a écrit le 31 août 2017 à 12h40 ********Info. Info. Info
(Read somewhere)
Ten months into the current Anglophone crisis, there are still no signs of a possible resolution. In fact, by every measure, the crisis is escalating at an alarming pace. The English-speaking regions remain resolute in enforcing ghost towns; its diaspora is now fully engaged and increasingly violent and there is no indication that schools will re-open this September. The government remains deaf in the face of increasing international pressure from the United Nations, the International Crisis Group and Amnesty International.
For those who preach that Cameroon is “One and Indivisible†the current reality could not be further from that truth. It is now abundantly clear that there are two distinct Cameroons. There is the Cameroon where debate is focused on the hosting of the 2019 African Cup of Nations; the other Cameroon concerns itself with the resumption of school in September.   One Cameroon is consumed with the possibility of organizing 2018 national, regional and local elections and has “Operation Onze Millions d’Inscritsâ€Â (11 million registered voters) underway while the other Cameroon diligently respects ghost towns with no interest whatsoever in such elections. And lastly, there is one Cameroon where citizens continue to beg the President to implement a policy on decentralization that is 21-years overdue, while in the other Cameroon citizens are passionate and determined to take full control of their own destiny. Whether we like it or not, today’s Cameroon is a country more divided than ever before in its history. And there is every indication that the situation will only get worse.
Denis Foretia, MD.MPH.MBA.
(Read somewhere)
Ten months into the current Anglophone crisis, there are still no signs of a possible resolution. In fact, by every measure, the crisis is escalating at an alarming pace. The English-speaking regions remain resolute in enforcing ghost towns; its diaspora is now fully engaged and increasingly violent and there is no indication that schools will re-open this September. The government remains deaf in the face of increasing international pressure from the United Nations, the International Crisis Group and Amnesty International.
For those who preach that Cameroon is “One and Indivisible†the current reality could not be further from that truth. It is now abundantly clear that there are two distinct Cameroons. There is the Cameroon where debate is focused on the hosting of the 2019 African Cup of Nations; the other Cameroon concerns itself with the resumption of school in September.   One Cameroon is consumed with the possibility of organizing 2018 national, regional and local elections and has “Operation Onze Millions d’Inscritsâ€Â (11 million registered voters) underway while the other Cameroon diligently respects ghost towns with no interest whatsoever in such elections. And lastly, there is one Cameroon where citizens continue to beg the President to implement a policy on decentralization that is 21-years overdue, while in the other Cameroon citizens are passionate and determined to take full control of their own destiny. Whether we like it or not, today’s Cameroon is a country more divided than ever before in its history. And there is every indication that the situation will only get worse.
Denis Foretia, MD.MPH.MBA.
