Cameroon:The President wants government members on social media

 The members of the Cameroonian government have been encouraged to use social networks to communicate on the activities of their ministerial departments. This was the instruction recently given by the
Cameroonian Head of State, Paul Biya, we learned from official sources.

This presidential directive comes in a situation characterised by the the publication, by several members of the Cameroonian government, of press communiqués announcing that they are not the owners of any facebook account, nor are they on any other social networks. These ministers thus wanted to denounce the fraudsters using the accounts to commit fraud.

The imposed presence on social networks for members of the Cameroonian government should contribute to boost government communication. Indeed, though they have dedicated websites, several ministries are still struggling to keep them updated.