The Cameroonian government is hesitant to allow Médecins Sans Frontières to resume operations in English-speaking northwest and southwest regions, despite clearing five of the organisation's workers of terrorism charges. | CdeLENIN
Cameroon's Buea Military Tribunal has dropped charges against fiveThe organisation says authorities are unresponsive to its pleas for it to resume its work.
Conflict erupted in 2016 when citizens in English-speaking regions staged protests, complaining that the central government had marginalised them. Both workers were released on a provisional basis in May 2022 after serving a five-month prison sentence for cooperation with secessionists.A month later, a community health worker and an assistant field coordinator were detained for a similar offence.However, in their cases, the Buea Military Tribunal ruled that there was no evidence to prove that they were working with the separatists.
"Despite our attempts to open a channel of dialogue with the government to ensure our teams can continue vital activities in the southwest region, the government has been unresponsive.
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