Youths dying, fleeing as Anglophone crisis deepens

BY KENNETH YAIDOU The war in the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon referred to by activists as Southern Cameroon or “Ambazonia” continues to rage unabatedly despite calls by national and international bodies for an inclusive dialogue to address the root causes of the problem. The corporatist demands presented by Anglophone unionists and activists have long been abandoned with violence taking centre stage. Cameroon’s defense and security forces have since engaged armed men fighting for the independence of a country they call Ambazonia. Common Law Lawyers in Cameroon went on strike in October 2016 to protest government’s attempts to annihilate the Common…