Decades after independence, Cameroon, once divided between the British and the French during the colonial period, continues to experience sustained conflicts between its Francophone and Anglophone citizens. The
In its latest report on the ongoing crimes carried out by the army, armed separatists, and militias in Anglophone north-west Cameroon, Amnesty International calls on the Cameroonian government to do more to protect the vulnerable population.
The European Union has called on the government of Cameroon in engage in an inclusive dialogue with all parties as the only solution to the current political and security impasse in the country. In a statement released by Federica Mogherini on behalf of the EU, the body tasked the government ...
YAOUNDE, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon religious leaders plan to hold an Anglophone General Conference to seek a "lasting solution" to the conflict that has ravaged large part of the country, conveners of the conference said on Thursday. "This conference will initiate dialogue that will possibly...
Since November last year, government forces have been clashing with armed separatists in the Northwest and Southwest, the two Anglophone regions of the country where about 80 percent of population are native in French. The armed separatist forces have declared an independent state in the two regions...
However, the Cameroon government, dominated by a long-sitting president, has often rejected claims of marginalisation and unequal opportunities by Anglophones (Awasom2020), undermining prospects for a comprehensive and sustainable resolution of the crisis. While scholars have prescribed equal opportunities...
(Reuters, June 2, 2021). A diplomatic crisis followed and more Chadian troops and weapons were sent to the border. The incident came only weeks after the Russian ambassador to the CAR criticized Chad for failing to prevent the passage of arms and fighters across the border into the CAR (...
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Teachers urge enhanced security in Anglophone schools 07/10/2024 Teachers in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions on Saturday called for more efforts to strengthen security measures for teachers, students and schools in the regions where an armed separatist conflict is underway. ...
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The article decentres foreign peace mediation endeavours around the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon by foregrounding the domestic political environment into which such a mediation initiative is thrust. Recognizing mediation as but one site of political contestation, the article moves be...