25th edition of World Teachers Day: teachers urged to shun fear

By IKOME CHRISTIE-NOELLA EPOSI Under the theme, ‘Young Teachers: The future of the profession’, teachers all over the world on October 5, 2019, celebrated the 25th edition of the World Teachers day. In Buea, South West region of Cameroon, teachers were encouraged to shun fear and be courageous in the practice of their noble profession. The day comes at a critical point in Cameroon’s history with the country facing upheavals in the Anglophone Regions. The over three-year crisis has seen teachers beaten, maimed, kidnapped, and others killed simply for practicing their profession. The Regional Delegate of Secondary Education, Dr. Hannah…