Despite being a very peaceful protest, the large police presence was an indication that the demonstrators’ reaction to the French hesitation to collect their petition, had sent a clear message to the Met Police. The message was simple: this was not a joke!!!
On Friday, 20 January 2017, the West Cameroon Movement for Change, UK, led protesters to the French Embassy where they handed a petition. The petition had five requests for the French Ambassador, Sylvie Bermann, to pass on to her country. It asks France to: Stop its support for the dictatorial regime in Cameroon Condemn the rape,…
An Open Letter to Akwanga Ebenezer by Walter ONEKON ANGWERE EDITOR’S NOTE: As anyone familiar with the current struggle raging in Cameroon will testify, it is not a new problem. It is one that has been raging for many decades. It is a struggle that has had its fair share of martyrs and traitors. However,…
Everything seemed to be set for the Cameroon worldwide peace walk that had been scheduled on the 2nd January 2017. Cameroon president Paul Biya’s speech on 31 December in which he insinuated that protesters were ‘extremists being manipulated’ did more to inflame the already precarious situation. The President’s speech was a further example of how…
On Friday 9 December, 2016, Cameroonians in the UK presented the following petition which was signed by all present to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth PETITION FOR THE SUSPENSION OF CAMEROON FROM THE COMMONWEALTH The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC Mindful of the fact that in 1995, with the…
The Cameroon High Commission London was in a state of disarray today as many Cameroonians from across the UK assembled there to protest against human rights abuses in the country. Protesters could be heard chanting ‘Safe English-Cameroon’ ‘Safe Southern-Cameroons’ or simply ‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’. Some speakers asked the UK government to suspend diplomatic relations with…
Dear Mr. President! For the past few days, Cameroon has been trending on social media. Unfortunately, it is not because we achieved something wonderful. Rather it is because your request for US assistance in fighting Boko Haram was granted. Hence, Cameroon was trending alongside a word like Boko Haram. Imagine that! I do not know…
If nothing touches the palm-leaves they do not rustle. African Proverb They have been very silent as civil servants go without pay! They have been called upon to clamp down on civilians during protests for better living conditions! They have been the one segment of the Cameroon public service that contributes very little to the…
In most countries, democracy loosely translates to a system of government whereby a majority of the populace choose or elect their leaders or representatives. The nascent democracies of Nigeria and Ghana may be among the few one could look at in Africa, but the picture is very bleak when one looks at any country that has French…
