This stance would eventually change. [104], September saw some setbacks for the separatists, as the government launched attacks into the rural areas they controlled. n out of Cameroon’s estimated 20 . [22] According to an article published in The New Humanitarian "The two rounds of “pre-talks” – the last reportedly on 2 July – have been held outside the Kondengui Central Prison where Sisiku is being held and are seen as “confidence-building” steps. [fn] “Crise anglophone: la libération des prisonniers divise”, Mutations, 17 February 2017; “At South West elite forum in Buea: speakers launch xenophobic attacks on North Westerners”, The Guardian Post, 3 February 2017.Hide Footnote However, the public has not shown itself to be very divided. Dans la région anglophone du Nord-Ouest, des hommes armés ont incendié la résidence du maire de Bamenda II, Peter Chenwi. Elections were held in 1954 and the parliament met on 1 October 1954, with E. M. L. Endeley as Premier. The separatists strategically chose this date, as it is the anniversary for the unification of Cameroon and Southern Cameroons. [175] On 11 July, at least seven separatist fighters were killed in Esu. [51], In January 2017, the Cameroonian government set up a committee to initiate a dialogue with the lawyer activists. [163] On 24 April, gunmen burned down the house of the mayor of Fundong. This incident was the first of its kind, and possibly indicated that the separatists would take on larger government targets. Le Directeur exécutif pour l'Afrique du National Democratic Institute réaffirme sa neutralité vis-à-vis des deux candidats à la présidentielle au... Cameroon’s President for Life reportedly ends – $610,000 / R9.4 million per annum Paul Biya’s pay cheque clearly indicates the... Ses avocats ont remis la minution au commissaire du gouvernement ce 21 décembre 2020. Des images inedit en direct chocantes. [16] Unlike most Cameroonian soldiers deployed in the region, the separatists are locals, and are thus more familiar with the terrain. The celebrations were boycotted in most major cities in the Anglophone regions, including Buea, Kumbo, Belo, Ndop, Ndu, Wum, Muyuka, Mamfe, Tombem, Mundemba and Lebialem, while there was a comparatively significant turnout in Nkambe. The Ambazonians, who claimed that 98 percent of the population boycotted the election, hailed this as a great victory. However, the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (ASC), the armed wing of the IG, declared that the SCLC had no authority to call off the lockdown without consulting it first. [271], In August 2018, Minister of Territorial Administration Atanga Nji offered amnesty to separatists who surrender their weapons, saying they would "be received as prodigal sons". The separatists had lost around 1,000 fighters. [8] In June 2018, the official figure rose to 84 dead. The private company Telcar Cocoa reported that the cocoa production had fallen 80 percent. [7] In addition, at least 250 ethnic Mbororos had been killed as of July 2020, counting both civilians and pro-Cameroonian militants. The trial was complicated by all the Ambazonian leaders rejecting their Cameroonian nationality, which the court ultimately ignored. BY ATEKI SETA CAXTON. The two Atanga Nji Boys were among three people who attacked the Ntamulung neighborhood on Monday, December 14, 2020. [41] The leadership and many members of the SCNC were subsequently arrested. ), p. 478. [244] In Malende, Kumba, the Cameroonian Army carried out an operation to expel separatists from the area. [245] On 5 June, separatist fighters killed a gendarmerie commander in Njikwa. [74] In separatist-controlled territory, a common social contract is that civilians develop close connections with separatist fighters, who in turn defend them against Cameroonian raids. [27], The British administered the territories through indirect rule, allowing native authorities to administer the population according to their own traditions. [219] The IG and the AGovC declared their willingness to have their armed groups follow suit, but conditioned it on international monitoring and Cameroonian troops being confined to their bases. 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Drawing parallels to the Eritrean War of Independence, he has claimed that the growing bitterness resulting from prolonged warfare will only serve to close the window of opportunity where reconciliation and territorial integrity is still an option, thereby - ironically - increasing the likelihood of Ambazonian secession. [180] More than 100 inmates were moved to undisclosed locations for detention,[181] some of whom were subjected to torture,[182] and there were speculations that some had been killed during the riots. With no trace of bullet wounds on any of the bodies, unconfirmed reports alleged the use of chemicals by the soldiers. More than half the city’s population of about 400,000 have fled their homes in the […] His treatment was condemned by his lawyers and by Human Rights Watch. [52] The government also implemented an Internet blockade in cities across the Anglophone regions. [232], On 19 May, one of the imprisoned members of the original cabinet of the IG, Barrister Shufai, who had been transferred to a hospital four days prior, was chained up and mistreated by guards. [116] In Bamenda, at least 20 separatist fighters moved around openly to prevent people from voting. [36], In 1993, representatives of