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Cameroonian Separatist Leader Lucas Ayaba Cho Arrested in Norway Amid Ongoing Conflict. Lucas Ayaba Cho, a prominent figure in Cameroon’s Anglophone separatist movement, was arrested in Norway on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the ongoing armed conflict in the Central African country. His lawyer revealed that the arrest was made on "charges based on his various expressions on social media."   Cho has been a key player in the push for independence from Cameroon, where violence since 2016 has resulted in over 6,000 deaths and nearly a million displaced individuals. Many residents in the English-speaking regions claim discrimination at the hands of the French-speaking majority. Read Also: PIDOMNigeria’ Trial: Court Fixes Date for Isaac Bristol’s Bail Application Hearing Global human rights organization Amnesty International has accused both government forces and armed separatists of human rights abuses, including killings, rapes, and torture of civilians.   A Cameroonian official indicated to the BBC that Norway and Cameroon have a security agreement which may facilitate Cho's extradition in the near future. However, his lawyer stated that he was unaware of any extradition request.   Describing himself as a liberation leader, Cho is known for commanding the Ambazonian Defence Forces (ADF) from his base in Norway. He has been linked to a recent campaign that included a two-week lockdown aimed at boycotting schools. His militant approach has drawn criticism, particularly after ADF fighters targeted taxi drivers, demanding they repaint their vehicles to reflect the colors of the proposed state of Ambazonia.   The ADF’s political branch, the Ambazonia Governing Council, has also instituted a “liberation tax” on residents in the Anglophone regions to fund their conflict against the government. Cho's history of anti-institutional radicalism dates back to the 1990s, including an expulsion from the University of Buea for protest activities.   Norway's National Criminal Investigation Service (KRIPOS) stated that Cho "had a central role in an ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon." On Wednesday, Norwegian investigators sought his custody from the Oslo District Court, with prosecutor Anette Berger noting, "We are in an early phase of the investigation, and there are several investigative steps that remain."   Emmanuel Nsahlai, a US-based lawyer representing victims of the Anglophone crisis, called Cho's arrest a "significant victory" against separatist violence. He remarked, "This arrest marks a critical step in holding him accountable for his actions and bringing justice to the victims of his violence."   Cho is not the first separatist leader to face arrest abroad concerning the violence in Cameroon. The Cameroonian government has consistently urged foreign nations to assist in repatriating separatist leaders for trial, following the extradition of Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and others from Nigeria in 2018.

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Unconditional Praise - Ayaba Esther George (Official Video)

Unconditional Praise – Ayaba Esther George (Official Video)

Prolific UK-based Nigerian gospel minister, composer and song writer, Ayaba Esther George most known as Queen of Praise is out with the video of her latest trending single titled “Unconditional Praise”. Unconditional Praise speaks about deliberate acts of expressing gratitude and honor and worshiping the Lord for who he is. It is demonstrating your faith and trust in the God of your salvation for…

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OC LIST

List is VERY long, so under a read more it goes

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Original

Story: Relic (No Official Name Yet)

Tyler (Last Name TBA)

Corey (Last Name TBA)

Miranda "Mandy" Wilkens

Three other Relic Holders on the main protag team (Names TBA)

Protag team's boss (Name TBA)

The boss' bosses (Names TBA)

Story: Channel (No Official Name Yet)

Nyro Gauffin

Eloisa Gauffin

Olson Lund

Auriana Pinto

Arthur Pinto

Crystal

Ayaba (Last Name TBA)

Akira (Last Name TBA)

Curtis (Last Name TBA)

Chance Gigz

Atlus (Last Name TBA)

Currant (Name needs changed)

Diantha (Last Name TBA)

Technically everyone else from my Splatoon stories but shhshhhsh

Story: Dreams (No Official Name Yet)

Jade (Last Name TBA)

Jason (Last Name TBA)

Kas (Last Name TBA)

Eclair (Last Name TBA)

Vixen

Aris

Mellow

Rhaelcat

Snoot

Sunshine

Miscellaneous

Characters from really old stories that I don't have plans to revise yet, but want to someday. Or characters that i just have.

