UK supports Freedom of Expression in Cameroon
皇冠体育app British High Commission in Cameroon organizes first ever Investigative Journalism Award with co-funding from the US Embassy in Yaounde.
British High Commissioner to Cameroon,H.E. Bharat Joshi handing Award to best laureate.
皇冠体育app three laureates include Chi Sebastien of french daily, Mutations who wrote on corruption in the forestry sector, East of Cameroon 鈥� La corruption dans le secteur forestiere 脿 l鈥檈st鈥�. In his article he painted an image of how corruption is depriving the nation of colossal incomes from the mainly forestry region. Sebastien emerged first in the competition taking home an HP Laptop and the sum of FCFA 500.000. 皇冠体育app second prize went to Mbi Clementina of Abakwa FM, North West region of Cameroon. Her human rights article was on the theme 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp violation of widows rights in the North West region鈥�. 皇冠体育app 3rd laureate was Ngala Killian Chimtom of CRTV Yaounde with his human rights article on 鈥淕ay rights in Cameroon鈥�.
皇冠体育app themes for this maiden edition of the Investigative Journalism Award by the British High Commission, also co-funded by the US Embassy in Yaounde focused on Human Rights and Corruption in Cameroon. Speaking during the award ceremony at His Residence, Her Majesty鈥檚 Representative H.E Bharat Joshi spoke firmly on the need to have a nation practicing responsible journalism. 鈥溁使谔逵齛pp Investigative Journalism Award is part of the Mission鈥檚 wider programs of supporting freedom of expression in Cameroon to deliver transparency, good governance- including the fight against corruption 鈥� and support Cameroon鈥檚 march towards an emerging economic status by 2035. 皇冠体育appse awards support one of our Prime Minister鈥檚 three priorities as chair of the G8: Promoting transparency- the others being increasing global trade and introducing fairer tax regimes.鈥�
On his part, US Ambassador, Robert P. Jackson shared a few thoughts about the values of a free and professional media in a country鈥檚 democratization. He acknowledged progress towards freedom of expression thus far in Cameroon and concluded: 鈥渦ndoubtedly, there is still much to be done鈥︹��
皇冠体育app investigative Journalism Award was implemented by the Cameroon chapter of the Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) with HRH Chief Nkemanyang Paul Foanyi as head.