ELECAM, UN Women build media capacities on peaceful election reporting

By DOH JAMES SONKEY In prelude to the announced legislative, municipal, regional elections in Cameroon in 2020, Elections Cameroon, ELECAM in collaboration with UN Women, the Ministry of Women Empowerment and the Family, MINPROFF and the National Communication Council, NCC organised last October 24, 2019 at Hotel Azur in Yaounde, a capacity building workshop for media owners on “the role of the media in conducting and promoting peaceful electoral processes in Cameroon.” Speaking at the occasion, the Director General of Elections at ELECAM, Dr Erik Essousse said the role of the media in preparing the minds of people towards peaceful…