability of power need to support ourselves because He said that Tanzania had spent “We had an issue of electricity, and other alternatives would also you are rich,” the East African country many years without having Air we have power in the whole country help stop cutting trees as a source of president said. Tanzania and every time nationals but the coverage is not 49% but the cooking which is a threat to the forest wanted to fly, they flew with planes issue is now the cost of electricity, our and biodiversity in general. Lenders Confident from other countries. plant generates 1560MW but looking Tanzania is one of five East African The president Magufuli told “That is why we decided to buy at the number of people who need countries with a population of over residents that money lenders were planes and we bought seven, other electricity, the cost is high as it $11 56 million. It was in June this year confident in them and agreed to offer two planes are coming in December per unit while in Europe it 0.12 per declared by the World Bank, the loans just because they are sure such carrying 150 people each and are unit,” he said. second middle income country in the loans would be serviced. brand new from Swissland. We will He said this makes business tough region. “If you want a loan, you need to be be the first in Africa to have such and very expensive if you compared conversant on how you will service it, planes,” he said amid applause. local products with those coming that is why the African Development from overseas.

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PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 23 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa Cameroon Crisis: Women Feeling The Brunt Of The Four Year Anglophone Crisis By Boris Esono Nwenfor Women lives matter, we can’t carried out numerous atrocious breathe” “We want peace, we acts that have led to condemnation “want justice” “Killing women will from across political lines. Civilians not silence feminism”. These are the are targeted by these non-state recent calls that have been put out by armed groups if they are suspected women in Cameroon as they continue of working with the security forces. “crying” and “pleading” for the The civilians are termed “blacklegs” violence in the two English speaking with unspeakable acts of violence regions of the country to come to an committed against them. end. Human rights abuses are being The four-year separatist crisis in perpetrated by both sides, confirms Cameroon›s English speaking North Ilaria Allegrozzi, senior researcher West and South West Regions which The violence in Cmeroon›s North West and South West has on Central Africa for Human Rights began with lawyers and teachers seen many displaced across the country and in Nigeria. Watch. She has documented abuses, protesting over the overbearing use of out and Comfort’s killers punished. whether you are afraid or not if it is deaths, and violent acts since the crisis the French language in the minority Cameroon said it was the 11th case of your turn they will pick you. When began in late 2016. “It›s important English speaking country has seen attacks reported on women and social you see anybody that is taking your to acknowledge that human rights untold suffering inflicted on the workers in August. sister it is better you shout than to sit violations have been committed by populations in the area. Many have “We are in total pain; women living quite,” Dr Agbor Magdalene said. the security forces but at the same been killed, maimed, and others have in the South West are living in total Separatist fighters, gov›t forces time, the separatists are not angels seen their houses torched. fear because you do not know what accused of committing violence and have also targeted civilians,” she Over 3,000 people have been killed can happen in the next minute,” against civilians told RFI recently. and 500,000 displaced according to Anne Munjong, one of the protesting Cameroon›s security forces “The gravity, the scale of the abuses the U.N. 50,000 others escaped to women said. “After seeing the brutal have been accused of harassment, that we have documented coming neighbouring Nigeria, while others killing, we could not stay indifferent, looting, burning homes, and from the security forces are more are seeking refuge in safer regions we could not stay quiet, and that is shooting civilians, an accusation significant than the abuse that is across the country. why we say we should come and cry.” that is constantly being rebuffed by perpetrated by the armed separatists,” Many of the displaced women “We are telling whosoever is the country›s defence Minister and the HRW researcher adds. The abuses and girls have gone through various doing this to stop because we cannot Communication Minister. Some of are frequently just the start of the psychological trauma. Many have go anywhere again, and we know the residents this reporter spoke to nightmare for Anglophones living been subjected to physical, sexual somebody is listening. We are praying said Cameroonian security forces will through the conflict, where their violence perpetrated by state and that those people wherever they are torch a home if they see a young man only option is to escape the patrols of non-state actors including murder, should have a change of heart,” she fleeing in the vicinity. Young men soldiers and separatists through their unlawful killings, torture and other added. are targeted typically because the village. cruel, inhumane, degrading treatment “We are telling the administration separatists recruit young Anglophone “Civilians have been caught in the or punishments, abductions, and and our children in the bushes that men to fight against the military, middle, and have paid the highest arbitrary detention. we are tired. We should go above fear some said. price in this crisis,” says HRW’s The women in the South West and plead with our children because The separatist fighters have also Allegrozzi. «People have been Region on August 18, 2020, held a displaced, have lost their families, protest match against the killing of are living in the bush and require Comfort Tummasang, a 32-year- humanitarian assistance. And this old mother who was brutally killed crisis has yet to be addressed.» by separatist fighters in Muyuka, a There have been calls for both locality in the South West Region. sides to engage in a dialogue that will Comfort, a mother of two, was bring to an end the crisis. The recent gruesomely murdered in Muyuka and call was a need for a ceasefire due to a video of her beheading went viral on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. social media, provoking widespread While some groups hid to the UN condemnation. The government SG›s call, the situation was different of Cameroon, rights groups, the within weeks of the call being made as United Nations and embassies in reports of gun exchanges between the Yaounde blamed separatists and two groups were reported across the Women in the South West say enough is enough to the asked for investigations to be carried killings going on in the troubled regions. 