Martin Jumbam

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Bamenda defends the weak and the marginalized.

Interview conducted by Martin Jumbam

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Bamenda has been striving to bring peace, justice and reconciliation to crisis-stricken areas of the Northwest Region of Cameroon where inter-village and inter-tribal conflicts are recurrent.  It has also scored successes at the level of individuals by rescuing victims of human trafficking from their ordeal and successfully bringing charges against a notorious human trafficker and landing her in jail. Women and children, the principal victims of human traffickers, hold center stage in the Commission’s activities. Laura Anyola Tufon, who heads the Bamenda Archdiocesan Justice and Peace Commission, and is also a member of Cameroon’s National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms, tells us more about the activities of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Archdiocese of Bamenda.

 

Violenter une femme est un acte de lâcheté

Interview de Martin Jumbam à Ebolowa

La Fondation allemande, Friedrich Erbert Stiftung a organisé une rencontre des journalistes et de la  société civile  à  Ebolowa. Il s’agissait  d’analyser la situation de la presse au Cameroun. C’était la deuxième rencontre du genre organisée au Cameroun. La première ayant eu lieu à Bamenda en 2008. En marge des discussions officielles, L’Effort camerounais a rencontré une dame dynamique, venant de l’Extrême Nord, de Maroua  plus précisément. Elle était la  représentante d’une association dénommée “Association pour la lutte contre la violence faite aux femmes”. Mme Aissa Doumara, puisqu’il s’agit d’elle, n’a pas mâché ses mots, qualifiant les  violences contre les femmes comme étant des  actes odieux et lâches. Tout en admettant que la violence contre les femmes n’est pas l’exclusivité d’une seule région de notre triangle national, elle a focalisé son attention sur la région septentrionale de notre pays dont elle est originaire.

 

 

Professor Daniel Noni Lantum – I salute you! (Final Part).

By Martin Jumbam

In this second and last part of my tribute to Professor Daniel Noni Lantum, I recall how instrumental he was to me during my early years abroad, urging me to have a clear sense of purpose and to focus my attention on my work and not on my financial situation, that was far from glamorous. Upon my return home over a decade later, he was still there to welcome me and my family and gave us a soft landing on territory that was beginning to feel the grueling impact of the world recession. Let’s pick up the narrative from 1976.

Professor Daniel Noni Lantum, I thank you! (Part One).

By Martin Jumbam

It surprises me that I always seem to find words of gratitude for people only when they are no longer with us; when they have, as we Catholics say, gone ahead of us marked with the sign of faith. It is only then that my heart, mind, and lungs pour out of my trembling lips words soaked in tears and wrapped in long moments of silence, interspersed with sighs and much headshaking. Today, however, I have decided to sing the praises of a man who is still very much alive, and to whom I owe a well-nourished debt of gratitude.