Illegal Migration : Cultural Forum To Curb Phenomenon

The Ambassador of the European Union to Cameroon, Hans Peter Schadek together with the representative from the Ministry of External Relations (MINREX), Marc Antoine BATHA and other government officials took part in the launching ceremony of the 1st edition of the Cultural Forum of Migration in Cameroon dubbed FOMICA. The forum was launched on October 25, 2019 at the Yaounde Multipurpose sports complex. First of its kind, the forum was launched by the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) ‘Solutions aux Migrations Clandestines (SMIC) and saw the massive participation of NGO’s amongst which are; National Youth observation (NYO), Hamattan Cameroon, ‘Agence de Promotion des Petits et Moyennes Entreprise’ (APME). Its focus was on the sensitization of youths on the importance of migrating legally and the risks involved in illegal migration. Activities for his first edition include open door day, where organizations have the possibi...