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PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 25 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa As Chadwick Boseman Dies: The Futuristic City of Wakanda is set to turn into Reality – All Thanks to Music Mogul Akon By Prince Kurupati he world woke up to some Boseman’s role in the movie inspired devastating news on August many people as it exposed the fact T28, 2020, as it heard that the that Africa can indeed rise and first black man to play a lead role in become a powerful continent while a superhero movie had passed on. also exposing the fact that a black Chadwick Boseman affectionately man has the potential to transform known by many especially children a poor country into a globally as King T’Challa from his movie Black competitive country. One man who Panther succumbed to colon cancer at was inspired by Chadwick Boseman is a young age of 43. the Senegalese singer Akon. In Black Panther, Chadwick Drawing inspiration from the Boseman performed the role of a movie Black Panther, the singer cum highly prosperous and futuristic business magnate Akon had a vision country called Wakanda. Located in to transform his home country into Sub-Saharan Africa, Wakanda is a a superpower much to the levels of town that enjoyed massive prosperity the fictional country of Wakanda. owing to the abundance of Wakandan Akon first outlined his vision to turn Vibranium, a mineral that possesses Senegal into a Wakanda-like country A heavy turnout with safety measures taken seriously for the ability to absorb all vibrations as in 2018. At the time, the Senegalese the launch of the project in Senegal.Photo facebook. well as kinetic energy directed to it. singer said that his vision was to create the first technologically advanced and smart city in Africa. Akon at the time stated that the smart city would occupy an area space of 800 hectare (2,000 acre) and it would be powered up entirely by solar power. The smart city will be located 62 miles from Senegal’s capital, Dakar. US-based consulting and engineering firm KE International was contracted to create the city. In a statement, the firm said that in creating the smart city, it aims a defining “a new paradigm in design and architecture for Africa.” Akon whose real name is Aliaune Thiam announced his vision for the smart city together with the country’s Minister for Tourism, Alioune Sarr. During the announcement, the music mogul did the ceremonial gesture of laying down the first stone on the land that will soon become the first technologically advanced city in Senegal and Africa as a whole. According to the R&B star, infrastructural projects that will first take place in the smart city include gleaming skyscrapers, shopping malls, music studios, as well as eco-friendly tourist resorts. Authorities in Senegal have warmly embraced the vision of Akon. Plans are also in place for artificial 26 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs islands and a marina that can countries gain access to basic accommodate cruise ships. electricity through solar As a technologically energy. advanced city, Akon said that The veteran singer said all financial transactions in that Light up Africa is the city will only be performed definitely not a charity work. using digital money (crypto Even though he knows the currency). The digital currency significance of helping people to be used will be known as access basic electricity, he ‘Akoin’. The singer has faced said that charity per se does criticism over his plans to use not work in the long term. the digital currency as critics As such, his vision is not to say that for it to be successful, do things for now only but almost everyone will need to things that will remain in own a smartphone and be able place for generations to come to afford data but only a third hence the reason he does not of Senegal’s population do believe in charity work. own a smartphone. Michael “It’s definitely not a charity Kimani, the Chairman of the it is a for-profit company. Blockchain Association of The way I would categorize Kenya said owing to a lack it, really, is just social of smartphones and readily entrepreneurship. We do available internet as well as our business in Africa that’s affordable data, Akon’s plans not (just) to help people, are all a “pie-in-the-sky.” but empower them to make Akon responded saying he their money in the process… only deals with the concepts We feel like charity doesn’t and leaves the technical stuff work in Africa and I don’t to the geeks. “I come with the think it works anywhere Akon was received in audience by the President of Senegal Macky Sall. concepts and let the geeks in the world. If you are not figure it out.” to be your first stop.” investment in the West African empowering people or giving them The singer said it was of paramount Fast forward two years later, Akon country is scarce and badly needed jobs…you’re wasting your time, you’re importance for the digital currency recently announced that work on the more so following the economic pain wasting people’s valuable money… to be used in the smart city as “it smart city is ready to commence. The wrought by the novel corona virus They are going to spend it and put brings the power back to the people announcement came after Akon had pandemic. their hand right back out and be in and brings the security back into met with Senegalese president Macky Akon’s plans to create a smart the same position in the following the currency system…It also allows Sall who gave him the green light to city have inspired other countries week or month or year.” people to utilize it in ways where they commence operations. The singer with Kenyan authorities saying that The singer went on to state that can advance themselves and not allow said the Senegalese government as they aim to replicate the project as “We invest our own money to get government to do those things that well as some investors whom he it builds its own Mwale Medical and things started. We go in, plead our are keeping them down.” didn’t mention by name has poured Technological City. case to the country, put up pilots with As he outlined his vision, the music funds and the commencement of Before announcing his plans our own dollars using sophisticated mogul said that the smart city will construction activities is about to to build Africa’s first smart city, equipment and we make sure we do be home to Senegalese people as begin as a third of the total investment Akon has for long been involved in the installation right. It shows people well as being an alternative home needed has already been secured. humanitarian and developmental that we’re not coming in to pull for African Americans facing racial Investors funding the $6 billion projects on the African