Hyde Stichbird

Tabitha "Tabby" Moon

Eric (Last Name TBA)

Bruce (Last Name TBA)

Josh (Last Name TBA)

Terrence (Last Name TBA)

Agnes (Last Name TBA)

Raymond (Last Name TBA)

Paxton (Last Name TBA)

Naomi (Last Name TBA)

Nana

Winter

Zip

TBA (blue girl, made in GaiaOnline)

TBA (pastel berry girl, made in GaiaOnline)

TBA (gothic lolita girl, made in GaiaOnline)

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Fandom

Pokemon

I follow my own canon, which I think has different ages for the characters. I did this back before the ages for the SWSH characters were revealed (if they ever were?) So not an age-up, but not canon-compliant either. SM/USUM character ages and past gens should be canon compliant if I got my info correct tho.

Azure (SWSH) Plus her team

- Rayne (Inteleon)

- Scraps (Theivul)

- Stee (Tsareena)

- Wave (Noivern)

- Sparke (Manectric)

- Forg (Pangoro)

Agate (SWSH) Plus her team

- Garbador (Nickname needed)

- Scolipede (Nickname needed)

- Thorn (Roserade)

- Root Beer (Vileplume)

- Toxtricity (Nickname needed)

- Weezing (Galarian, nickname needed)

7 other gym leaders for an optional gym challenge during post-game. (SWSH)

Moon (Needs name change) (SM/USUM) Plus her team

- Crystal (Primarina)

- Bouncee (Tsareena)

- RK9 (Arcanine)

- Persian (Alolan variant, nickname needed)

- Toucannon (Nickname needed)

- Snorlax (Nickname needed)

Sun (Needs name change) (SM/USUM) Plus her team

- Ahoo (Decidueye)

- Eon (Espeon)

- Hawlucha (Nickname needed)

- Jolteon (Nickname needed)

- Absol (Nickname needed)

- Mimikyu (Nickname needed)

Moon and Sun also share a lot of Pokemon because they're sisters + co-champions of Alola:

- Goldeen (shiny variant, caught by Sun, nickname needed)

- Politoed (shiny variant, "caught" by Moon (hacked, recieved from Wonder Trade in-game), nickname needed)

- Butterfree (caught by Sun, nickname needed)

- Eerir (Lopunny, caught by Sun)

- Borris (Malamar, caught by Moon)

- Talonflame (caught by Sun, nickname needed)

Ren (XY) Plus his team

- Cinder (Braxien, eventual Delphox

- Rose (Floette, eventual Florges)

- Sprout (Ivysaur, eventual Venusaur)

- Creme (Espurr, eventual Meowstic)

Céleste (XY) no team yet

Nurse OC (No gen yet, might travel between regions?)

Sonic

I don't follow any canon, it's my own silly little canon / story with OCs with occasional appearances or shippings with canon characters lol.

Frost (Fox?)

Lemon (Cat)

Lime (Cat)

Chocolat (Fox)

Chrysta (Hedgehog)

Blair (Cat)

Edge (Hedgehog)

Harsh (Hedgehog)

Vanilla (Wolf)

My Little Pony

I have a Next Gen AU!! Please don't ask to join mine!! OCs labeled as "Original" are separate from the Mane 6 and my Next Gen OCs, but still in the same universe.

Next Gen

Moonlit Glow

Party Popper

Sweet Tooth

Apple Crumble

Cirrus Dash

Precious Velvet

Original

Blueberry Creme

Starshine

Toothpaste

Fate

Solar Flare

Final Fantasy XIV

Sir Spoon (Main; Crystal DC, Zalera)

Tanzanite Vandium (Crystal DC, Brynhildr)

Y'nari / Minato Ikari (Crystal DC, Malboro)

Naoh'ra Rabnta (Aether DC, Midgardsormr)

Splatoon

I have two universes, one for my main art stuff and one for my SFM art stuff. Also everyone from this is technically an AU version of characters my Channel story.

Main

Squimly "Squim" (Team S.S. PS.)

Pinnacle (Team S.S. PS., Ex-Team Uni)

Skimchi (Team S.S. PS.)

Skamchi (Team S.S. PS.)

