“In this moment of multiple crises, women are coming together to rethink the world. This book explores the world-changing impact and influence that black women have had throughout history.”
@KahWalla
Available for preorder here
#VVHQ
On Thursday, Dec 1st, it will be my pleasure & honor to interview
@SavvyRinu
one of Nigeria's foremost changemakers!
24-yr old Rinu Oduala is impacting her future and that of her entire country.
Why?
How?
Set a reminder for our upcoming Space!
Since yesterday
@africatechie
is being held at the Légion de Gendarmerie Dla.
All we know is there's a "plainte verbal du Procureur Général". No summons, no warrant. Called to Gendarmerie then held until now!
Illegality and injustice in Cameroon knows no limit!
#FreeRebecca
C'est un honneur et un privilège de siéger au conseil d'administration de
@VitalVoices
.
Ma consoeur au conseil,
@DVF
nous a accueillis aujourd'hui et nous avons passé un après-midi formidable avec Oprah et Gayle !!!
There is silence in the forest. A baobab tree has fallen. Winnie Madikizela Mandela is no more.... but listen. Birds are singing and plants are bearing new leaves. It was a tree that bore fruit and gave life. As such, she lives on. Rest well Mother.
Hello Everyone,
We need to keep pressure on till Rebecca is free.
She'll be in front of the Magistrate of the Court of 1st Instance tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.
Please:
-Show up at court in Bonanjo if you're in Dla
-Tweet, post, relay on media
-Call officials & demand her release.
Good Morning All!
We are at Bonanjo. Rebecca has been brought & her file registered. Now the wait is on for the magistrate of the Court of 1st Instance who has yet to show up.
#FreeRebecca
We have seen Rebecca at the Gendarmerie.
She is in good health & excellent spirits.
Keep retweeting
#FreeRebecca
.
Make as much noise as possible.
She is being held with no written complaint.
The Attorney General verbally requested her arrest for "outrage" against himself!
Since yesterday
@africatechie
is being held at the Légion de Gendarmerie Dla.
All we know is there's a "plainte verbal du Procureur Général". No summons, no warrant. Called to Gendarmerie then held until now!
Illegality and injustice in Cameroon knows no limit!
#FreeRebecca
We stood.
We fought.
We won.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Everyone who came to Bonanjo, everyone who tweeted & posted, everyone who called and advocated.
We stood against injustice & we won. This time.
Let it give us energy for all the others.
Mimi Mefo's lawyers have just confirmed her release!! Waiting for details on conditions of release.
CONGRATULATIONS to all who are mobilized to
#FreeMimiMefo
and to
#FreeAllArrested
. Remain engaged till we have the final word. Phase I = VICTORY!!!
Junior Ngombe est libre sous caution de ses 2 avocats dont
@AkereMuna
!
Félicitations à ttes et à ts qui se sont mobilisés!
Chaque action compte!
- Citoyen/nes
- Avocats
- Défenseur/es des droits
- Politiques
- Communicatrices & communicateurs
Nous avons agit, il est libre!
#JuniorNgombe
EST LIBRE !!!
Il se trouve actuellement au Cabinet MUNA, en compagnie des conseils !!!
Merci à
#Twitter237
pour la mobilisation.
Merci aux journalistes pour le relais.
Merci aux avocats et particulièrement à Me
@AkereMuna
.
Rebecca has been moved to the Court of 1st Instance in Bonanjo.
Join us there now. It is absolutely legal and permitted to support someone in court.
Come and support Rebecca now.
#FreeRebecca
Stop what you are doing. Come to Bonanjo. Rebecca's safety is our safety.
Once again THERE IS NO WRITTEN COMPLAINT AGAINST REBECCA!!!
Show up at the Tribunal de 1er Instance Bonanjo. The show of support demonstrates we are not complicit to this type of injustice.
#FreeRebecca
300 days. A family was looking for their son.
Loved ones were searching for him.
300 days.
300 days where his lawyers could not see him.
300 days where he did not show up for court.
300 days hope was kept alive.
300 days.
They had already killed him.
#JusticeforWazizi
Breaking news!
Cameroonian Journalist Reportedly Dies in Jail
Buea journalist, Samuel Wazizi is reported dead. According to Equinoxe Television, the journalist died within a few days in detention from wounds and injuries sustained after his arrest.