continent. money out of the country. We’re there discrimination. “The system back scheme could not be named as they In 2014, he launched a charity to provide jobs for the locals and to home (US) treats them unfairly in signed non-disclosure agreements. initiative ‘Light up Africa’ in which enable them to feed their families.” so many different ways that you can Work on the project is scheduled he partnered with the World Bank Way back in 2007, Akon co- never imagine…And they only go to start early next year (2021) and and various African governments to founded the Konfidence Foundation, through it because they feel that there completion on the project is set for subsidize solar power and provide a health and education charity for is no other way. If you’re coming from 2023. electricity to 600 million people in underprivileged children in West America or Europe or elsewhere in Senegal’s Minister of T rural communities. The project was Africa and the United States. the Diaspora and you feel that you ourism welcomed the move saying a success as it managed to help over want to visit Africa, we want Senegal it comes at a time when private 32 million people in 25 different

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28 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Adesina Lays Out Vision for Second Term as AFDB President By Prince Kurupati I am grateful to serve Africa said that many successes were passionately, to the very best recorded more so when it comes “of my God-given ability.” – to the High5s. Akinwumi Adesina The major successes that were September 1, 2020 was a achieved in the past five years as great day for Akinwumi Adesina, highlighted by President Adesina the African Development Bank are as follows: (AFDB) as well as the whole of • 18 million people with the African continent as one of the access to electricity most successful AFDB president • 141 million people had officially began his second term in access to improved agricultural office. Akinwumi Adesina who has technologies for food security recorded many successes as the • 15 million people with AFDB boss in his first term chief access to finance from private among them increasing AFDB’s investments capital from $93 billion to $203 • 101 million people with billion said he will be the President access to improved transport “for all” as he was elected “by all.” from infrastructure Adesina said the remarks in his • 90 million people with inauguration speech. access to water and sanitation • Non-sovereign operations Vision for the Future for the private sector increased Let us move forward, driven by the power of our mission, In his inauguration speech, inspired by the primacy of our vision and emboldened by the strength 40% from $1.5 billion in 2015 to President Adesina said that he of our togetherness,says Dr Adesina. $2.1 billion in 2019 already has a vision for AFDB as • Climate financing well as Africa’s future. Adesina said guaranteeing cost effectiveness and factoring in the future leaders that is, expanded from 9% in 2015 to 36% his vision is encapsulated in five value for money. the youth. As such, he said that he by 2019 deliverables. These are Institution, On financial sustainability, the and the Bank will look at establishing • Attracted a combined $78.8 billion People, Quality, Delivery, and AFDB president highlighted the Youth Entrepreneurship Investment worth of investment interests in Sustainability. need to stabilize prudential ratios, Banks. The main priority of the Africa since 2015 On Institution, Adesina said driving a culture of cost effectiveness, Banks will be to mobilize and deploy • Expanded AFDB’s presence to 44 that the AFDB will look at ways to balancing development objectives, capital to drive the entrepreneurship new countries strengthen institutional capacity. optimizing the bank’s balance sheet, of the youth of Africa. Instead of • Launched a Gender Equality Trust This will entail improving human leveraging global private capital to seeing youth migrate out of Africa, Fund resources, building a top notch IT complement bank resources and the Banks will also help in reducing • Raised the capital of the bank from capacity to enhance effectiveness ensuring the Bank attains its own unemployment and making sure that $93 billion to $208 billion and productivity in an increasingly intrinsic stand alone ‘AAA’ rating for African youth ‘stay in Africa’. • Opened up a $10 billion COVID-19 digital age. More will also be done long term sustainability. While laying out his vision, response facility to address in strengthening accountability, With the strong support of President Adesina did acknowledge immediate and project investments oversight and compliance systems the African Heads of State and that Africa still faces many challenges for countries, especially to contain while at the same time promoting a Governments, Governors of the Bank, which include poverty, inequality, fiscal meltdowns stronger performance culture. Ministers of Finance, the Board of fragility, significant infrastructure • Launched a $3 billion social bond On People, President Adesina Directors and AFDB staff, President financing gaps and sustainable debt on the global market – the largest said the focus is on hiring and Adesina is confident that this vision management. However, working in US dollar denominated social bond retaining top talent, improving staff will be attained. President Adesina unison as one, Adesina is confident ever in world history experiences and value propositions is also confident that attaining this Africa can tackle these challenges. Thanking those who made it while at the same time enhancing finish will help further the impressive Looking Back at the Successes possible for him to be re-elected career development and mobility. results already attained on the High5s Achieved during the First Term President Adesina took time to On Quality and delivery, President front that is, Light Up and power The AFDB president said the Bank thank all those who made it possible Adesina stressed the need on Africa, Feed Africa, Industrialize was established for one reason and for him to be re-elected for a second improving responsiveness to clients, Africa, and Improve the Quality of one reason alone that is, “Winning for term. The AFDB president gave his decentralizing decision making, Life of the People of Africa. Africa’s development is what you set utmost regards to the President of putting in place more efficient systems President Adesina said that a vision us up to do!” Looking back on his first Nigeria H.E. Muhammadu Buhari, and processes while at the same time for Africa cannot be outlined without term as the AFDB President, Adesina the entire Nigerian government, the PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 29 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa

Our focus will be on institutions, people, delivery and susainability. Together we win for Africa,says Adesina.