Venus (Team Uni)

Mara (Team Uni)

Merkury (Team Uni)

Urcan (Team Uni)

Pluter (Ex-Team Uni)

Nyro

Olson

Kristen

Kyree

Gatsby

Kaleb

Kayden

Ayaba

Akira (Agent 3 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Eloisa (Agent 4 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Curtis (Agent 8 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Pompoen (Team Bubblegum Pink)

Haylee (Team Bubblegum Pink)

Chess (Team Bubblegum Pink)

Squeak (Team Bubblegum Pink)

Chardonnay (Splatband: Wavelength)

Currant (Splatband: Wavelength)

Kandi (Splatband: Wavelength)

Liz (Splatband: Wavelength)

Oleander (Splatband: Wavelength)

Souka Leta

Unnamed Sea Anemone

Unnamed Inkling (based on a Puddle Slime from Slime Rancher)

Unnamed Inkling (base on a Fire Slime from Slime Rancher)

SFM

Fred

Jett

Red

Hero

Runner

Sophie

Icarus

Left

Right

Zachary (Agent 3 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Diantha (Agent 8 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Atlus (Agent 4 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Crystal (Agent 7 of the Squidbeak Splatoon)

Canvas (Team Yellow)

Fry (Team Yellow)

Makenzie (Team Yellow)

Twitch (Team Yellow)

Dragon Ball

Spinch (Saiyan, member of the Ginyu Force)

Naruto

Yutaka Furata (Sand Village)

Yutaka's team members (Sand Village)

Yutaka's team leader (Sand Village)

Static Shock

Roy Chester Blake (Metahuman)

Total Drama

Leah (Revenge of the Island + All Stars)

Wings of Fire

Permafrost (Icewing + Skywing hybrid)

MySims

Kingdom

Unnamed Player Character

Agents

Unnamed Player Character (Here)

Undertale

Caveat (Monster: Skeleton)

Steven Universe

Ultramarine Pearl (Pearl, Little Homeworld)

Cupcake (Quartz?, Little Homeworld)

South Park

I don't watch this show anymore, I just played the games and got attached to my character ;-; Probably gonna convert to one of my original stories.

Arron Knight

[theuncannytruthteller]

Oba means ruler in the Yoruba and Bini languages of West Africa. Kings in Yorubaland, a region which is in the modern republics of Benin, Nigeria and Togo, make use of it as a pre-nominal honorific.

All of the subordinate members of the Yoruba aristocracy, both traditional titleholders and honorary ones, use the pre-nominal "Oloye" (lit. Owner of a title, also appearing as "Ijoye") in the way that kings and queens regnant use 'Oba'. It is also often used by princes and princesses in colloquial situations, though the title that is most often ascribed to them officially is "Omoba" (lit. Child of a Monarch, sometimes rendered alternatively as "Omo'ba", "Omooba" and "Omo-Oba"). The wives of kings, princes and chiefs of royal background usually make use of the title "Olori" (the equivalent of Princess Consort, otherwise spelled "Oloori"), though some of the wives of dynastic rulers prefer to be referred to as "Ayaba" (the equivalent of Queen Consort). The wives of the non-royal chiefs, when themselves titleholders in their own right, tend to use the honorific "Iyaloye" (lit. Lady who owns a title) in their capacities as married chieftesses.

Idia became the first Iyoba (Queen mother) of Benin when Esigie conferred upon her the title and the Eguae-Iyoba (Palace of the Queen Mother)

Queen Idia was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550. She played a very significant role in the rise and reign of her son. She has been described as a great warrior who fought relentlessly before and during her son's reign as the Oba (king) of the Edo people. When Oba Ozolua died, he left behind two powerful sons to dispute over who would become Oba. His son Esigie controlled Benin City while another son, Arhuaran, was based in the equally important city of Udo about 30 kilometres (20 mi) away. Idia mobilised an army around Esigie at Unuame on the River Osse, which defeated Arhuaran, and Oba Esigie became the 16th king (Egharevba, 1968:26).

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Getting Married? These Brands Make The Best Bridesmaids Dresses

NEW POST: Getting Married? These Brands Make The Best Bridesmaids Dresses

As I type this, I currently belong to four Whatsapp groups for three different friends’ weddings, two of which are set to hold in the first quarter of this year. One of the groups is called Bridesmaids Group and is made up of about five ladies, with two of us as the maids of honor.  (more…)

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Download TRUcast 115 - Alex Peace & Brian Boncher for free now!

