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Anglophone crisis: Clashes Even after Major National Dialogue.
Anglophone crisis: Clashes Even after Major National Dialogue.
By Chris Ambo.
The purpose of Cameroon’s Major National Dialogue, which held from September 30 – October 4 , in Yaounde,was to come up with recommendations that could bring an end to the three-year Anglophone Crisis, which has led to the deaths of over 2000 people.
In his September 10,2019 speech convening the national dialogue, President Biya had stated that “the major national dialogue will, in line with our Constitution, enable us to seek ways and means of meeting the high aspirations of the people of the North-West and South-West Regions” and other components of the Nation.
But more than a month after the Dialogue recommendations which include a “special status” for the two English-speaking regions, bloody clashes between separatist fighters and Cameroon forces are still being reported.
There are reports of killings, torture, destruction of property, kidnappings, arrests and detention in the North West and South West regions, with the separatists and Cameroon forces trading accusations and counter-accusations on human rights abuses perpetrated.
Although the Dialogue was described by Cameroon government as a success, the separatist leaders abroad had refused to participate in it, arguing that such a conference should have held in a neutral country, where their security and safety was guaranteed.
A request by the separatist leaders that the two Anglophone regions be de-militarized before the dialogue was never heeded by the Cameroon Government.
And, as Amba fighters and the military exchange gunfire, even innocent civilians are killed.
A Swiss proposal to mediate between them and the Cameroon government to bring the crisis to an end is yet to be endorsed by the Cameroon government whereas it has been endorsed by separatist leaders
The crisis seems not to be ending any time soon.
Even after the Major National Dialogue, leaders of the self-proclaimed Ambazonia Republic still move round raising funds to prosecute their war for independence.
It would be recalled that late last October, US-based Dr. Samuel Sako, Interim President of Ambazonia and his Communication Secretary Chris Anu were in Uppsala in Sweden to raise funds in order to prosecute their putative country’s independence struggle.
The military have reportedly burnt down many houses and villages suspected to be hideouts for separatist fighters. Gun battles have left not only separatists killed but also soldiers and innocent civilians.
Kidnappings for ransoms are still common. It would be recalled that early this year, Abraham Neba Che, a physician, who had allegedly been kidnapped in the Southwest region by separatists but released , was later accused by the local administration of secretly treating wounded separatist fighters.
Feeling his life was at stake, after reportedly receiving death threats, Dr. Che is said to have since gone into hiding. Many other health professionals working in hospitals in Anglophone Cameroon have complained of harassment for doing their job.
There have been reports how the military have removed injured separatists from health facilities and their whereabouts thereafter are not known.
Families of other fleeing activists have complained of molestations and suspicious visits by security agents to their homes. The deadly clashes between separatist fighters and Government forces continue to force Anglophone activists and victims to flee the country.
The US just suspended Cameroon from Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). Justifying Cameroon‘s suspension, President Trump, pointed out in a correspondence: “Despite intensive engagement between the United States Government and the Government of Cameroon, Cameroon has failed to address concerns regarding persistent human rights violations being committed by Cameroonian security forces. These violations include extrajudicial killings, arbitrary and unlawful detention and torture.”