African Union, African Heads of for a second five-year term as AFDB the regional and non-regional which was held virtually for the first State and Governments as well as the President on August 27, 2020 by members of the Bank. The election time in the Bank’s history. general African populace. the Board of Governors of the Bank. took place on the final day of the 2020 Akinwumi Adesina was re-elected Adesina received all the votes from Annual Meetings of the AFDB Group, Will Refugees Make Rwanda-Burundi Friends Again? By Maniraguha Ferdinand Animosity results from old Burundi is yours”, Ndayishimiye friendship’ a Rwandan proverb tweeted. ‘says. Those who knew President Since 2015, Burundian authorities of Rwanda Paul Kagame and former never get along with Rwandan ones Burundian President, the late when it comes to political issues, Nkurunziza Pierre knew the meaning they would even skip meeting in of such proverb well. Nkurunziza which Rwandan authorities were to had even called Kagame ‘my elder attend. Such behavior never emerged brother’. at Nemba border while Burundian In 2013 when Bujumbura market refugees were entering their country. caught fire, helicopters from Kigali Gervais Ndirakobuca, Minister rushed to Burundian capital and the of internal from Government of fire was calmed. However, those years Burundi, was one of Burundian of brotherhood faded away in a brink authorities to receive refugees. Buses carrying Burundian refugees, heading from Mahama Camp in of an eye, when Nkurunziza sought the East of Rwanda, to Nemba border, South›eastern Rwanda. He said that they are happy that a third term in 2015, which was General Ndayishimiye Evariste added bank, I no longer have a reason to be they are brothers and sisters are back contested bitterly inside the country oil in the fire, by openly declaring that a refugee,” he said home, promising that Burundi is and out. Rwanda is taking Burundian refugees At Nemba border separating peaceful than ever. He even survived a coup in May as hostages. Rwanda with Burundi in Bugesera “Our country is peaceful and 2015 while he was in a meeting in Surprisingly, in the morning of district, Burundian refugees were needs its children to contribute to its Tanzania, and his retaliation sent 27th August 2020 a batch of nearly received by their authorities in development. We urge others who thousands of Burundian refugees out 500 refugees from Mahama Camp jubilation. want to be repatriated voluntarily to of the country. in eastern Rwanda, packed their President Ndayishimiye took to hurry up”, he said. The first Burundian government belonging preparing themselves to Twitter, commending the Rwandan Though Burundi lure its people to finger was pointed at Kigali as the returning to their homeland after five gesture of repatriating and escorting come back because it is peaceful, that main sponsor of coup plotters, and years as refugees. Burundians refugees back home. message never resonate in the same trainer of refugees to come back to Philbert Harerimana, a banker who “We welcome our brothers and volume into the ears of refugees. destabilize Nkurunziza’s government. fled his country in 2015 was happy to sisters who come back from Maham Niyonzima Prudence was staring at Kigali denied accusations vehemently return home, and begged Burundian Camp. It’s with great pleasure for the bus whose engine were buzzing, and mediation was tried but in vain. authorities to let him get back his job. their families in Burundi. We urge ready to lift the first batch of refugees, Before his death, Nkurunziza “I was pleased when I heard that responsible authorities to reintegrate when he talked to Pan African qualified Rwanda as the real enemy we are going back home. It is time for them in society. To others who want Magazine. of Burundi. His successor, Major me to return to my former job at the to come back home, gates are open. For him, no idea of returning soon. 30 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs “In 2014, my house was burned to the It came after few days, Rwanda ground, when I found new a place to and Burundi Heads of Military live, they would come and spy on me Intelligence had met at Nemba border at night and I decided to run away,”he in discussions aimed at finding said solutions on security incidents Imbonerakure, a youth wing of along the common border that have the ruling CNDD-FDD party have strained the relations between the persecuted Niyonzima and he fears two countries. the same fate if he ever returns. For some, these events give hope “Some are still dying, others are that relation between both countries still being persecuted. I will go back is coming back to normalcy. when I hear that no one is being Rwanda hosts about 72,000 persecuted, no one is being killed, no Burundian refugees. From 2015 to one is disappearing,” he added. March when the border was closed None has ever though that Rwanda due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, and Burundi will collaborate to The Heads of Military Intelligence from Rwanda and Burundi about 5,922 had voluntarily returned chatting during the discussions aimed at easing tensions along the repatriate refugees after a heightened common border . Photo. RDF. to Burundi. tension between both governments. Justice: Answers and Actions for Lasting Positive Change By Brian Nkemnji* hope to uplift the lives of all who nation must enact and enforce laws read this article. that quell systemic injustice. Abuse of I Nowadays, technology exposes power plagues society. Perpetrators social injustices in previously should face significant judicial and impossible ways. Information financial consequences. However, in the form of videos, photos, legislation alone will not ensure social and messages instantaneously justice. disseminates worldwide. Ongoing Society needs fair play, oversight, and recent injustices are reminders and accountability to ensure social of the mistreatment people face. Pain justice. The current systems allow and struggle are heavy in society, perpetrators to cause injury and death especially for those who identify as and evade responsibility. Systems Black, Indigenous, and/or People of must remove perpetrators