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La CDC traverse la pire crise de son histoire et fait face à multiples questions
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Pourquoi ?
Comment ?
va-t-elle y survivre ?
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Plongeons 🤿
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Pourquoi ?
Comment ?
va-t-elle y survivre ?
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Plongeons 🤿
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Avant de commencer:
🥸 Je ne suis pas un expert
😵 Je peux me tromper dans mes analyses et interprétations:
😮 Mea Culpa
☝️cet astérisque * pointe des propos nuancés ou plus de contexte
📰 Mes sources à la fin du thread
Avant de commencer:
🥸 Je ne suis pas un expert
😵 Je peux me tromper dans mes analyses et interprétations:
😮 Mea Culpa
☝️cet astérisque * pointe des propos nuancés ou plus de contexte
📰 Mes sources à la fin du thread
📜 Crée en 1947 par les britanniques* la CDC a pour objectifs de produire des cultures tropicales
- Bananes
- Huile de palme
- Hévéa*
Ses plantations sont toutes dans le Sud-Ouest
étendues sur +42 000* Hectares
Elle compte
3* usines (production de caoutchouc)
22 000* employés
- Bananes
- Huile de palme
- Hévéa*
Ses plantations sont toutes dans le Sud-Ouest
étendues sur +42 000* Hectares
Elle compte
3* usines (production de caoutchouc)
22 000* employés
1/ Pres. Paul Biya's New Year's #BiyaSpeech was relatively unremarkable compared to previous years, w/ no major announcements or provocative statements that go beyond what is the norm. It is still worth examining as it demonstrates the thinking of the gov on several fronts.
2/ At the outset of the speech, a large amount of time was given to #COVID, claiming that the gov. "t is yielding excellent results," ironic given the lack of public data, & viral stories of people needing to pay to get a negative test.
3/ While it is true that testing is quite accessible in urban areas, there is virtually no data on cases & deaths being shared. This leads to confusion & having no way of grasping the state of the pandemic in Cameroon. See below the @Reuters graph, this dataset is unrealistic.
Following the killing of a 7 year old in Bamenda, Tataw Brandy, this afternoon by an element of Cameroon's military, @CMRNewsAgency has put together a timeline of what they know so far. I'll use this🧵to piece together some of the pics/vids with timeline.#EndAnglophoneCrisis /1
Killing of the 7 yr old by police officer occurred ~12: 30 pm at a stretch of road called 'New Road' in Mile 2 Nkwen, Bamenda. Geolocated here🗺️5°58'03.0"N 10°10'19.9"E🗾google.com/maps/place/5%C… #OSINT #EndAnglophoneCrisis /2
As per the timeline by @CMRNewsAgency, the 7 yr old was returning from school while the police officer was at a checkpoint mounted in front of a snack bar called 'Dreamland bar'🗺️5°58'03.0"N 10°10'18.4"E🗾google.com/maps/place/5%C… #OSINT #EndAnglophoneCrisis /3
Let’s move away from the metaphors for a minute. Cameroon is an arbitrary and artificial creation of Europeans and in 1884 all the ethnicities present in Cameroon today were present. Needless to say these “Cameroonians” never consented to any unity.
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The Cameroonian identity is solely based on our shared history during the colonial era and the approach to unity must be inclusive. We cannot be homogeneous because we’re too diverse and each of these diverse identities is as equally Cameroonian as the next.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
The Anglophone Problem which dates as far back as reunification is the result of resistance to assimilation attempts by the government. The government decided that the Cameroonian identity should be based on that inherited from the French colonial master.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
It all started in October 2016 when the Common Law lawyers in the two #Anglophone regions in Cameroon went on strike in relation to the infringement of the Common Law amongst others by the Government of Cameroon. Lawyers were teargassed and beaten in public like common criminals.
