"School sports: Factor for national unity and integration" is the password of the 12th edition of the national school games that started in Bamenda yesterday April 3, 2017. Launching the event in Bamenda, the Minister of Basic Education, Youssouf Hadidja Alim said it was a moment to celebrate the vertus of sports and promote Olympic values of fraternity, unity, peace, tolerance and fair play. She said sports in the school milieu are meant to give youths an opportunity to fully integrate, discover their nation and cement national unity. Minister Youssouf Hadidja Alim hailed the administration of the North West and the city of Bamenda for bravery in hosting the games in circumstances not helped by ghost town calls by unidentified to frustrate the event. Step-up security and colour summed up the event with the games expected to run from April 3, to April 6, 2017.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 11:15 UTC