from Color (BIPOC). authority, levy financial penalties, Society is in turmoil. The health and pursue justice using special and safety of marginalized people prosecutors. are at risk as abuse of power and People give life to nations, systems, coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and cultures; people also give life to disproportionately affect BIPOC. injustices. Just as individuals created Social disparities, police brutality, these ongoing systemic injustices, so and COVID-19 case management can individuals stop them. The nation reveal the systemic inequities and needs widespread, groundbreaking privileges granted to certain groups. reflection, involvement, and action As a nation, we should protect to dismantle unjust and oppressive everyone’s human rights and ensure Brian Nkemnji. systems. social justice and dignity. Until society dismantles systemic Education - in households, I ask everyone reading this article The anguish and frustration oppression, it will be America’s classrooms, and workplaces should to act against injustice and press those manifesting in society emanate from future. Oppression destroys people confront systemic oppression. in power (elected officials, lawmakers, centuries of race-based oppression. and the nation. Humanity deserves Everyone has a moral obligation law enforcers, judicial authorities, Disparities in policing, criminal better; let us create solutions. to check their behavior and the and leaders in business, education, justice, housing, employment, As human beings, we owe one behaviors of their relations. People healthcare, and more) to help end healthcare, and education, illustrate another humane interactions. The can unlearn toxic mentalities and systemic oppression and bring forth a society’s institutionalized inequities. torment and systemic racism people pass on humane ideologies. However, more just society. Sustained collective During the United States of America’s endure is a relentless reality. People education alone will not ensure social action can end systemic oppression. inception, people in power instilled of goodwill, especially those in power, justice. Together, we can defeat the injustices and ingrained racism into the should denounce and act against Legislation at the Local, State, entrenched in society. nation’s culture and systems. This injustice. However, words alone will and Federal levels should diminish plight is America’s past and present. not ensure social justice. institutionalized oppression. The PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 31 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa

32 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs The Wait Continues: Zimbabwe Yet to Disburse Covid-19 Welfare Grants to the Underprivileged By Prince Kurupati imbabwe is one of the many that the money the government has countries that are currently promised to avail to the vulnerable Zunder a lockdown. The is too little to sustain families. “Our national lockdown in the country has research has indicated that family been going on for close to 4 months would need about US$200 a month… now. The lockdown has crippled if that is converted by the parallel the economy and destroyed the market rate, it translates to more than livelihoods of many as only the formal ZW$8 000. It (funds to be allocated) sector is allowed to operate while the will probably buy just two bags of informal sector is basically shut. subsidized mealie-meal.” The government has defended The National co-coordinator for the national lockdown saying that the Zimbabwe Social Protection it is necessary when it comes to Platform, Emmanuel Dzenga said flattening the Covid19 curve. From that the method the government is the look of things on the ground, using in distributing the funds is the government’s reasoning is very prone to abuse and as such, it’s better noble as Zimbabwe’s health system for it to adopt methods being effected is very poor and near collapse. This the $600 million Covid-19 Relief about the Covid19 Relief Funds in other countries. “There is a need for essentially meaning if a large number Funds, the wait has been a very long distribution. The Director of the a universal social protection plan as is of cases are recorded at once the one as several weeks later, no single Vendors Initiative for Social and the case in other countries. The needs system may basically crush. individual or family in the country Economic Transformation, Samuel based scheme used by government However, though this is the case, has publicly come out saying that Wadzanai said that “This was a is prone to corruption. People who the lockdown has made it impossible they have received their share. The hurried process and there was no should not benefit are benefitting for the millions of informal workers government itself has been quiet on clarity in terms of the requirements while deserving ones are left out of to do their work thus rendering them that front. by the ministry. They bunched the the social protection nets.” vulnerable. When the government The only progress though slow social welfare element together with Dzenga’s sentiments were also enacted the lockdown, it announced has been witnessed with the the informal sector facility…There echoed by Admire Mare, a Journalism that it was going to support all those cushioning allowances for essential is no clarity on who is doing the lecturer who said, “Whereas other affected while at the same time services workers. The government selection process and the vetting…We countries used an objective needs cushioning the workers at the fore announced that it was going to give have been requested to update our assessment criterion, Zimbabwe front in the fight against Covid19 such cushioning allowances to all essential databases, which we have done. We claims to have used an ‘opaque’ as doctors, nurses, the police, and the service workers in government. The have submitted them, but we don’t algorithm which focused on people’s military and other essential services allowances which are to be given know who is going to decide who gets bank and mobile phone payments workers. for 6 months have already started money and who doesn’t.” when some