Essential Training

The training on environmental, agro-livelihood and economic empo­ werment activities, ex-fighters in the Bamenda Disarmament, Demobi­ lisation and Reintegration (DDR) Centre received from October 8-10, 2026 is not only essential but more importantly timely. It comes at the time as the Director of the Bamenda DDR Centre Kum Henry Echu, in a declaration said, “The life sustainable skills are going to certainly be beneficial to ex-fighters in the nearest future, especially now that the National Coordinator of the DDR His Excellency Fai Yengo Francis and other powers are already brainstorming on the reintegration of the ex- combatants.” After the disarmament, deradicalisation and demobilization phase of the ex-fighters of the non-State separatist group causing havoc and destruction in the North West and South West Regions, government and its partners are tilting more attention on their reintegration into the society. This explains the importance and timely nature of any training the ex-combatants would have in order to enable them first of all be patriotic citizens, then be useful and productive to themselves, their communities and the country at large. Through the livelihood skills they learn, their subsequent reintegration into society as self- employed persons, entrepreneurs and job creators would lure their brothers and sisters who are still holding arms and fighting against the population and the State to drop the arms and seek their way into the Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Centres. The gesture of the Non-governmental Organisation, Xhuma Africa As­ sociation within the framework of its project code-named Rebridge Ba­ menda is from every perspective laudable. This is more so, because the members who are championing the training are Young Parliamentarians from the North West Region who are virtually ages mates of most ...