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  Over 15 media professionals in Bamenda, the capital of the North West Region, have committed to educating the public about the importance of reading product labels before consumption in order to avoid and ameliorate the growth of non-communicable diseases in the country. This occurred during a one-day workshop hosted by the Reconciliation and Development Association RADA, on Friday, June 30th, 2023, aimed at increasing public understanding and support for front-of-package legislation in Cameroon.  The Reconciliation and Development Association CEO Ferdinant M. Sonyuy emphasized the need for food manufacturers to put appropriate front-of-package labeling of their to promote responsible consumption while commiting the media to educating the public about it's essence and role in fighting non-communicable disease like cancer, stroke and a host of others. CEO RADA, Ferdinant M. Sonyuy "We are advocating for front-of-package labeling legislation that will mandate producers to plac...

Participants in session About 15 journalists from Cameroon's two troubled areas have learned about digital and physical security. This occurred at a two-day workshop that Adisi Cameroon and CIPESA hosted on the 29th and 30th of June in Dschang. The workshop focused on journalist safety in Cameroon, focusing on UNESCO indicators, digital and physical security modules, and a road map. The goal is to equip journalists with the necessary knowledge and resources to defend themselves against armed conflict threats according to the executive Director of Adisi-Cameroon, Paul Joel Kamtchang.  Executive Director of Adisi-Cameroon, Paul Joel Kamtchang  " We noticed that in the North West and South West regions, journalists are facing many threats. Coming from soldiers or separatist fighters. What we also noticed is that when they are arrested by some policemen, the first thing they are interested in is their devices laptop, or phone files trying to look for anything that may link them t...