Update.
Rebecca is notfied they want to extend her detention for a 3rd NIGHT!!!!
They are telling her they want to hear witnesses. Meanwhile her lawyers asked to be received by the magistrate and were denied!!!
Hearing witnesses is no reason to extend detention!
#FreeRebecca
Rebecca has eight lawyers & a host more standing by. They've not been able to see Attorney General nor the Magistrate of Court of First Instance since yesterday!
Rebecca is being held in detention without a complaint.
Rebecca's lawyers are not able to defend her.
#FreeRebecca
For Telma
For Princess
For Victory
For Rema
For Jennifer
For Chema
We must stand.
These lives and all the others lost in the past 4 years cannot go in vain.
This horror and atrocity cannot continue.
We must stand till we
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
.
What a day!!!
22 women came together to demand Government action on alarming cases of public insecurity.
We demand Government:
- Constitutes itself as a party
- Protects victims
- Communicates to citizens
- Repairs systemic faults in justice and security systems!
@mvengcaroline
@Dbergeline
@KahWalla
ont déposé des lettres ce matin au nom des 22 femmes chez le Gouverneur du Littoral et le Délégué Régional de la Sûreté National.
La demande aux autorités est de:
-Se constituer partie prenante -Assurer la sécurité des victimes -COMMUNIQUER!
STOP! Je vous prie de ne jamais utiliser l’ethnie comme argument. C'est inexcusable & inacceptable. Ceux qui sont au pouvoir et qui tuent le Cameroun viennent des 10 régions. Les citoyens qui souffrent de cette gouvernance désastreuse sont dans les 10 régions. Just STOP!
I met Jerry Rawlings 2ce.
Once because he heard me speak on a panel & demanded to see me.
He affirmed the young leader I was.
He assured me I had my place among our continent's leaders.
Paths I took afterwards were impacted by our exchanges.
Rest In Power.
@ClementSobtejou
Chers
#Camerounais
, vous n'êtes pas obligé d'être d'accord avec idées/stratégies politiques des autres pour exiger le respect des droits!! Les droits sont les droits. Chacun citoyen les mérite! Aujourd'hui, on vous demande de dire NON! on ne tire pas sur des citoyens! C'est tout.
Congratulations to all the Cameroonians standing up for justice and proper legal procedure today.
We must stand to say no to arbitrary arrest. No to injustice.
#FreeRebecca
Camerounais/es! Vs avez adoré
@MicheleNdoki
au CC. Aujourd'hui ses droits sont violés. Elle et une 30aine de militants MRC sont aux arrêts. Faisons savoir au Regime Biya que ns sommes contre la violation des libertés fondamentales! Make noise!
#FreeMicheleNdoki
#FreeAllArrested
Hello All!
1st, Congrats for amazing mobilization today.
2nd, stay mobilized.
@africatechie
is still under arrest. She will sadly spend another night at the Gendarmerie Legion.
Aafter 4 hours of ping-pong between the Magistrate, the Attorney General & the Legion Commander.
19h12 - Enfin. Sans un mot, les policiers sont partis. Et voilà. Plus de 8h de séquestration à mon domicile, sans motif, sans mandat, sans explication. Que faire quand l'État devient criminel? Une seul solution.
#TropCTrop
#BiyaMustGo
La
#TransitionPolitique
est impérative!
Svp, citez:
-Noms des personnes sanctionnés et leurs grades
-Procédures spécifiques dans lesquelles sanctions ont été décidés et dates
-Autorités militaires qui ont prononcé ces sanctions, où et quand.
Toutes ces personnes payées par nos impôts ont commis des fautes lourdes.
Affaire Bopda.
Tous les hommes en tenue qui violaient le règlement au profit de Bopda contre moyannage ont été identifiés et sanctionnés. Également, les éléments de la GP qui lui ont rendu des honneurs à une cérémonie où il ne devait pas se trouver ont été reversés.
#StopBopda
To Government we said, DON'T:
-Cut off internet
-Arbitrarily arrest 1000s
- Burn villages
It will radicalize people. They insulted us & continued. They produced armed separatists.
