We were at the Carrefours Locaux du Vivre Ensemble Camerounais (CVEC) for an exclusive experience of the Day dedicated to the Fang-Beti Cultural Area at the Village of Unity (National Museum).
📸 Several young people answered the call of the tom-tom.
📸The role of cultural leaders in the Fang-Beti area in raising public awareness, promoting the values of peace and registering to vote. This was one of the issues discussed at the conference.
🎤 The Historical Context of the Fang Beti Community
Dr. Manga Jérôme Manfred, Head of the Legal Affairs Division at MINJEC gives a presentation on the Fang Beti community. He described the socio-cultural context in which the Fang-Beti community operates as part of a participatory approach to promoting national unity.
📸 His Majesty Paul Zibi Edouard, 3rd degree traditional chief of Messa Ekouazok in the Yaoundé II district.
His message is one of commitment to sensitising the people of his district to the culture and promotion of peace, especially during election periods. He called on young people, particularly those from the Fang-Beti culture, to remain calm and peaceful before, during and after the election period.
📸 His Majesty Dieudonné Justin Elouma, 3rd degree chief in the Akono district.
Living together is a given, but we need to think more about eating together. He is referring to the redistribution of land in our communities. The land issue is one of the major problems dividing Cameroonians in Fang country.
📸 A call for vigilance
The traditional chief of Akono is calling on young people to be more vigilant during the forthcoming election period in order to avoid manipulation
📸 A word of thanks
Éric Akono Bessala, Inspecteur des Services N°1 au Minjec, expressed his satisfaction to all the participants for their contribution to the success of this meeting, which will have enabled concrete solutions to be found to promote living together. Now, more than ever, we need to unite to fight against scourges such as tribalism and hate speech, which are hampering the construction of a country that wants to be prosperous.
📸 After the Fang beti area, the floor is handed over to the Grass Field cultural area for the continuation of the hearings
📸 Respect for traditional authority is a guarantee of peace and unity in the Grass field.
📸 Witnessing life together
Madeleine Mbianda is a trader at the Mokolo market in the Yaoundé II district. Her story is one of harmonious coexistence between the traders at the Mokolo market. However, she urges the public to show more consideration for those working in the trade.
📸 The importance of organising peaceful elections in our country
This was the theme developed by Deballo DISSAKE, representative of Elecam.
Speech by Bonaventure Nimpa, Head of the Legislation and Regulations Unit at Minuec. His talk focuses on the history of living together among the grassfields.
📸 An exchange taken seriously
Under the watchful eye of Alphonse Tankeng, Head of the Studies and Projects Division, and Yvette Eyenga, Technical Adviser No. 2, the traditional chiefs demonstrated their commitment to maintaining peace and unity.
📸 Promoting the values of peace and unity on a daily basis
This is the strong message delivered by Alphonse Tankeng, Head of the Studies and Projects Division, who invites the Grass field people to intensify and promote the values of peace and unity through culture.
The message ended with a patriotic exercise, the performance of the 2nd verse of the national anthem of Cameroun🇨🇲.
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