The Civil War in Cameroon, long predicted by experts, continues into its seventh year, and without an end in sight. The Paul Biya administration has made little effort in attempting to resolve the issue. Meanwhile, Cameroonian anglophone groups, most of them stationed abroad, especially in the US, have made little headway in their attempts to…
DENVER, USA — (AFRICA NEWS MATTERS) News that an estimated 40,000 Cameroonians living in the United States may qualify for Temporary Protected Status or TPS rocketed to the top of the charts in the past week. There are several key dimensions to this story — not just the fact that the Cameroonian beneficiaries who are fleeing…
A destabilizing war between the government in Yaoundé, Cameroon, and Anglophone separatists has been going on for more than four years. Hundreds of civilians have died as a result. Thousands have been displaced and are now refugees in neighboring countries. Most negotiations to resolve the conflict appear to have failed. With each passing day that…
YAOUNDE — Hundreds of supporters of Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto have gathered at his home after his months-long de facto house arrest suddenly ended. Heavily armed police stationed at his home since September 22 left on Tuesday, but authorities
The governing record of Paul Biya, Cameroon’s current leader, is making the news rounds, again. Biya assumed office as president of the centrally located African nation on Nov. 6, 1982. He’s been president now for 38 long years. Biya, now 87-years-old, became president after serving as prime minister under the late President Ahmadou Ahidjo. That…
The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon which picked up steam in late 2016 and continues to this moment has degenerated from what was described then as a near-civil war into what is now seen as a full-blown civil war between separatists and the Cameroonian military. The casualties on both sides continue to mount. The International Crisis Group…
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Editor’s Note: The original KUSA 9 News story was published in February 2016 but we returned to it because of how important it is. The Cameroon situation continues into 2018 and many fear it could lead to a full-scale civil war in the country. The Southern Cameroons issue which is plaguing the African nation of…
Since November 2016, the African nation of Cameroon has been embroiled in civil unrest marked by demonstrations and boycotts against the Francophone-dominated government of President Paul Biya. Recent news reports point to many civilian deaths through police action, while others, including journalists, lawyers, and civil society leaders, have been arrested and placed on trial. The Cameroon administration…
Beyond academic and diplomatic circles, many have not heard of the International Crisis Group or Crisis Group. The Brussels-based non-governmental organization, tracks and warns of the potential of conflict in nations around the world. The group is highly respected and often quoted in news reports due to their thorough research. Just before the Arab Spring…