Anglophone groups convened the first All Anglophone Conference (AAC1) in Buea. [268], The Cameroonian government has tried to limit the extent of which the conflict affects everyday life in Southern Cameroons, and portrays the war as a battle between chaos and stability in which the government represents the latter. [248], In June, Cameroon planned to start rebuilding the Anglophone regions with the support of the UNDP. They also benefitted from fundraising campaigns (including the introduction of their own cryptocurrency, the AmbaCoin), launched by diaspora activists to purchase guns for the separatist militias. [61] The Cameroonian military also reinforced the Nigerian border, and on 9 October, it claimed to have stopped "hundreds of Nigerian fighters" from crossing into Cameroon. Following the announcement, some local civilians accused Cameroonian soldiers of extortion. [249] Meanwhile, two explosive devices detonated in Yaoundé, raising suspicions that the separatists were now taking the war to Cameroon's capital; the Cameroonian police had warned about this back in January. “Anglophone crisis” : 1179 articles. Journalists have been denied entry to the conflict zones, and soldiers have been forbidden from carrying mobile phones. [258] In August 2018, the Defence Minister of Cameroon announced that the army would be expanded with 2,600 new recruits, 2,000 of whom would go to the BIR. In 1953, the Southern Cameroons delegation at a conference in London asked for a separate region. [278], In their effort to make the Anglophone regions ungovernable, separatist elements have maimed employees at state-owned corporations. The robbers, who masqueraded as Ambazonia Restoration Forces were all chartered members of the Minister Paul Atanga Nji armed militia who no longer receive financial support from the regime in Yaoundé. [40], In 2006, Nigeria ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon, ending a decade-long territorial dispute. Unconfirmed videos released over social media showed various violent scenes, including the beating of protesters by policemen. [60], The Cameroonian Army moved into the regions in force to fight the separatists and quell the demonstrations. Once a significant portion of the population of Southern Cameroons clearly wanted separation, the separatists would approach the international community with their cause. Hundreds of additional troops were deployed to combat separatist attempts to sabotage the election, while the separatists abducted 120 politicians within the two weeks preceding the election. Throughout the day, at least eight demonstrators were killed in Buea and Bamenda. plebiscite in the region on 11 February 1961, Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium, Southern Cameroons Ambazonia Consortium United Front, Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa, International reactions to the Anglophone Crisis, Explosions in Bamenda and Killings in Besongabang Military Base, ADF Claims Responsibility, Cameroon:Anglophone crisis has spilled over Francophone zones-SDF, Cameroon sees more vigilante groups against insecurity in Anglophone regions, Cameroon Chiefs Create Militias for Protection from Separatists. [269] The government has fired and replaced local administrators who fled from the region, despite their fears of kidnappings. [71] On 18 December, the Cameroonian Army began to destroy dozens of civilian homes in retaliation, and killed several civilians. Le lundi 9 Mars n’a pas été jour ordinaire pour les forces de Police de la ville de Bamenda : plusieurs de leurs bases ont été attaquées par des hommes armés. Separatists had already announced a lockdown from 19–21 May, and fighters patrolled public places during the holiday to enforce the lockdown. The Cameroon Tribune, No. [157], On 31 March, various Ambazonian independence movements agreed to form the Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (SCLC), a united front consisting of both separatists and federalists. [123] November also saw several major confrontations. [205], Separatist forces started the new year by declaring a five-day lockdown for February, intended to prevent the upcoming parliamentary election from taking place in the Anglophone regions. Cameroun - crise anglophone: Bamenda. [161] In Ekona, at least six people were killed in a government offensive. The lawyers submitted a draft for a federal state, and the government responded by banning their movements altogether. On 1 October 1999, militants took over Radio Buea to proclaim the independence of Southern Cameroons, but failed to do so before security forces intervened. [24] This is where the English language was permanently established for the first time in Southern Cameroons, when missionary Alfred Saker founded a settlement of freed slaves by Ambas Bay in 1858, which was later renamed Victoria (present-day Limbe). 