AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAcademic Leadership & Merit: Prof Sunny Aiyuk’s appointment as Deputy VC at Botswana Open University spotlights a rare, transparent, internationally benchmarked recruitment—an implicit contrast to Cameroon’s frequent “connections over competence” critique. Customs Recognition: In Yaounde, Customs communications boss Jean-Claude Ekoube won a UN-CISRI-linked humanitarian/achievement award, praising his push to speed up customs information management. Family & Child Rights: Cameroon marked the 32nd International Day of the Family with a focus on “Family, Inequalities, and Child Well-being,” while MPs and UNICEF urged stronger enforcement frameworks as violence and infanticide concerns rise. Anti-Corruption Ethics: Rose Seretse told Yaounde’s Commonwealth anti-corruption forum that ethics must start inside anti-corruption institutions, not only in policing others. Culture & Loss: Cameroon mourns filmmaker Bassek Ba Kobhio, credited with building modern African cinema infrastructure and the Écrans Noirs festival. Security & Regional Echoes: Across the week, regional instability kept surfacing—from Anglophone marginalisation calls to Lake Chad-linked fears after Chadian strikes.
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