Artist: Show: TRUcast 115 – Alex Peace & Brian Boncher Quality: 320 Kbps 48000 Khz Genre: House, Tech House, Techno Source: RSS

Listen or download more TRUcast episodes HERE

TRUcast 115 – Alex Peace & Brian Boncher Tracklist

The “official” podcast of Tru Musica featuring Tru Musica Artists and Tru Friends from around the Galaxy. From House to Techno and everything in between, Tru Musica has already begun to carve out it’s niche in the House Community focused on the music that revolves around the “jack”

AP

OJ. Santos, MMH – In The 80’s (Original Mix)

Dunmore Brothers feat Ayaba Poetic – Step Closer (Original Mix)

Rubb Sound System – Work On This

Paolo Di Natale – Another Night (Original Mix)

Bad Boy Bill – Let Me See You Work (Treasure Fingers Extended Remix)

BBwhite – Mr Right (Original Mix)

Vazquez – Green Bamboo (Original Mix)

BB

KAZAA – KAZAA – Want Me (Original Mix)

Alex Kenji – Indigo (Original Mix)

Wayne Brett – Bring The Heat ’21

Joeski – Toque De Palo (Original Club Mix)

Simone D Jay – Feel This Groove

Fourword – Snake Charmer (Extended Mix)

DJ Funk, Rubb Sound System – Pump It (Rubb Sound System Remix)

AP

Calicko, Don Rimini – North-South (Original Mix)

Gianni Ruocco, Whay – Sweet Symphony (Line Box Mix)

Andre Salmon, Gettoblaster, Missy – Don’t Stop (Original Mix)

Moreno Pezzolato, Octahvia, Qubiko – U Want Me Feat. Octahvia (Qubiko Remix)

Santigold – L.E.S Artistes (Switch Remix – Martin EZ Edit

Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night

BB

Kenny Brian Chuleria (Tech House Mix)

Mooncat, Ferank, Marcelo Vasami – Hear What Was Said Feat. Ferank (Marcelo Vasami Remix)

Moreno Pezzolato f. Octahvia – Take Me Up (Original Club Mix)

Jaxx Inc. VS Alex Peace & Brian Boncher – Dreamin

Holt 88 – Ru Tata (Original Club Mix)

Federico Scavo – Watchin’ Out (Extended Mix)

Sllash & Doppe – Bamboo Straw (Original Mix)

HP Vince – Hollywood Disco Club

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Listen or download TRUcast 115 - Alex Peace & Brian Boncher for free now!

Artist: Show: TRUcast 115 – Alex Peace & Brian Boncher Quality: 320 Kbps 48000 Khz Genre: House, Tech House, Techno Source: RSS

Listen or download more TRUcast episodes HERE

TRUcast 115 – Alex Peace & Brian Boncher Tracklist

The “official” podcast of Tru Musica featuring Tru Musica Artists and Tru Friends from around the Galaxy. From House to Techno and everything in between, Tru Musica has already begun to carve out it’s niche in the House Community focused on the music that revolves around the “jack”

AP

OJ. Santos, MMH – In The 80’s (Original Mix)

Dunmore Brothers feat Ayaba Poetic – Step Closer (Original Mix)

Rubb Sound System – Work On This

Paolo Di Natale – Another Night (Original Mix)

Bad Boy Bill – Let Me See You Work (Treasure Fingers Extended Remix)

BBwhite – Mr Right (Original Mix)

Vazquez – Green Bamboo (Original Mix)

BB

KAZAA – KAZAA – Want Me (Original Mix)

Alex Kenji – Indigo (Original Mix)

Wayne Brett – Bring The Heat ’21

Joeski – Toque De Palo (Original Club Mix)

Simone D Jay – Feel This Groove

Fourword – Snake Charmer (Extended Mix)

DJ Funk, Rubb Sound System – Pump It (Rubb Sound System Remix)

AP

Calicko, Don Rimini – North-South (Original Mix)

