EU warns of unfolding catastrophe in Cameroon

A catastrophe is unfolding in the conflict-ridden English-speaking regions of Cameroon where government forces and separatist militia are engaging in atrocities, according to the European Union .

The resolution slammed the rising violence and discrimination facing the West African country’s Anglophone community, stating that government forces were responsible for the indiscriminate use of force, killing and torture of civilians. In 2016 violence erupted in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions over accusations of marginalisation by the Francophone government, with separatists calling for an independent region known as Ambazonia.

The EU’s legislative body has asked Yaounde to lift the ban on the activities of the Cameroon Anglophone Civil Society Consortium, to release political detainees, and to ensure an open space in which civil society can operate.

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