In November 2016 the teachers too went on strike for many reasons among which were;
- Call an Education Forum
- Transfer of all Teachers of non Anglo-Saxon background to teach in the French sections
@Amaka_Ekwo @stelladamasus @RepKarenBass
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
- Call an Education Forum
- Transfer of all Teachers of non Anglo-Saxon background to teach in the French sections
@Amaka_Ekwo @stelladamasus @RepKarenBass
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
On 08/12/2016, the population went out to protest against excessive taxes without the government being able to provide basic necessities like water or lights etc. The protesters met with unlawful force from military killing at least 15 & injuring more @hrw
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
1/ L’une des sources du conflit #EndAnglophoneCrisis est que deux territoires distincts, la République du Cameroun, "indépendant," et Southern Cameroons, encore sous tutelle mais avec institutions démocratiques, décident de s’unir pour créer la République Fédérale du Cameroun.
2/ C’est ce clash de vision de ce qu’est un état, une nation, et quel est le rôle de ces citoyens qui revient à la charge aujourd’hui.
3/ Southern Cameroons, qui pensait qu’elle maintiendrait une autonomie et son statut égal d’état dans une fédération, a vu toutes ses institutions démocratiques, sa manière de vivre, ses libertés, ses structures économiques éliminées.
This is not about tribes or even about language.
It’s about two completely different perceptions of governance which arose from near 50 years of different pre-reunification experiences.
A territory used to democracy united with one used to repression.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
It’s about two completely different perceptions of governance which arose from near 50 years of different pre-reunification experiences.
A territory used to democracy united with one used to repression.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
Imagine Ghana reuniting with Côte d’Ivoire, or Benin reuniting with Nigeria. If that reunification isn’t handled well, you can end up with the war we have now in Cameroon.
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#EndAnglophoneCrisis
From 1884 to 1916 we were a group of kingdoms under German Kamerun. We then split into Northern Cameroons, Southern Cameroons, French Cameroun with some of the Kamerun territory going to neighboring countries.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
Current panel on the @CoalitionFDN.
Very diverse views from on the anglophone issue:
@KahWalla
@DrFontem
@AgborNkonghoF
@MunzuSimon
Ako Asana,
Nick Ngwanyam.
Federalists, Restorationists, Confederalists.
Moderator says full unionists declined.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
Very diverse views from on the anglophone issue:
@KahWalla
@DrFontem
@AgborNkonghoF
@MunzuSimon
Ako Asana,
Nick Ngwanyam.
Federalists, Restorationists, Confederalists.
Moderator says full unionists declined.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
"The root cause is the failure to fully decolonise a people."
"The union was based on lies, ruse."
"Very different perspective on what State is. One side thinks State is common resources good of all. The other believes State is created through fear and violence."
"The union was based on lies, ruse."
"Very different perspective on what State is. One side thinks State is common resources good of all. The other believes State is created through fear and violence."
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Bonjour. Il y a un mois, j'ai décidé de surpasser ce sentiment d'impuissance face à la crise dans le NOSO.
En raccourci, je collecte depuis près d'un mois vêtements, chaussures, jouets pour les enfants déplacés internes.
De façon plus détaillée
#Thread👇
#MyAnglophoneCrisisStory
En raccourci, je collecte depuis près d'un mois vêtements, chaussures, jouets pour les enfants déplacés internes.
De façon plus détaillée
#Thread👇
#MyAnglophoneCrisisStory
Il y a 6 semaines, j'étais dans l'adamaoua,à Bankim. Imaginez un petit arrondissement qui s'est gonflé de plus 5000 déplacés internes de la crise. Les gens peinaient déjà pour manger, avec les déplacés, double galère. Écoles saturées, zéro travail, inflation
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#EndAnglophoneCrisis
J'y ai rencontré des jeunes filles, brillantes, privées de scolarité par la crise. Impossible d'y retourner faute d'argent.
L'une d'elles, Fadi préparait son GCE quand sa famille a dû fuir Bali. Elle rêvait d'être médecin. Son père veut la marier cette année.