Gianni Ruocco, Whay – Sweet Symphony (Line Box Mix)

Andre Salmon, Gettoblaster, Missy – Don’t Stop (Original Mix)

Moreno Pezzolato, Octahvia, Qubiko – U Want Me Feat. Octahvia (Qubiko Remix)

Santigold – L.E.S Artistes (Switch Remix – Martin EZ Edit

Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night

BB

Kenny Brian Chuleria (Tech House Mix)

Mooncat, Ferank, Marcelo Vasami – Hear What Was Said Feat. Ferank (Marcelo Vasami Remix)

Moreno Pezzolato f. Octahvia – Take Me Up (Original Club Mix)

Jaxx Inc. VS Alex Peace & Brian Boncher – Dreamin

Holt 88 – Ru Tata (Original Club Mix)

Federico Scavo – Watchin’ Out (Extended Mix)

Sllash & Doppe – Bamboo Straw (Original Mix)

HP Vince – Hollywood Disco Club

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Nnamdi Kanu And Cameroon’s Separatist Agitator, Ambazonia Leader, Ayaba To Hold Joint World Press Conference Against Nigerian Government

Nnamdi Kanu And Cameroon’s Separatist Agitator, Ambazonia Leader, Ayaba To Hold Joint World Press Conference Against Nigerian Government

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra has announced that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu will on Friday address the world to reveal the atrocities of the Nigerian government against its members. Sources say that the leader of Ambazonia, Dr. Cho Ayaba will join Kanu in addressing the world regarding the anticipated sovereignty of their respective nations. Ambazonia, officially known as the Federal Republic of…

[footballghana]

