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Francophone activist confronts Macron on Anglophone crisis!
Francophone activist confronts Macron on Anglophone crisis!
French President, Emmanuel Macron, has promised to continue pressing for the resolution of the Anglophone crisis and regime change in Cameroon after he was confronted last Saturday in Paris on the subjects by Tiam Adoulaye, a frontline anti-Biya activist who has continuously maintained a low profile. Tiam Abdoulaye, popularly known as Calibri Calibro, took the unmatched courage to interview French president, Macron on the ongoing armed conflict in the Anglophone crisis.
The Brigade Anti Sadinard Founder and staunch critic of the Yaounde government, in his chat with French President, constrained the latter to break his silence on the killings in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon.
In a viral video, Calibri cried out to the French president, asking him to intervene. “Mr Macron, Paul Biya is killing Cameroonians … There is a genocide in Cameroon”, he cried.
In response to the activist, President Macron noted that he was aware of the happenings. “I put pressure on Biya so that he first of all handles the issue of the Anglophone regions and his opposition,” he told Calibri.
Before President Paul Biya could meet him in Lyon, Macron added, he (Biya) had to release Maurice Kamto, an indication of maximum pressure on the Yaounde regime.
With regards to African States as a whole and young persons risking all to leave the continent through the Mediterranean, Macron noted one of the challenges is leaders that are not democratically elected.
In Africa like elsewhere, he said, he too wants “democratically elected leaders and where they are not democratically elected, I work with their civil society”.
Macron disclosed that he worked with the Congo DR opposition to see a peaceful transition, bringing in Tshisekedi as president.
President Biya, the French leader went on, has as a first step to “… decentralise, release political opponents and respect human rights”.
In his close to five minute chat with the activist, Emmanuel Macron revealed, he put pressure on Etoudi to give more attention to the situation in the North West and South West Regions, adding that he urged Biya to release Maurice Kamto before he could welcome the Cameroonian President to Lyon.
Emmanuel Macron promised to phone Biya next week in order to put pressure on the Cameroonian President to end the situation in the North West and South West Regions.
Denying allegations of giving money to African leaders, Macron noted that his country engages in developmental projects , only engaging in follow-up of the projects.
Calibri in the exchange went on to request for the release of political prisoners including a lady arrested for calling for a boycott of the last February twin elections and Mamadou Mota of the MRC party. President Macron’s team, however, demanded a list of the names, promising to take action.
Though not as active on social media like other activists, Calibri’s exchange with President Macron last Saturday could be a game-changer, given that he is one of the first African activists to do so.
Putting his life and reputation on the line for the exchange, it should be noted, is one of his many selfless actions in his quest for justice. Being the Founding father of the Brigade Anti-Sardinad, BAS, he has played a key role in several diaspora protests against the Biya regime.
The French-speaking Cameroonian months back had addressed the European Parliament on the ongoing Anglophone crisis that has left over 3000 dead, leaving several members in tears.
Calibri is also known for being one of the key protesters that turned up at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva, Switzerland to demand that President Biya return home after one of his several prolonged stays abroad.
He was also one of other Cameroonians that confronted Vision 4 TV’s Ernest Obama recently in France.
Like many other Cameroonians frustrated with the country’s system, Calibri arrived France through the Mediterranean. As part of his quest for a better life, he has since been driving for change from the diaspora in a bid to make Cameroon better.