To armed Amba we said, DON'T:
- Use violence to fight a just cause. Only the people will suffer.
We're very busy with
#EndPhoneTax
, but let's not forget that today is October 15th.
Besides, he would have agreed with us completely.
You have to be mad enough to "Dare to Invent the Future".
You live in our hearts forever.
Rebecca
@africatechie
is being deferred to the Tribunal de 1er Instance Bonanjo right now.
Join us there. If you have a news camera bring it. Until further notice court is open to the public in Cameroon and people can be interviewed outside the court.
Tweet
#FreeRebecca
Since yesterday
@africatechie
is being held at the Légion de Gendarmerie Dla.
All we know is there's a "plainte verbal du Procureur Général". No summons, no warrant. Called to Gendarmerie then held until now!
Illegality and injustice in Cameroon knows no limit!
#FreeRebecca
1. Il y a des plaintes. UNE PLAINTE suffit pour mener les investigations.
2. SANS PLAINTE et sur la base des allégations un GOUVT FONCTIONNEL se constituerait et démarrerait les investigations
3. Au
#Cameroun
des milliers de personnes sont arrêtées SANS PLAINTES chaque jour!
Cher
@MincomCameroun
avec tout le respect dû, veuillez noter svp.
Les suivants constituent de profondes attaques contre notre dignité humaine et un manque extrême de respect:
1. Absence d'eau, d'électricité, de routes, d'écoles...
2. Injustice: arrestation illégale d'innocents..
Je sors de la PJ à Bonanjo. 42 personnes sont arrêtées. Pas de visites permi. J'ai pu appercevoir
@MicheleNdoki
qui paraît en forme physique et morale (grand sourire habituel). Ils sont assistés par des avocats. Police promet les entendre et les libérer. Restons vigilants.
The absolute wrong focus.
60 years post independence,
#Africans
should not accept anything less than getting pipe-born water into homes as an achievement.
"Going Digital" that ends in the population carrying water on the head! Nonsense.
It is not okay that people go dancing in a nightclub and die. It is not okay.
It is not okay that people go to watch a football match and die. It is not okay.
It is not okay that both these things happen in our country within a 48-hour period. It certainly is not okay!
Our very own Mimi Mefo has been taken to New bell Prison in handcuffs. Her crime? "Les ordres viennent de Yde." Auditioned for all of 10 mins between 14h-21h. Her case moved from the Gendarmerie to Military Tribunal It was their intention all along to arrest her.
#FreeMimiMefo
YOU cannot arrest US because YOU feel intimidated.
YOU cannot arrest US because YOU feel intimidated.
YOU cannot arrest US because YOU feel intimidated.
YOU cannot arrest US because YOU feel intimidated.
YOU cannot arrest US because YOU feel intimidated.
This BS has got to stop.
Cameroonians & other Africans, important we follow Nigerian accounts today & relay their messages.
Nigerians are out protesting & they have restricted internet. their hashtags are
#June12th
,
#June12thProtest
Remember all the Nigerians who helped us
#BringBackOurInternet
.
#June12
is here.
It carries strong memories.
Let me advise the
@NGRPresident
@MBuhari
@NigeriaGov
to by all means respect the Constitution today and uphold the freedoms of citizens nationwide.
Citizens’ freedom to speech, movement and association are guaranteed rights.✍🏾
Please don't come to my TL & curse, insult or use foul language. I will block you. You can disagree with me without wallowing in the gutter. I will always fight for your rights. That is my unwavering commitment. I have no intention of enduring your insults while doing so. Cheers!
Interesting morning.
Woke up. Police had surrounded both office & my home.
1st was told I was confined to residence.
Questioned them on how, why & on what legal basis.
30 mins later 2 commissioners appeared.
They informed I am not confined.
Going out now to check on office.
Discussions confirmées entre leaders anglophones et émissaires du Régime Biya sur:
-Cessez-le-feu
-Libération de tous prisonniers
-Amnistie
-Négociations résolution du conflit
Pts alignés avec ce que
#StandUpForCameroon
+ d'autres demandent depuis des années.
Monitoring attentif.
If you're in Douala, please join us tomorrow for
#FridayInBlack
. We'll give an account of today's events & brainstorm on next steps.