GFA announce match officials for 2019/20 DOL match day four

Ghana Football Association has confirmed match Officials for match day four of the 2019/20 Division One League. The weekend matches are scheduled to be played on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Here are the match officials for the weekend games: Zone one (1) Match : BOFOAKWA TANO VS NKORANZA WARRIORS Referee : Adunstera Jacob Asst 1: Theophilus Akugre Asst 2: Aduko Robert 4th Ref: Awurisa Andrews M/C: A.A Alhassan Match : NSOATREMAN FC VS B.A UNITED Referee : Anankani Maurice Asst 1: Paul Aduko Asst 2: Mohammed Mohammed 4th Ref: Noah Joshua M/C: Amoako Williams Match : KINTAMPO FC VS YENDI GBEWAA Referee : Siela Mohammed Adam Asst 1: Akisoka A. George Asst 2: Asigbe Marley 4th Ref: Maame Imgerde Ireme M/C: Mumuni Issaka Match : RTV Vs UNITY FC Referee : Amadu Ibrahim Asst 1: Kwose Boniface Asst 2: Eric Ndebugri 4th Ref: Anvia Janal Marfawiah M/C: James Mornah Match : WA SUNTAA Vs BREKUM ARSENAL Referee : Iddrisu Mustapha Asst 1: Mikaal-II Fauzan Asst 2: Mohammed Alhassan 4th Ref: Joseph Kwaku Addae M/C: Abdul Issaka Anas Match : TAMALE CITY Vs MIGHTY ROYALS Referee : Albert Azantilow Asst 1: Banonmia Tordai Bashiru Asst 2: Forkor Alidu M. 4th Ref: Gilbert Amoah Ayariga M/C: Dawudi Abdul Razak Match : TECHIMAN CITY Vs STEADFAST Referee : Richard Adjei Asst 1: Prince Owusu Ansah Asst 2: Prosper Avinou 4th Ref: Daniel Kwame Nsiah M/C: Richard Gyabaah Yebour Match : YOUNG APOSTLES Vs CROCODILE STARS Referee : Joshua Kwaku Ansah Asst 1: Issah Mumuni Baguricher Asst 2: Iddrisu Issahaku 4th Ref:Mohammed Tanimu M/C: Mohammed Alhassan ZONE TWO ( 2 ) Match : ACHIKEN FC Vs VENOMOUS VIPERS Referee : David Adanney Asst 1: Emmanuel Agyei Asst 2: Kenneth Tweneboah-Kodua 4th Ref: Mohammed Zakari M/C: Francis Boateng Match :NEW EDUBIASE Vs WASSAMAN Referee : Isaac Simon Bassaw Asst 1: Kwame Frimpong Asst 2: Emmanuel Essumang Arthur 4th Ref: Joseph Kwofie M/C: Alex Azameti Match :ASOKWA DEPORTIVO Vs BYF ACADEMY Referee : Ernest Baafi Asst 1: Jones A. Boateng Asst 2: Bediako Marfo 4th Ref: Eric Osafo Asamoah M/C: G.K Zorve Match : NZEMA KOTOKO Vs SWEDRU ALL BLACKS Referee : Jacob Asafoa Asst 1: John Ansah Asst 2: Anthony Appiah-Mends 4th Ref: Emmanuel Don Quansah M/C: Augustine Adjei Kane Match : PROUD UNITED Vs BIBIANI GOLD STARS Referee : Daniel Oppong Amoah Asst 1: Isaac Nyarko Asst 2: Tanko Ayaba 4th Ref:Alfred Tabi M/C: Sowah Ghartey Match : STAR MADRID Vs HASAACAS Referee : A.D Mohammed Asst 1: A.F Zakari Asst 2: P.P Osei 4th Ref: Ebenezer Tetteh M/C: Eugene Akunor Match : SKYY FC Vs PACIFIC HEROES Referee : Kwadwo Appiah Nyarko Asst 1: Samuel Davor Asst 2: Michael Boateng 4th Ref: Imoro Osman M/C: Emmanuel Alhassan Match : UNISTARS Vs SAMARTEX 1996 Referee : Kongai M. Serge Hubert Asst 1: Joshua Anane Asst 2: Divine Gbolomor 4th Ref: Peter Ansah Teye M/C: Kwaku Buckman ZONE THREE (3) Match : KOTOKU ROYALS Vs AGBOZUME WEAVERS Referee : Godwin Tordzro Asst 1: Kinsley Asare Asst 2: Abdul A. Abugbilla 4th Ref: Foster Bartious M/C: A.S.K Annor Match : ACCRA LIONS Vs AMIDAUS PROFESSIONALS Referee : Solomon Mordey Asst 1: Prosper Agbezuka Asst 2: Bright Agbenoxevi 4th Ref: Moro Iddrisu M/C: John Mensah Match : NANIA Vs DANBORT Referee : Franklin Akumatey Asst 1: Seth Armah Ashai Asst 2: Paul Deyegbe 4th Ref: Edward Annan M/C: Amegashie Jacob Match : HEARTS OF LIONS Vs OKYEMAN PLANNERS Referee : Isaac Adjanor Asst 1: James Osafo Asst 2: Awudzi Bless 4th Ref: Robert Mussey M/C: Anthony Opoku Acheampong Match : KRYSTAL PALACE Vs UNCLE T STARS Referee : Apeamenyo Bright Asst 1: Yevoo Yao Asst 2: Wisdom Tefe 4th Ref: S.K Mawuli Klu M/C: Olivert Amoako Match : MIGHTY JETS Vs. ACCRA CITY Referee : Emmanuel Baah Asst 1: Amenyo Barnabas Asst 2: Emmanuel Awutey 4th Ref: B.D Douglas Kporha M/C: Caesar Franklin Match : TEMA YOUTH Vs PHAR RANGERS Referee : Selorm Yao Bless Asst 1: Babavi Ngorli Eso Asst 2: Klu Bless 4th Ref:Baba Gbafi M/C: W.L Quaye Match :VISIONS FC Vs YOUNGWISE Referee : Joseph Osafo Asst 1: Eric Obuobi Addo Asst 2: Amegbetor Moses 4th Ref: Abotsi Caleb M/C: E.M Osamquaye source: https://footballghana.com/

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to “promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to “promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to “promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to “promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to ��promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroon separatists sell cryptocurrency as replacement for CFA franc

Cameroonian separatists fighting for the independence of the self-declared state of Ambazonia have put their own cryptocurrency on sale to the general public. The AmbaCoin aims to provide humanitarian relief to those affected by the conflict in the Anglophone regions with the hope of raising up to 250 million US dollars.