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On September 8, Cameroon launched Operation Bamenda Clean, with the official aim of protecting the population of Bamenda against separatist attacks. Nevertheless, the trial resumed. [284] The Ambazonian forces have also engaged in widespread extortion of the civilian population in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon. Numerically and materially disadvantaged, the separatists carry out hit-and-run attacks, ambushes and raids. [291] As of May 2019, 530,000 people had been internally displaced, and 35,000 had fled to Nigeria. BY ATEKI SETA CAXTON. [95], In mid-June, Ambazonian forces started a blockade of the Kumba-Buea highway at Ekona, a town located approximately 10 kilometers from Buea. [6] Many separatist militias, including the ADF and SOCADEF, are directly commanded by diaspora leaders in the United States, Norway, Germany and other countries; aid agencies have oftentimes had to negotiate with these leaders over the phone, rather than with separatists on the ground. Cameroon: Tortured Mancho Bibixy, Ambazonia detainees not dead! [172] On 27 June, John Fru Ndi was kidnapped for the second time in two months. Separatists claimed to have abducted nine or more people who had watched the celebrations on TV. [88] On 25 April, separatists forced the Cameroonian Army to retreat from the town of Belo. [87] On 20 March, Cameroonian soldiers freed two Cameroonian and one Tunisian hostage in Meme Department. [151], Early March saw two serious kidnapping incidents; one on the Kumba-Buea Highway, which was quickly foiled by the BIR,[152] and one at the University of Buea, where more than 15 students were kidnapped, beaten and released. La résidence située au quartier Ntasen, dans le troisième arrondissement de Bamenda, a fait l’objet d’une attaque à la tombée de la nuit du lundi 7 décembre 2020. Britain ceded the area to the German territory of Kamerun in 1887. [165] On 30 April, government soldiers killed one person and burned at least 10 houses in Kikaikelaiki, Bui. [306], The Anglophone Crisis has become a diplomatic challenge to Cameroon, and has damaged the country's relations with some of its allies. [226] Towards the end of the month, Cameroon initiated Operation Free Bafut, a series of raids in and around Bafut that aimed at completely rooting out separatist presence in the area. [251] Following the explosions, security forces started raiding houses in neighborhoods where displaced Anglophones were living. Nkwi; Nchoji, Paul (2015). [118] On 17 October, SDF President John Fru Ndi's house in Bamenda was set on fire by armed men. [238] Four days later, Cameroonian soldiers killed four unarmed men in Buea. Cameroun - Crise anglophone/Pascal Messanga Nyamding (RDPC): «Beaucoup n’ont pas intérêt autour du président Paul Biya, mon maître politique, que cette g 28-Nov-2020 - 08h44 6717 9 The British mandate was an elongated strip of land along the border of Colonial Nigeria, consisting of Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons, including the historical Ambas Bay Protectorate. [143], January also saw the start of the trials of the Ambazonian leaders, including Ayuk Tabe, who had spent a year in prison. The Cameroonian Army declared that they knew which base the attackers had come from, and that an operation would be launched to destroy it. This began to yield visible results in the first half of 2019. [29] The results owed partly to a fear of domination by much larger Nigeria. Oliver resurfaced in a video a week later, proving that reports of his death were false. [261] In May 2019, independent sources measured the total number of separatist fighters to be between 2,000 and 4,000, a figure that included numerous ex-soldiers and ex-policemen, a significant number of female combatants, and dozens of Nigerian mercenaries. [156] This was done in defiance of the IG. [23], ongoing crisis in the country of Cameroon, Political, diplomatic and propaganda strategy, Countries and international organizations. Cameroon – Anglophone Crisis: Commercial Motorbike Riders Rise Up Against Urban Disorder, Harassment In Bamenda Par Atia T. AZOHNWI | Cameroon-Info.Net Bamenda - 01-May-2020 - … [15] According to an International Crisis Group analyst, by October the war had reached a stalemate, with the army being unable to defeat the separatists, while the separatists were not militarily strong enough to expel the army. [160], On 14 April, four Cameroonian soldiers and three separatist fighters were killed in Bali. FRANCE 24 44,192 views. [6], On 30 September, in anticipation of the first anniversary of Ambazonia's declaration of independence on 1 October, the authorities imposed a 48-hour curfew throughout the Anglophone region. [74] Others described the separatists as severely outgunned and on the verge of defeat, mostly due to their lack of access to proper weapons. [15] By the summer of 2019, the government controlled the major cities and parts of the countryside, while the separatists held parts of the countryside and regularly appeared in the major cities. This was followed by the second All Anglophone Conference (AAC2) in Bamenda in 1994. [200] The AGovC announced that the airline in question often transported soldiers, and that they thus considered their aircraft to be legitimate targets. World news CAMEROUN :: Crise anglophone: Le domicile du maire de Bamenda II incendié après les élections régionales :: CAMEROON CAMEROUN INFO - CAMEROUN ACTU [1] Throughout September, separatists carried out two bombings; one targeting security forces in Bamenda,[57] and another targeting police officers. Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and Ayaba Cho Lucas both opposed the talks, and the Cameroonian Government also did not buy into the talks, rendering them ineffective. In the coup, the presidential guard, the division of presidential security (DSP) whose detachments carry out advanced missions, the rapid intervention battalion (BIR) and of course the gendarmerie.