A tripartite mission (African Union, Commonwealth and Francophonie) is in Cameroon since Wednesday November 27 , 2019 to find solutions to the Anglophone Crisis and the post-election crisis.
The Anglophone crisis began in 2016 with lawyers asking for several laws to be translated into English as well as teachers advocating for common law to be taught at the universities of Buea and Bamenda. Peaceful demonstrations as part of these demands were violently repressed. Cameroon’s government crackdown on the peaceful protests mainly contributed to mainstream separatist movements who began fighting against the armed forces of Cameroon. On November 30, 2017, Paul Biya declared the war in those two regions. 3 years later and a high number crimes / human’s rights violations without any investigations to determine the perpetrators, the crisis has begun to attract international responses.
On October 8, 2018, Maurice Kamto, officially ranked 2nd to the presidential elections of October 7, 2019, claimed his victory. He and more than 300 political supporters were illegaly arrested during peaceful protests in relation with the presidential elections. Most of them were arbitrarily detained for 9 months before being released. Some of his supporters are still being held at Kondegui Central Prison in Yaoundé.
These events have plunged Cameroon into a worrying socio-political and security climate. For this reason, a tripartite mission (composed of the African Union, the Comonwealth of which Cameroon, through the 2 Anglophones Regions is a member, and the Francophonie) went to Cameroon to meet with Paul Biya as well as main actors of social and political life, including Maurice Kamto.
The purpose of these talks is among others to lead to the organization of an inclusive national dialogue to resolve the problem of the Anglophone Crisis and the revision of the electoral code before holding any other election in Cameroon in order to appease the political climate.
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