Cameroon:African Communications Center for Ethics and Standards Launched in Buea

Media Practitioners at launch of ACCES in Buea;above- Henry Mekole,founder/CEO,
 speaking  to reporters 

By Christopher Ambe

An organization aimed at improving on the gathering, analysis and sharing of information among media practitioners was on Saturday July 18 launched at Buea Mountain Hotel.

 African Communications Center for Ethics and Standards (ACCES), according to its founder/CEO Henry Mekole of CRTV, will become a veritable meeting point for media practitioners to strategize on how to keep the public adequately informed, so they can, in turn, make informed choices affecting their lives.

Mekole,himself a  career journalist and , told the assembly of media practitioners from  both public and private press that turned up for  the launch of ACCES that, the organization’s  objectives include: bringing media practitioners together to  work  as such and  ensuring that journalists use their profession to  greatly impact on society -by giving the public vital information that would change their lives for the better.

ACCES whose headquarters is in Buea, the CEO revealed, will run facilities such a library for journalists to update their knowledge.

Although a national organization, Mekole was optimistic that one day ACCES would  become an international organization.

The launch of ACCES was chaired by the Mayor of kombo Abedimo,Aboko Patrick, who doubles as the  President of the United Cities and Councils of Cameroon (UCCC), Southwest branch.

 Mayor Aboko regretted that the hinterlands have not been receiving adequate media coverage and urged the media to henceforth make such coverage a priority.

Also speaking at the ceremony, Kange William, CRTV Buea Station manager and Bouddih Adams, Managing Editor of The Post Newpaper, hailed the creation of ACCES and implored the organization to give journalists the training that would be useful to local realities.