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L'une d'elles, Fadi préparait son GCE quand sa famille a dû fuir Bali. Elle rêvait d'être médecin. Son père veut la marier cette année.
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
It's on now. Day 2. Still time to register and join.
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#EndAnglophoneCrisis
#EndAnglophoneCrisis
now Amazonian Governing Council President Cho Ayaba is on.
"It was a difficult invitation to ignore. It was also a difficult invitation to accept." ... "with genocide deniers,.."
now Amazonian Governing Council President Cho Ayaba is on.
"It was a difficult invitation to ignore. It was also a difficult invitation to accept." ... "with genocide deniers,.."
He is accusing John Fru Ndi and others of being "blacklegs and traitors."
EXPLANATION of the ANGLOPHONE CRISIS in CAMEROON 🇨🇲
Cameroon was under Germany for 31 years.
In the WW1, France & Britain joined allies to defeat Germany.
After there defeat, all former Germany colonists were shared by France & Britain.
1/cont... #EndAnglophoneCrisis
Cameroon was under Germany for 31 years.
In the WW1, France & Britain joined allies to defeat Germany.
After there defeat, all former Germany colonists were shared by France & Britain.
1/cont... #EndAnglophoneCrisis
France was given 80% of Cameroon
While Britain was given 20%(because the British already colonised alot of territories in Africa including Nigeria).
France named theirs FRENCH CAMEROUN while British named theirs BRITAIN CAMEROON
French Cameroun (80%) adopted France way of life
While Britain was given 20%(because the British already colonised alot of territories in Africa including Nigeria).
France named theirs FRENCH CAMEROUN while British named theirs BRITAIN CAMEROON
French Cameroun (80%) adopted France way of life
(Language, etc)
Due to Britain policy of divide & rule, British Cameroon was further divided to Northern Cameroon & Southern Cameroon.
In 1960, Nigeria & French Cameroun gained Independence.
In 1961, British Cameroons were asked to join with either Nigeria or French Cameroun.
Due to Britain policy of divide & rule, British Cameroon was further divided to Northern Cameroon & Southern Cameroon.
In 1960, Nigeria & French Cameroun gained Independence.
In 1961, British Cameroons were asked to join with either Nigeria or French Cameroun.
HOW WE CAN BRING AN END TO THE ANGLOPHONE CRISIS IN MY OPINION!
1. First we need to differentiate the Anglophone Problem (Marginalization of the Anglophones by the government) and the Anglophone Crisis (War of secession between SC separatists aka Amba and Cameroon Military)..
1. First we need to differentiate the Anglophone Problem (Marginalization of the Anglophones by the government) and the Anglophone Crisis (War of secession between SC separatists aka Amba and Cameroon Military)..
2. Ending the Crisis is ending the war between Amba and Military. And why must this end, because we the Southern Cameroonians are the people loosing; loosing our lives, our economy, our communities etc. No other party is loosing much...
3. Next we all need to accept certain hard truths and realities;
i. NO GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD NEGOTIATES WITH TERRORISTS OR ARMED SECESSIONISTS. There may never be a day you hear of a conference paneled by Government and Anglophone Leaders (Amba Leaders).
i. NO GOVERNMENT IN THE WORLD NEGOTIATES WITH TERRORISTS OR ARMED SECESSIONISTS. There may never be a day you hear of a conference paneled by Government and Anglophone Leaders (Amba Leaders).
#EndAnglophoneCrisis is not just a regional crisis linked to bad gouvernance; it is state sanctioned terrorism in the form of a genocidal project designed to balkanize Cameroon and ensure that a state of impunity reigns.
I am so devasted that dozens of children were massacred for simply wanting to go to school, it was probably the only place where they could find solace outside of the daily terror that they were accustomed too.
I am devasted that Cameroonian youth whether organizing nationally against Biya’s oligarchic dictatorship or regionally for socio-political independence are constantly living in a state of fear, disempowered by an environment that was destined to keep them surviving