of the poor and vulnerable When the government announced reflecting in the accounts of some Effie Ncube, the spokesperson do not have accounts and mobile its plans to support the vulnerable workers. of the National Consumers Rights phones.” and the essential workers, many Concerns were raised earlier on Association (Nacora) is of the view Several analysts said that the welcomed the move saying that it government’s delay in allocating the was necessary. Several weeks after welfare grants to the vulnerable will announcing the welfare grants move, reverse any gains that the government the government proceeded to outline has made in its drive to contain the how it was going to identify the corona virus pandemic. Without food welfare grants recipients as well as in their homes, people will ultimately outlining how the essential services violate the lockdown restrictions put workers were going to be helped. in place in a bid to source for food. At the time, the Minister of Finance To protect the gains achieved thus Mthuli Ncube famously said that far in the fight against Covid-19, the the government is going to use a government as such was urged to ‘sophisticated algorithm’ to identify quickly distribute the relief funds to the recipients of the Corona Relief the vulnerable so that they don’t leave Funds. their homes in search of food and in The sophisticated algorithm to identify the recipients With the general populace eagerly doing so endanger themselves and of the Corona Relief FundsFinance as suggested by Minister waiting to see who the recipients of Mthuli Ncube seems not to be working. others. PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 33 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa

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34 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Kenya's Mediation Journey By Samuel Ouma

ediation as a means of which does not require evidence nor resolving disputes between involve complex procedures. Mtwo or more parties with According to Mr. Maina Migwi, the assistance of a well-trained the founder of the Suluhu Mediation impartial third party (s) only existed Centre, most mediations in Kenya on papers from the independence to following the following stages: 2009 in Kenya. Many people knew 1. Introduction the litigation process as the main During this stage, the mediator means of settling disputes. However, introduces everyone and states the it dawned on the East African nation rules and goals of the mediation. in 2010 when millions of Kenyans The signing of the agreement can be overwhelmingly voted for the new undertaken if not done in the initial constitution. Labour Relations Court, as well as Judiciary Accredited Mediators. As of contact phase. The 2010 constitution recognized the Civil Division of the High Court. March 2019, the number had hit 499 2. Disputants’ statements alternative dispute resolution Furthermore, the CAM has also been according to Sarah. The number of Each party is given an opportunity as a legal alternative to court launched in court stations away institutes offering mediation training to give an account of what led to the proceedings. Article 159 (2(c) states from Nairobi, the capital city. These has also risen, for instance, Suluhu dispute. No one is allowed to interrupt that “Alternative forms of dispute include court stations in Eldoret, Mediation Centre (SMC) which has when one is speaking. resolution including reconciliation, Garissa, Kakamega, Kisii, Kisumu, partnered with Mediation Institute 3. Private caucuses mediation, arbitration, and traditional Machakos, Mombasa, Nakuru and Pty Ltd Australia to offer a forty-hour Here each party meets the mediator dispute resolution mechanisms shall Nyeri,” said Sarah Ater, a Judiciary mediation training to various people privately to enable the latter to gain be promoted, subject to clause (3).” Accredited Mediator also serving in including managers, lawyers, and a deep understanding of each side’s The mediation process did not begin CAM program. other professionals. claims to come up with a solution. immediately after the promulgation “Since the commencement of The five-day program uses lectures, 4. Joint negotiation of the new constitution; it took the CAM, significant progress has demonstrations, interactive exercises, The mediator brings back the Judiciary effort and time to work on been made. By July 2017, CAM was supervised role-plays, and group parties to negotiate directly after a the practice directions. After 6 years reported to have unlocked more than discussions to impart trainees with settlement has been reached or when of wait, the Court Annexed Mediation $14 million (approximately Kshs 1.4 the necessary skills required in the the time allotted for the mediation (CAM) was finally implemented in billion) which was held up in disputes. mediation process. expired. April 2016 at the Commercial and That represented a settlement rate of There are thousands of cases but 5. Written agreement Family Divisions of the Court. The 53.8 percent in the Commercial and not all are eligible for mediation. If the disputants reach a resolution, pilot of Court Annexed Mediation was 55.7% in the Family Divisions. By July Some of the cases suitable for the mediator may note the agreement introduced in Nairobi and thereafter 2018, $24 million (Ksh 2.4 billion) mediation include commercial down and ask the parties to sign. rolled out to other counties namely was reported to have been unlocked transactions, personal injury, However, if they fail to agree, the Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru, rising to $40 million (Ksh 4 billion) construction, workers compensation, mediator helps them decide whether Nyeri, Machakos, Garissa, Embu, by February 2019,” she added. labour or community relations, it would be necessary to meet again Kakamega, and Kisii. Since 2017 the country has divorce, domestic relations, verbal later. The process was introduced to witnessed the surge in the number of harassment, and any other matter Mr. Migwi revealed to the Pan enhance access to justice for all, assist African Visions that a great mediator in the reduction of the backlog of cases, must