Analysis - The country is no closer to settling the destabilising seven-year Anglophone crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
The country is no closer to settling the destabilising seven-year Anglophone crisis that has claimed thousands of lives.
In October 2022, discreet talks between government and Anglophone leaders in the diaspora signalled interest in formal negotiations. However, these efforts haven't quelled the separatist rebellion, which has claimed over 6 000 lives and internallydetails atrocities - including sexual and gender-based violence - by armed separatists, militias and security forces against civilians.
At the same time, the government has pulled the plug on mediation efforts. In September 2022, Biya halted a government-sponsored Swiss-led dialogue. A new initiative saw discreet pre-mediation meetings with several separatist groups in Canada late last year. Although the government denied seeking Canadian assistance, Canada's foreign ministryFurther political turmoil is brewing ahead of Cameroon's 2025 general elections.
The PSC could deploy the Panel of the Wise as a preventive tool, instead of reacting after the country disintegrates
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