“The initiative is geared towards helping with humanitarian side of things,” says Frank, one of the members of the AmbaCoin project who responded to press enquiries about the cryptocurrency, but wanted to remain anonymous. “That’s the idea behind it – to raise funds to support humanitarian efforts.”

It is hoped that the creation of a currency for so-called Ambazonia will also support efforts to have the breakaway state officially recognised as a country. Creating their own Ambazonian currency enables the separatists to move away from using the CFA franc.

“The idea of AmbaCoin was to get away from the CFA – we don’t see the CFA franc as a legitimate currency for Ambazonia,” says Frank. “If we want to be independent, we can’t pursue a French colonial currency.”

Cameroon’s currency is issued by the Bank of the Central African States which is in turn backed by the French government’s treasury. The CFA franc is pegged to the euro, however, and it has drawn the ire of activists in West and Central African countries in recent years, who have protested France’s continuing influence long after the end of colonialism.

How does it work? AmbaCoin officially went on sale on 28 December with one AmbaCoin token equivalent to 25 US cents. Before the main “crowdsale” the token was offered through a “presale” with 10 percent of the AmbaCoins available. More than 30,000 AmbaCoins had been issued as of 1 January, according to the website.

There are 13 holders of AmbaCoin, according to an analysis available on the Bloxy website, which provides information on public blockchains. One digital wallet address holds almost 42 per cent of the existing AmbaCoins issued.

Supporters of Ambazonia can purchase AmbaCoins through a dashboard on the website . Users can use other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or Dash to make transactions as well as traditional currencies, including euros, dollars, CFA francs, rand or rubles. The AmbaCoins then reside in an Ethereum digital wallet. The project describes the token being compatible with several existing cryptocurrency digital wallets.

The token itself is built upon existing Ethereum blockchain technology providing a decentralised public ledger. AmbaCoin’s whitepaper describes how transactions are completed using Ethereum’s system of “smart contracts” – a protocol aiming to enforce transactions without a third party.

AmbaCoin is based on the “proof-of-stake” architecture defining how block transactions are dealt with. This approach avoids the need for mining where computing power is used to run different cryptographic calculations.

How can AmbaCoin be used? The project envisages a number of uses for AmbaCoin. The whitepaper describes how supporters can hold onto the token and watch its value appreciate over time, a strategy popularised by BitCoin enthusiasts where to “ hodl ” is to hold onto cryptocurrency rather than sell it. Furthermore, AmbaCoin can be traded to provide a return for investors, according to the project.

It also acts as a digitised form of a treasury bill – “eventually, the Ambazonian nation will purchase it” – and it can be used “to get access to national services”, according to the whitepaper. The AmbaCoin will not be pegged to any particular traditional currency and it aims to become particularly important for remittances from Africans in the diaspora.

Spending on potential humanitarian relief for the Anglophone regions will be decided by AmbaCoin’s board of directors, according to Frank. “They will make that decision,” he says, drawing particular attention to the plight of refugees and internally displaced people who have been hit by the worsening violence in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions.

The crisis that hit the North West and South West regions has already seen humanitarian fundraising efforts. The Cameroonian government in mid-2018 raised almost 20 million euros to help people hit by the fallout of what it says are “acts of terrorism” carried out by separatist groups.

Support from Ambazonian ‘government’ A number of different groups purporting to be the government of Ambazonia have emerged since the self-declaration of independence for Ambazonia in October 2017. The situation on the ground has also evolved, with rival separatist armed groups involved in fighting between themselves as well as with the Cameroonian security forces.

“It’s an initiative of a few individuals,” Chris Anu, a spokesperson for the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, told RFI in response to questions about AmbaCoin. “Our government has not endorsed it.”

The rival Ambazonia Governing Council says it fully endorses AmbaCoin and encourages its supporters to buy the cryptocurrency, describing it as an “ingenious and revolutionary initiative”.

“A group of creative geniuses developed a cryptocurrency designed to foster the Ambazonian revolution, to establish a separate homeland and foster a unique sense of national ownership of our medium of exchange,” says Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC, in emailed comments.

Who is behind it? Those behind AmbaCoin are not immediately known. The project’s whitepaper says the board of directors and development team is “state classified info”. Frank, who describes it as a “freedom currency”, says AmbaCoin takes the legal form of a company registered in South Africa with a bank account under the same name.