be patient and tact, alert, ensure speedy resolution of disputes, creative, credible, a person who and reduce the cost of resolving perseveres, have good listening and disputes. Other benefits are: creating negotiation skills among others. an atmosphere of accommodation “A mediator should be a person and tolerance, enhancing resolutions who is patient, empathetic, interested suited to parties’ needs, encouraging in what the parties are going through voluntary compliance of parties and not bias...” said Mr. Migwi. with resolutions and re-establishing Meanwhile, mediation practice in relationships that existed before the Kenya is marred with a number of dispute. challenges ranging from insufficient “By 2018, the use of mediation had sensitization to inadequate rooms. extended to the Milimani Children’s Court, the Milimani Chief Magistrate’s “As the CAM continues to expand in Commercial Court, the Environment the country, it faces some challenges. and Land Court, the Employment and For example, some stations have PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 35 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa inadequate space making it necessary For the same reasons, mediators mediation room. The judiciary and mediators are also allowed to for the mediation registry to share sometimes have to wait in turn to is however planning to construct conduct sessions away from the court office space with other departments. attend to parties in an allocated additional rooms at some stations premises,” noted Sarah. African Plant Breeders And Entomologists Intensify Efforts To Combat The Fall Army Worm Menace By Wallace Mawire ollaborations are being lowering the risk of further spread intensified in Africa to of FAW to new areas. Ccombat the ravaging impact It is reported that US$500 million of the menacing Fall Army Worm is to be mobilized to implement (FAW), which is posing a serious the action in a coordinated and threat for food security to many harmonized manner in three households apart from climate regions. Interventions will be change. targeted at priority countries The International Maize and identified through FAO’s new data- Wheat Improvement Centre driven Hand-in-Hand Initiative. (CIMMYT) and the Food and The initiative pairs the world’s Agriculture Organization (FAO) most developed countries with are some of the organizations which selected LDCs, and supports the are on the forefront of capacitating achievement of the UN Sustainable concerned stakeholders in the fight Development Goals. against the fall armyworm. The Global Action will reinforce On current status of the fall army public sector for scaling up. pests and diseases. Insect control efforts to discourage the widespread worm resistance breeding at CIMMYT “Early generation seed of parents of is available for little more than the use of chemical pesticides, and put in Africa. FAW resistant germplasm FAW resistant varieties will be bulked cost of the seed • Added advantage of emphasis on prevention. It will from CIMMYT Mexico has been and disseminated to both public and building HPR to other economic traits also advocate for a combination of introduced into Africa and crossed private sector for seed hybrid make- They add that elite locally-adapted robust monitoring and early warning with locally adapted materials. Also up. Farmers to soon start benefiting materials with proven performance systems, including FAO’s FAMEWS additional breeding materials have from new FAW resistant varieties that should form the base germplasm tool, along with IPM as the basis for been sourced from USA and Brazil. also have other desirable traits,” the for in building FAW resistance. supporting farmers in managing It is reported that little or no FAW researchers said. Achievements to date include facility FAW. tolerant/resistant locally adapted It is added that breeding and at Kiboko, Kenya, for screening The Global Action will establish lines have been found to hold under deploying FAW resistant maize maize germplasm against FAW under a global coordination mechanism for FAW in trials. varieties could offer farmers an option artificial infestation and a similar an open and collaborative dialogue It has also been added that within an overall Integrated Pest facility being established in CIMMYT- towards common solutions. It will also promising first-generation FAW- Management (IPM) strategy. Harare for screening germplasm support the establishment and scaling resistant hybrids have been The researchers added that FAW suitable for southern African agro- up of national Task Forces on FAW, constituted and are now close to final resistance will be available to farmers ecologies. and the mobilization of resources testing. encapsulated in the seed, which Outlining FAW management for applied research geared towards Also no-choice experiments are ensures that after purchasing the programmes in Southern practical and efficient solutions. being reported to being set up to seed, farmers need not invest heavily Africa Mathew Abang, FAOSFS Expected results include better verify candidate hybrids for releases in any more inputs to control the pest. Representative in Zimbabwe said market access, harmonized regional before seed scaling up. Also notable achievements have that global Action will massively control and management strategies It is added that promising donor been made on screening of maize scale up current FAO efforts against for trans-boundary animal and plant lines have been shared with national inbred lines under FAW infestation FAW thanks to multiple mechanisms pests and diseases affecting trade, breeding programmes and private in Zimbabwe and screening of maize like the national FAW Task Forces, coordinated control and management seed companies. inbred lines under FAW infestation in partnerships with research of trans-boundary animal and plant According to Cosmos Magorokosho, Kenya.There also been collaboration institutions and the private sector, pests and diseases at regional level, a Maize Breeder at CIMMYT and between entomologists and breeders. just to mention a few. strengthened regional and national his other other colleagues in a The researchers say that Fall He said that the Global Action levels for effective surveillance and presentation at the Zimbabwe Plant Armyworm is now a major global has three key objectives namely to early warning systems, innovative Breeders Association (ZPBA) 2020 problem and there is need to breed establish global coordination and approaches to risk management of annual congress in the near-future, for host-plant resistance. regional collaboration on monitoring, trade related diseases and promoting FAW resistant varieties developed They add that FAW is here to early warning, and IPM, reducing them in accordance with international will be allocated to both private and stay, just like most transboundary crop yield losses caused by FAW and guidelines and standards. 36 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs

PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III 37 PAN AFRICAN VISIONs Inside Africa Jean Pierre Nsame: A Football Season To Remember For The 27-Year-Old Cameroonian By Boris Esono Nwenfor ean Pierre Nsame, it may not be a name that quickly resonates Jin Cameroon and across the world like that of Samuel Eto’o. But the player who was born in Douala, the economic hub of Cameroon is quickly gaining a huge following. Jean Pierre Nsame made his professional debut in April 2012 for Angers in a 1–1 Ligue 2 draw against FC Metz. He made 23 appearances for Angers over four seasons with the club and also enjoyed loan spells with Carquefou and Amiens in the Championnat National (National Football Championship in France). The 2019/2020 football season has been one to remember for the Cameroonian international. At the end of the football season plagued by the COVID-19, Nsame finished as the top goal scorer in the Swiss League with 32 goals, a record for any Cameroonian or African footballer since the likes of Samuel Eto’o (scored Jean Pierre Nsame finished as the Swiss top scorer with 32 goals. 30 goals in a season). His top scorer award adds to the finished on 76 points, 8 points ahead knocked out of the qualifiers, meaning «It is a good time for him as a player one he won in the Swiss Challenge of second-placed St Gallen. Young Boys won›t be participating in for Cameroon, and we hope that we League. He won the award in the Nsame recently scored one goal for the Champions League next year. can tap from these good times and 2016/2017 season scoring 23 goals. his team as they looked to qualify for «It has been a milestone for him benefit from his goal scoring touch for This year, Young Boys won back-to- next year›s UEFA Champions League. as an individual,» Edward Mwambo, the Lions.» back-to-back league titles. The side Unfortunately for the side, they were a writer with Kick442.com told PAV. His beautiful campaign has not gone unnoticed with some major clubs looking to snap up the player for their side. Ranger of Scotland and Everton (England) were the two biggest names reported to require the services of the player. However, Rangers have dispelled the report linking Jean Pierre Nsame to the club. Manager Steven Gerard in an outing made it categorically clear that they are not looking at the player. This leaves room for Everton to move for the services of Jan Pierre Nsame. «I would rather advocate for a move to Glasgow Rangers who would be a team where he will play the right kind of game to prepare him for a move to the Premier League. He can The prolific forward will look to extend his goal scoring abilities to the Lions as the country also make the move to the French top- looks to host AFCON 2022. flight because leaving from the Swiss 38 PAV - SEP. 2020 - MAG 0920 Vol III Inside Africa Inside Africa PAN AFRICAN VISIONs

league to England to me will be a big Samuel Eto’o ended his national the country look to win the AFCON. part of the Young Boys squad that asks,” Edward Mwambo reiterated. career. The country last won it in 2017 but won the Super League title for the Jemea Teke, a writer with With Cameroon scheduled to failed to leave up to expectation in the first time in 32 years. They clinched Mysoccer24.com equally agreed welcome the African continent for 2019 edition. The team has already the title with a 2–1 win over Luzern and said Nsame moving to England the AFCON 2022, Nsame will be very qualified for the competition as host on 28 April 2018, with Nsame scoring now may not be the right move at much the first person on the list for but is participating in the qualifiers to an 89th-minute winner. The side’s the moment. He said: «Moving to Head coach António Conceição da be match fit. victory saw an end to FC Basel’s eight- Scotland might be the perfect place Silva Oliveira, sports journalists in On 23 August 2016 Nsame year dominance of the competition. for him to go and get more experience. Buea say. It is, however, surprising signed for Swiss Challenge Young Boys, one of Switzerland’s This will help him grown and he then to note that Jean Pierre Nsame has League side Servette. He finished biggest clubs, last won the title in making the move to England will suit had just one appearance for the as the league›s top goalscorer with 1986 and have finished runners-up him better as he would have gotten Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, He 23 goals, helping the club to an eight times since then, including the the experience of how the British style earned his first cap for Cameroon impressive third-place finish after last three seasons before the signing of football is.» when he started their match their promotion the previous season. of Nsame. He helped the club retain Cameroonian sports enthusiasts against Nigeria on 4 September 2017 His goals attracted interest their title the following campaign, and journalists have identified Nsame in a qualifying match for the 2018 from other clubs and in July 2017, scoring 15 goals in 31 league as one of the potent finishers that World Cup. after only one year in Geneva, he appearances. the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Cameroon will certainly be counting joined Young Boys of the Swiss Super have been lacking, ever since legend on him to produce on home soil as League. In his first season, he was

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