This is just the beginning.
We must continue and KEEP THE PRESSURE ON!
Fights in our country are long & difficult.
TOGETHER, we can win!
What a day!!!
22 women came together to demand Government action on alarming cases of public insecurity.
We demand Government:
- Constitutes itself as a party
- Protects victims
- Communicates to citizens
- Repairs systemic faults in justice and security systems!
20 Cameroonian Women Write to the UN Security Council &the IMF
As conflict rages on in various parts of Cameroon, the country is also rocked by a major scandal on embezzled IMF Covid-19 funds. In this turbulent moment, Cameroon will be on the int"l agenda in the coming days.
L'Afrique toute entière. C'est ni en Ouganda, ni au Nigéria, ni au Zimbabwe que ça va mieux. Le très célèbre Ghana tangue....
Notre continent va mal. Très mal.
Nous devons agir. Deeply, quickly, with principles and with comptence.
C'est urgent!
Hello Everyone,
We are still waiting. Rebecca arrived in court around 8:30 a.m. The magistrate came at 10:30 a.m.
Since then we are waiting.
Waiting.
Waiting.
And standing firm.
#FreeRebecca
Charges contre Junior Ngombe sont connues:
-Propagation de fausses nouvelles
-Incitation à la rébellion
Continuons la communication & la pression.
Nous connaissons l'engrenage du système.
Insistons pour sa libération immédiate.
Postez, rendez visite, écrivez!
#FreeJuniorNgombe
Light. Vision. Courage.
She was 16 when I met her. Obviously she was going to change the world.
I am so deeply proud to know the tremendously beautiful, loud, black, woman's voice that is the youngest poet to read at the inauguration of the US President.
Olivier,
You know I admire your work & ideas.
What you're saying here about politics in
#Cameroon
is of extreme gravity & most importantly false.
I'm going to respond not only to you, which I could do offline, but for all those who may think the same.
Le RDPC n'a rien compris au management pour les résultats de prospérité, fact.
Mais le RDPC est pour l'instant le seul parti qui a compris à 100% la politique.
Le reste hélas continue de vouloir être "bons" et j'admire cela.
Mais je sais que seul un monstre bat un monstre.
Les avocats de Mimi Mefo confirment qu'elle est sortie de prison. La première bataille est gagné. Nous attendons de connaître les conditions de sa libération. Félicitations à toutes et tous qui sont mobilisés pour
#FreeMimiMefo
Restez en éveil. Ce n'est qu'une bataille!
Le jour où 15 soldats meurent!
Dans un pays normal tout serait arrêté. Le pays serait en deuil, places d'hommage seraient bondés.
La TV, payé par nos impôts, nous dit de circuler. Rien à voir.
On est au moins démocratique dans le mépris et le manque d'égard pour ttes les vies.
This dialogue risks not only being a farce, it is looking more and more like it will do harm.
Delegations from English-speaking regions, led by French-speaking governors who are representing the Anglophone population in French!
Do we even remember what the Crisis is about?
Née au Nigéria.
Pére NO, Mère SO.
Grandi = Ydé + Côte d'Ivoire.
Mon immobilier est à Ydé, Dla + NOSO.
Elu à Dla 1er pour répresenter 1 cté Dla, Beti, Bamiléké - pas un seul Anglophone.
Vie = 30+ ans à Dla.
Région de mon coeur = Extrême Nord.
Montrez-moi la route pour "rentrer".
Je suis née à Yaoundé, grandi à Douala. Père de Besongabang au sud-ouest, mère américaine. Je vis à Douala. J'ai des bureaux à Douala, Buea et Bangangté. Que je rentre chez moi? Chez moi c'est où?
Toi même qui tient ces propos aussi bêtes que haineux, tu fais quoi à Yaoundé?
L'énergie négative qui monte de plus en plus parmi les supporteurs
#AFCON2021
doit être gérée. Cette énergie a déjà quitté la toile pour arriver au stade, quitté le stade pour arriver aux quartiers.
@CAF_Online
@FecafootOfficie
#TeamCotedIvoire
calmez le jeu. C'est dangereux.
Alors...
J'ai posé la question directement à
@Oprah
.
La réponse est oui. Elle a fait son test ADN et oui...
