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Social Ordeals of Persons With Disabilities in the 21st century Cameroon   Child living with disabilities(CBCHS)   Stories about the poor treatment of Persons living with Disabilities (PWDs) keep making headlines in Cameroon.  I was taken aback on August 4, 2018 by an emotional letter addressed to Mimi Mefo Info by a group of visually impaired students voicing challenges they faced during the last public exam organized by Cameroon General Certificate of Education (GCE) Board for 2017/2018 academic year in Cameroon. According to the students, they were discriminated upon and had to sit many papers different from those of their ‘sighted’ peers. “This accounted for our failure at this year’s GCE exam” They lament, they claim that the GCE scripts for the visually impaired candidates for the 2017/2018 session were marked using the wrong marking guides for questions earlier changed; given that the communique annulling ‘A/Level’ Literature Paper 3, calling ...

SOCIETY Business "I never regret doing this business..." Lontsi Foppa Thiery Thiery's at business site Thiery is an orphan and a university drop out in the City of Yoandé, Cameroon. He is also a rising gospel singer and dancer. After dropping out of school because of financial burdens and considering that Thiery parents his younger ones in providing food, shelter and education, Thiery decided to hawk. He pushes articles in a wheel barrow across the streets and has tough times dealing with the police and city council workers for town disorder. With this, Thiery refuses to give up. But, braces through the storms for one year running. He has located for himself a spot at Chapelle Obili which he says is very strategic and there he displays his articles while waiting for customers this back to school season. He says he never regrets venturing into the petite business because it really keeps him, family and ministry going. I caught up with ever happy and broad-smi...