World Peace Day celebrated in war

The world celebrated the World Peace Day on September 21, 2015, and as usual, the United Nations called on stakeholders in conflicts, worldwide, to observe a break at least for 24 hours.

It is a day set by the United Nations in December 2001 to promote peace in the world.

A call which also concerned Cameroon, which has witnessed threats of all kind for several months. Le Messenger on September 22, therefore, thought it wise to remind the people that for more than a year, this country formerly called "haven of peace", is now facing war. «September 21 takes a special colour and even more in 2014. That year, the President of the Republic, Paul Biya officially declared war against Boko Haram," wrote the newspaper.

There were deadly raids, troops were deported to the front and for some time, Boko Haram decided to use 'human bombs'; all this in a bid to take away lives, with the majority of them being innocent. The assessment made by the newspaper is sufficiently indicative: "more than a year after, the counter shows more than 500 deaths involving civilians and military men. "A first in the history of the country which just celebrated its 50th anniversary", said Le Messenger.

Unfortunately, this war has changed the image of Cameroon. "Villages razed, massacres of populations, battles between Cameroon and assailants, refugee camps which are huge slums," the journal presented a dark picture of the situation.

This is not alas the only threat to peace in our country. Other types of less visible and yet more dangerous coercion threaten the Nation. An example is the demonstration by nearly 200 servicemen who returned from the peace mission of the United Nations in CAR, a few days ago. The next day, the government released the six billion FCFAs claimed by these men as premiums for mission.

A fact, which according to Messenger is proof that "in the Court of the prince, the climate is not in serenity. The evidence is seen in the bickering of leadership and positioning which becomes recurrent between members of the government."