Security Crisis in South West Region of CAMEROON: Suspension of CAFECO S.A Activities.
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Cameroun :: Security Crisis In South West Region Of Cameroon: Suspension Of Cafeco S.a Activities.

Following a press release entitled "Greenpeace Africa expresses dismay at the activities of WIJMA in CAMEROON" written by Eric INI, the forestry campaigner for Greenpeace Africa, published on August 6th 2018 in the website www.greenpeace.org, Greenpeace Afrique indexes the company WIJMA CAMEROON and its subsidiary CAFECO to operate in a conflict zone.

In order for all to be better edified, and in accordance with the law N° 90/052 of December 19th, 1990 and its subsequent modifications on the freedom of the social communication in Cameroon, we bring the following clarifications:

1-Initially, it must be said to denounce the incongruities of a release of Greenpeace which comes at the moment when activities of CAFECO S.A were suspended in the region of southwest CAMEROON.

2- This statement says: "It is outrageous that WIJMA and CAFECO continue to exploit timber with FSCTM certification, under armed escort in the Southwest region just very recently". It is not so. Due to the prevailing insecurity in the region, the workers and the CAFECO S.A company have been subject of various threats (leaflets, threat of kidnapping and ransom demands). The site has been looted several times, shops broken, vehicles stolen by unidentified people. Worse still, on June 26, 2018, a worker was kidnapped in Nguti before being released the next day.

3- Faced with this climate of insecurity and in order to protect the workers, the forest operations located in the Eyumojock area and the Nguti factory were put in stop on June 26, 2018. Notification was made to the Departmental Delegate of the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, administrative supervision of CAFECO SA in Cameroon. Since that day, all workers have returned to their homes. Our site is secured by our guards with the support of the administrative authority. As a result and contrary to what Greenpeace claims, CAFECO SA never exploited or transported wood under armed escort in southwest Cameroon.

4 -Greenpeace also claims that "WIJMA has silently exploited this loot without demonstrating corporate social responsibility." Another incongruity that does not comply with CAFECO S.A who practices the forest management method in accordance with the FSCTM principles and belong within the scope of the group FSCTM certificate of Wijma Cameroon which is the first certified company in the Congo Basin. Moreover, in front of this "case of major strength" that constitutes the insecurity in the zone, the company CAFECO S.A showed social responsibility. In order to preserve jobs, avoid bankruptcy or default, the Company has been put to sleep and will resume operations once security conditions are restored in the area.

For CAFECO SA The Chairman of the Board

Mr TAYO Villien

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