Cameroon commemorates Int'l Mother Language Day

STORY: Cameroon commemorates Int'l Mother Language Day SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: BAFOUSSAM, Cameroon CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of schools and pupils 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SUCCESS ABOFEGEH, Pupil of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BELINDA BAFOR, Teacher of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): CLARISSE NDAM MEGANCHE, Founder of Les Normaliens Lay Private Bilingual School 5. various of schools and pupils 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): GILES NDZE, Pupil of the Progressive English Nursery and Primary School STORYLINE: Cameroon is commemorating the International Mother Language Day, which falls on Wednesday this year, by teaching local languages in schools. There are about 260 indigenous languages in Cameroon, but only French and English, inherited from colonial masters, are official, according to the Ministry of Secondary Education of the country. It is important to emphasize