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Over one thousand women have converged on Palais des congrès Yaoundé, to renew their stands towards peace as a united force in the first ever National Women's Convention for Peace in Cameroon.  Drawn from ten regions across the country, the Convention for Peace in Cameroon aims at discussing issues related to ongoing conflicts in the country and how it can be transformed. The convention, which is expected to last for three days, kicked off on Thursday 29th July with an opening ceremony cheered by the Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, Madam Marie-Thérèse Abena . Minister of Women Empowerment and the Family, Madam Marie- Thérèse Abena. Speaking to participants  during the opening ceremony, the Minister noted that women's role in conflict transformation is very prominent as they are the most affected group during crisis situations. The opening was characterized by different activities such as a special presentation of Women's Anthem, artistic display for peace an...

  A story of any kind should be like a short rope, long enough to cover the subject but short enough to be interesting. In respect to this, filmmakers, journalists and CSOs have been trained on how to develop good stories by paying attention to salient details. Organized by Draufsicht Bamenda in Collaboration with the Cameroon Community Media Network (CCMN), the 6-hour session which took place over the weekend at Church Center Makon Hall, had subsets of presentations on what a good story is, the foundation of a good story, storytelling approaches, tackled by communication and Multimedia professional Bakah Derick. Bakah Derick, Communication and multimedia professional While building the capacity of over 40 journalists, Filmmakers and CSOs, the trainer highlighted that a story developer should always pay attention to in vital details when developing a story while making sure to answer some organized questions like what the central point is, what central evidence is, what the cent...