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on 3 August 2007, Etéki
Mboumoua discussed the dire effects of illegal migration; he highlighted the role of such migration in destabilising nations and regions when it involved Africans fleeing to neighbouring African countries to escape violence in their own countries. According to Etéki Mboumoua,
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In what was viewed as a surprising decision, Biya dismissed Etéki
Mboumoua from the government in January 1987. No specific reason was given, but Etéki Mboumoua was accused of "grave fault". When asked in an interview why he had dismissed Etéki Mboumoua, Biya replied that, as President, he had
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Speaking on 30 January 2009, he called for donations to the CRC's emergency relief fund. Etéki
Mboumoua explained that his organisation did not receive anywhere near an adequate level of funding from the state and that aid from other sources tended to arrive too late to be properly used in an
139:(20 October 1933 – 26 October 2016) was a Cameroonian political figure and diplomat. He had a long career as a minister in the government of Cameroon; from 1961 to 1968, he was Minister of National Education, and from 1984 to 1987, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs. Etéki Mboumoua was also
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After leaving political office, Etéki
Mboumoua moved to humanitarian work, becoming President of the Cameroon Red Cross (CRC). He also continued to engage in some diplomatic activity; in 1995, the OAU appointed him to mediate the political situation in the
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240:"absolute discretion" to dismiss state officials "without having to give explanations to anyone". It was speculated that Etéki Mboumoua was dismissed because he had objected to the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Cameroon and
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emergency situation, so the organisation had set up its emergency relief fund in 2008. He urged donations to enable the CRC to have sufficient funds available to promptly address emergency situations.
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on 20 October 1961. He remained in the latter post until 1968, holding the additional portfolios of youth, sports, and culture during that period. He was also a member of the
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in July 1977, the OAU attempted to mediate the situation in August, but the Somali government refused to participate, protesting the exclusion of its allies, the
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from 1962 to 1968, becoming its Vice-President in 1967, and he was
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