In response to an earlier appeal from the Minister of Basic Education regarding crisis affected pupils in schools without Birth certificates, the Minister of State, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals has issued an administrative note.
Minister Laurent Esso informed that he has contacted the Presidents of the Courts of Appeal and the Prosecutors General of the said Courts, with a view to holding special mobile hearings in their respective jurisdictions for the purpose of issuing supplementary judgments of birth certificates for the stated pupils from April 1 to 19, 2024.
In the note signed on March 19, the Minister of Primary education is asked to instruct Regional Delegates of Primary education to contact the Magistrates concerned for practical modalities.
This is a measure by the Cameroon government to assist the educational dreams of thousands of pupils whose documents have been destroyed due to ongoing socio-political instability.