Frank says the directors include “Ambazonians across the board” including “some foreign citizens of different nationalities with experience of cryptocurrency”.

AmbaCoin is listed as a company with five directors incorporated in South Africa on 31 October 2018 to an address in Cape Town, according to company documents reviewed by RFI.

A listed director of AmbaCoin is Tshisikhawe Mabel Khangale, a 36-year-old chartered accountant and registered auditor who runs a company called Andisa SA that carries out business registrations.

Another South African connection is Fuler Ayuk Ayamba, who is listed as a director and lives in the Western Cape, according to a 2013 South Africa government gazette.

AmbaCoin extends beyond the African continent. Frank Enoanyi Abange is a director and resides in the US state of Ohio. Abange is listed as the owner of Curantis Healthcare Services Ltd, according to searches with the Ohio Secretary of State. Curantis is described as an “agency provider of services to people with developmental disabilities” and the company is registered as a healthcare provider.

Abange also appears in searches as registering a company called “Ambazonia Mission AGC”, incorporated in Ohio. This non-profit company says it was formed to “promote and to support human, social and self-defence rights of the people of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia)”. The company’s articles of association include a document called the “Charter of the Ambazonia Mission” which is signed by Cho Ayaba, head of the AGC.

There are two directors who appear to be based in Europe. Julious Nyih Nyiawung features on the website for Ireland’s University College of Dublin Smurfit School as an expert in human resources. He is also listed as an academic on a 2017 list of staff for Kaplan educational institute in Singapore. Nyiawung is frequently described as the vice president of the AGC and on their website is said to be responsible for “human resource mobilisation”.

The fifth director of AmbaCoin is Moses Esim Enoh. He appears in searches linked to Griffith College in Dublin, Ireland. His dissertation on environmental practices in Irish agriculture was published in 2015.

The other name revealed as the author of AmbaCoin’s whitepaper is Bruno Mpako. Mpako appears to reside in Cape Town and describes himself as a “web developer and network expert”. His LinkedIn profile lists him as chief executive officer for Bank Crypto Coin. Frank says Mpako is “one of the technical brains” behind the AmbaCoin project and is acting as one of the chief technologists.

Path to statehood The breakaway state of Ambazonia is not the only self-declared territory to issue its own currency. Somaliland, which declared independence after the fall of military leader Siad Barre in 1991, issues the Somaliland shilling and operates its own central bank.

South Sudan took a different route to issuing its own currency, waiting until it achieved independence before introducing the South Sudanese pound. The country split from Sudan in 2011 and remains the African continent’s youngest country.

Other countries outside of the African continent have been involved in cryptocurrency initiatives. Venezuela’s government launched the petro in early 2018 with President Nicolas Maduro describing it as the cornerstone of efforts to rebuild the country. The petro is said to be backed by oil reserves, but investigations have revealed scant details on the cryptocurrency.

The Marshall Islands is also reportedly launching a cryptocurrency in partnership with an Israeli firm. However, the International Monetary Fund in a September 2018 report says that there are “many risks involved” in issuing a cryptocurrency as legal tender.

Supporters of Ambazonia, such as Frank, see little downside in issuing AmbaCoins for the breakaway state. “We believe the closer Ambazonia gets to being an independent nation – it will affect the value of the coin,” he says.

“People are getting to know cryptocurrency – the more it gets known, the more stable it becomes,” says Frank. “The future is what matters.”

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#OrinIhinrere: Ayaba Esther George Premieres New Single - 'O Ti Se' Feat. Biyi Samuel || @george_ayaba, @biyisamuel

#OrinIhinrere: Ayaba Esther George Premieres New Single – ‘O Ti Se’ Feat. Biyi Samuel || @george_ayaba, @biyisamuel

Straight off from the official release of Exceeding Grace album in November, Ayaba Esther George releases a new single titled O ti Se featuring Biyi Samuel from the same album.

The United Kingdom based Nigerian singer popularly known as QUEEN OF PRAISE delivers the new single professionally, with a message of thanksgiving and expression of faith.

Featuring one of Africa’s best male vocalist, Biyi…