Elle est camerounaise et libérienne!!!
Ici avec ma grande amie et camarade, l'artiste et activiste brésilienne,
@panmelacastro
!
Many thoughts in my mind this morning.
1. My heart goes out to all who slept in jail last night simply because they are victims of injustice as Rebecca was. I can imagine they did not sleep easy.
We must fight for them & to fight for a justice system that works for everyone!
Il n'est pas acceptable de changer la constitution pour rester au pouvoir! Petite constitution, grande constitution, peu importe. Inacceptable.
C'est un indicateur d'une dictature. Point.
Cameroon law provides 3 procedures for arrest:
1. Caught while committing a crime
2. After receipt of summons to police station, during questioning, police may detain you
4. On power of a warrant, issued by a judge
ALL other arrests are illegal.
95+% arrests in 237 are illegal.
Cameroon.
Arrest = Illegal
Detention = Illegal
Prolongation of detention = Illegal
All perpetuated by magistrates, judges, gendarmes who have taken an oath to uphold the law.
Life in a dictatorship.
Good Morning All,
Unfortunately, I must inform my COVID-19 test came back positive yesterday. I have mild symptoms & I'm quarantined at home following treatment.
If you've been in contact with me within the last 3 weeks even if I had my mask on & was distanced,
Please:
#Kumba
!
Horror and tragedy strikes again.
How many deaths?
For how long?
Biya Regime will not take the action required to end this crisis until we force them to do so.
It is time for us to stand and demand that they
#EndAnglophonCrisis
Si vous êtes à Douala, rejoignez-nous demain 16h pour
#FridayInBlack
.
1-Compte rendu des événements de ce jour
2-Réflexion sur prochaines étapes.
Ce n'est que le début.
Il faut MAINTENIR LA PRESSION !
Les combats dns notre pays sont longs & difficiles.
ENSEMBLE, nous gagnerons!
What a day!!!
22 women came together to demand Government action on alarming cases of public insecurity.
We demand Government:
- Constitutes itself as a party
- Protects victims
- Communicates to citizens
- Repairs systemic faults in justice and security systems!
It's Thursday before
#FridayInBlack
:
1. Protest tomorrow. Wear black.
2. Abakwa girls rule!
3. Had to show
@tassingremi
he has small competition in super cool hat domain
4. Channeling my father, John Solomon Walla, today. This is his toghu & hat.
Dad gave me tremendous gifts:
Une bonne journée. Malgré les challenges nous avons rendu visite à
@MicheleNdoki
, Valséro, Albert Dzongang, Alain Fogue et Sissiku Ayuk Tabe. Ils donnent force & énergie. Grands sourires, tous sont dans le combat & confiant que le peuple camerounais gagnera.
#StandUpForCameroon
Some took this lightly, thinking Rebecca is a superstar, nothing can happen to her.
Lesson: There are no superstars in Cameroon, only people under oppression.
Come show your support for Rebecca tomorrow at Bonanjo Court of 1st Instance. Risk she could be sent to prison is real!
For 36 years Biya Regime has used arbitrary arrest as a political tool. Since 2016 hundreds of Anglophones have been illegally arrested. Journalists, politicians, activists, all risk arrest for reasons unknown. Time to say STOP!!
#FreeMimiMefo
#FreeAllArrested
Je ne peux changer ma pp.
Nous recherchons toujours Wazizi.
Voici la photo de Zogo qui vient s'ajouter.
Que pouvons nous faire?
-Dénoncer
-Protester. Oui il faut porter le noir ce mercredi et encore vendredi
-S'organiser. Ensemble vient le courage.
Agir.
#JusticeForZogo
Day 3 of mobilizing to
#FreeRebecca
.
It is important to show up in Bonanjo. Come and show your support.
Court sessions are public and it is completely legal to come to court in support of Rebecca.
See you there.
Mimi Mefo heads to the Gendarmerie today. We stand
#TogetherWithMimi
against intimidation, repression, silencing and all other forms of violence our government may be dreaming up.
#JournalismIsNotACrime
If you are in a foreign country, make noise:
- Call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & ask them to call their counterpart in Cameroon
- Call the media
- Call human rights organizations like
@amnesty
&
@hrw
Let us not allow them to arrest another person for nothing!
