{"id":190037,"date":"2025-01-30T04:28:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/cameroon\/cameroon-could-do-with-some-foreign-help-to-solve-anglophone-crisis-but-the-state-doesnt-want-it\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T04:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:28:26","slug":"cameroon-could-do-with-some-foreign-help-to-solve-anglophone-crisis-but-the-state-doesnt-want-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/west-africa\/cameroon\/cameroon-could-do-with-some-foreign-help-to-solve-anglophone-crisis-but-the-state-doesnt-want-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon Could Do With Some Foreign Help to Solve Anglophone Crisis &#8211; but the State Doesn&#8217;t Want It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"34\">What began in late 2016 as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crisisgroup.org\/africa\/central-africa\/cameroon\/250-cameroons-anglophone-crisis-crossroads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">peaceful protest<\/a> by lawyers and teachers in Cameroon&#8217;s North West and South West regions quickly turned violent and developed into what&#8217;s become known as Cameroon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/committees.parliament.uk\/writtenevidence\/768\/html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anglophone crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"21\">The protest was instigated by perceived marginalisation of Cameroon&#8217;s anglophone region, which makes up 20% of the nation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/cameroon-population\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">29 million people<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"36\">The conflict has resulted in immense destruction and casualties. Cameroon&#8217;s military <a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/cameroon\/turn-worse-violence-and-human-rights-violations-anglophone-cameroon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> to the protest with arrests and torture. Voices&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202501290005.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 West Africa <a title=\"Cameroon\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/west-africa\/cameroon\/\">Cameroon<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What began in late 2016 as a peaceful protest by lawyers and teachers in Cameroon&#8217;s North West and South West regions quickly turned violent and developed into what&#8217;s become known as Cameroon&#8217;s anglophone crisis. The protest was instigated by perceived marginalisation of Cameroon&#8217;s anglophone region, which makes up 20% of the nation&#8217;s 29 million people. 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