At the invitation of the President of the Republic His Excellency Paul BIYA, Mrs. Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie will pay an official visit to Cameroon from Monday 13 April to Thursday 16 April 2015.
A special gift of the Presidential Couple was received in Maroua
The President of the Republic His Excellency Paul BIYA has attributed medals to over 400 soldiers for their bravery in the war against the Boko Haram terrorist group. Senior Officers, Officers and ordinary soldiers of the Rapid Intervention Brigade known as “BIR” who have displayed determination, patriotism and courage in fight to protect the national territory from the incursions of the Boko Haram insurgents have been honoured by the President of the Republic, Head of the Armed Forces.
Following the crash of the Airbus A320 of the Germanwings airline on Tuesday 24 March 2015 in the Digne-Les Bains Region of France, the Head of State His Excellency Paul BIYA sent a message of condolences to:
Students who were recently admitted to study diplomacy at IRIC started classes on 10 March 2015. They expressed their gratitude to the Head of State for the happy end to their admission saga.
Informed of the controversy arising from the publication of entrance results into IRIC, the Head of State, in the quest for equity, gave instructions that all the candidates whose names appear in the two lists that were published, as well as those found on the waiting list, be admitted into the school. This makes a total of 22 admitted.
On the instructions of the Head of State His Excellency Paul BIYA, the Government has made available the sum of over 5 billion Francs CFA for the construction of classrooms, wells toilets and the making of benches and other school furniture for schools in the Far North Region. The gesture is to provide a more suitable environment for pupils and students in schools which have been very heavily affected by the ongoing fight against Boko Haram insurgents. Many schools in this region have experienced an unusual swelling in their population as children from areas closer to the border with Nigeria flee the fighting caused by the terrorist organisation.
The Head of State His Excellency Paul BIYA has made it clear that the ideology and conduct of Boko Haram is incompatible with humanity and must therefore be completely crushed. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the summit he also lauded the Chadian support consisting of an important contingent of soldiers fighting alongside Cameroonian troops in the Far North region of Cameroon.
Heads of State and Government of some ECCAS member countries are already in Yaounde for the COPAX Summit scheduled to hold in Yaounde on 16 February 2015. The arrivals started at 1:20 pm on Sunday 15 February when a special flight bringing in the Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe touched down at the Yaounde Nsimalen International airport.
The Head of State, HE Paul BIYA, celebrated this February 13, 2015 his 82nd anniversary.