#FreeRebecca
Stop what you are doing. Come to Bonanjo. Rebecca's safety is our safety.
Once again THERE IS NO WRITTEN COMPLAINT AGAINST REBECCA!!!
Show up at the Tribunal de 1er Instance Bonanjo. The show of support demonstrates we are not complicit to this type of injustice.
#FreeRebecca
Meilleure sécurité d'emploi dans le monde=Ministre de Biya.
Des décennies de non performance: Zéro conséquence.
- Milliers d'employés pas intégrés
- 181 milliards fcfa d'arriérés
- Fonctionnaires dans une précarité absolue
- Millions d'enfants hors école
Personne n'est virée.
Dear Young Cameroonian Job-Seekers,
When going to a job interview:
1. Google the company & analyze their products, achievements, culture...
2. Go to company website. Study it.
3. Use your network. Learn about the company.
Please. Know the company.
Otherwise, you won't pass.
Cameroon destinations that renew and restore, no matter how many times you visit them.
In spite of it all and because of it all, Happy Holidays to you!!!
Nous devons lutter pour nos droits fondamentaux au Cameroun!
Je publie aujourd'hui, parce que hier je me promenais dans Venise avec des femmes leaders extraordinaires, profitant d'une ville où les gens utilisent leurs ressources pour améliorer leurs vies.
#FridayInBlack
Courage. Strength. Determination. To all who are threatened by "friends", "family", quarter heads, bosses... for demanding change in Cameroon &
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
.
To those tracking accounts, reporting & threatening, we pity you.
Change is on the way. You can't stop this.
Laissez les footballeurs tranquilles, svp.
Ils ne gèrent rien dans ce pays. Au contraire par leurs talents et aptitudes ils nous ont permis de rêver et d'oublier nos soucis un moment.
Au fond, nos frustrations ne sont pas avec eux, mais avec ceux qui gèrent la justice et l’eau.
C'est intéressant que des personnes qui soutiennent des élections irrégulières et un président dictateur pour la gestion de l'ensemble du pays, trouvent ces mêmes choses insupportables pour la gestion du football. 🤔
N'oublions pas.
Once again, our very simple request to the Govt of Cameroon is...RESPECT THE LAW.
If there is a complaint against Rebecca, write it & file it. Notify her. She sleeps in her house & shows up on the appointed day to respond to complaint.
How is this complicated?
#FreeRebecca
La police anti-émeute encercle en ce moment notre siège à Bali.
NE VENEZ PAS EN PERSONNE À LA RÉUNION DU Vendredi En Noir.
Retrouvez-nous en ligne à 15h30
?…
Demain c'est
#FridayInBlack
1. Où que vous soyez, portez du noir pour protester la gouvernance catastrophique du
#Cameroun
2. A Douala participez à la réunion
#FridayInBlack
avec SUFC à 15h30 - Bali
3. Hors Douala, participez en ligne
Time for action!
Update:
Agents en uniforme ont quitté ma rue. On a identifié 3 en civil qui rodent.
2 ont suivi ma voiture sur moto.
Au bureau 4 agents ds 1 voiture, 2 ds l'autre. 2 jeunes femmes postées sur trottoir.
Vs me connaissez, suis allez dire bjr à tous.
Quel gaspillage de ressources!
Les chiffres grimpent. Gouvt est passé de "Nous maîtrisons la situation" à "Citoyens sont des irresponsables".
Non!
VOUS êtes responsables de cette situation.
VOUS n'étiez pas prêts malgré 2 mois de préavis.
VOUS avez pris les mauvaises décisions.
VOUS n'avez associé personne.
C'est en ce moment précis que nous nous armons de courage, des principes, de force et de détermination.
On peut arrêter une personne qui a parlé ou qui a marché.
On ne pourra jamais nous arrêter toutes et tous. Nous sommes debout pour nos droits!
Confirmation de plusieurs sources. Arrestation de Maurice Kamto et Albert Dzongang à Doula. Alain Fogue placé en garde à vue à Ydé. Celestin Djamen sorti de son lit d'hôpital pour être arrêté.
Le regime
#Biya
intensifie et consolide sa répression!