To enhance online monitoring: NCC receives 12 ultramodern equipment from UN agencies.

This was during a press conference organised by NCC, to ensure a responsible and balanced media coverage that abides by the principles of equality fairness and transparency. 

Receiving the items on behalf of the NCC, its President, Joseph Chebongkeng, Kalabubsu, applauded the close collaboration leading to the donation of the up-to-date equipment. 

Chebongkeng said “in the process of our discussions they said they will want to help NCC, with up-to-date equipment to be able to monitor online publications, and also some software to be able to help us in that direction, and they have realised the promise by providing 12 ultramodern desktop computers”. 

Expressing gratitude to the United Nations agencies for the equipment, Chebongkeng said “we want to express our gratitude to the United Nations system represented here by the head of IOM, and UNESCO in Cameroon for this gesture and we promise to use them diligently for the purpose for which they were given”.

“We hope that this will also help in combating disinformation and misinformation online, because round the clock representatives who will be working here will go round the different platforms to be able to flag off unpleasant content,” Chebongkeng said.  

Representing the United Nations agencies, the Head of Mission for the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, Diop Abdel Rahmane, said the donation was to reinforce NCC’s operations during the election period to promote inclusive and transparent election.  

“We are here today to provide technical assistance and concrete materials to NCC. The donation comes in response to a request that the United Nations received that has triggered a mission in Cameroon to better understand the needs,” Rahmane said. 

He said the donation is all about promoting inclusive, transparent and successful elections in Cameroon with the support coming specifically from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, through the six agencies engaged together as one to deliver for the UN.

“After a close collaboration with NCC, we found some strength and also some weaknesses and through joint effort we know we can achieve greater results,” Rahmane added. 

Stating that the equipment are also to help NCC fight hate speech, he added that: “One of the challenges that have been identified, which is common to the whole world and particularly in this region, is hate speech that unfortunately can poison all good will efforts that are deployed to achieve results particularly when it comes to elections”. 

Noting that the donation will assist NCC monitor online content from media organs and other platforms, Rahmane said “from that perspective, the UN agencies came together to provide some IT equipment to the NCC to equip it in a way that it could, on a regular basis, monitor the internet and speeches to identify together the threats and to respond as early as possible”. 

This article was first published in The Guardian Post Edition No:3587 of Tuesday October 07, 2025