ROOT CAUSES OF THE ONGOING WAR IMPOSED ON AMBAZONIA BY FRENCH CAMEROUN

This presentation of the Root causes of the War in Southern Cameroons from the perspective of Professor Carlson Anyangwe focuses on three root causes.

The non-decolonization of the British Southern Cameroons, French Cameroun’s illegal claim to the territory of the Southern Cameroons, and French Cameroun’s policy of systemic armed oppression in the Southern Cameroons since 1961. 

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Six facets of the Anglophone crisis - David Abouem A Tchoyi, once Governor of North-West and South-West Provinces

Six facets as seen by David Abouem A Tchoyi who was Governor of the then North-West Province, who lived in Bamenda with the people, saw and understood the propblems and challenges the people were facing, before leaving to the then South-West Province where he was Governor until 1993. In this presentation, David Abouem A Tchoyi, of French Cameroon origin presents in an unbais manner, what he personally experienced, to be the stages that have brought Cameroon to this calamity.

  1. The centralized state.
  2. The transfer of decision-making centres to yaounde’s , far away from the populations and their problems.
  3. The failure to respect commitments and to take into account institutional, legal, administrative cultures and traditions in a fair and equitable manner, as inherited from the old colonial powers.
  4. Failure to respect the solemn promises made during the referendum campaign.
  5. The change of the name of the state: replacing the “United Republic of Cameroon” with “the Republic of Cameroon”.
  6. The failure to practise bilingualism in the public sector, although French and English are two official languages of equal value according to the Constitution.
    These different facets are outlined in this presentation.

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ROADMAP TO PEACE AND STABILITY

SOLVING THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON AND SOUTHERN CAMEROONS (AMBAZONIA)

INTRODUCTION

When in October 2016 the Anglophone lawyers went to strike about the further harmonization of the common law into the OHADA it was just the culmination or another sign of a long ongoing conflict simmering under the surface for decades. But what is this conflict about? Some will say about marginalization and systematic exclusion from the Cameroon society. Others might say about bereaving of a people’s identity. But in fact, those are mere symptoms of the conflict rather the conflict itself.

To find a lasting solution of the conflict the root causes of the conflict must be understood and must be addressed by all parties. We are not going to explain the root causes in detail in this paper which shall rather be a roadmap for peace negotiations than a scientific paper about post-colonialism. But we want to highlight 4 mayor mistakes/incidents which has let us to todays bloody war. A war which was already predicted by the US-American intelligence service CIA in the mid-1980s.

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Declaration of Unity in Purpose

By all Cameroonian and Ambazonian citizens and revolutionary and political groups, who want the liberation and independence of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia / Ambaland (in the boundaries of former UN Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroons) from the illegal annexation and human rights violations by French Cameroun, from the regime of never democratically elected, war criminal dictator Paul Biya, from colonial dependency/currency treaties with France, and from foreign corporations stealing Ambazonia’s resources, according to UN resolutions 1514 and 1608, which recognize the Southern Cameroonians,

now calling themselves Ambazonians/Ambalanders, as a distinct people with the right to self-determination.  

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Therefore, Let it be …

 

  • Resolved, Ambazonians and our Defense Forces will never be bullied into submission. We will never give up in the face of violence. We will never surrender our legal, diplomatic and erstwhile non-violent, peaceful, fully justified campaign for self-determination and for international sovereignty as Africa’s 55th independent nation.
  • Resolved, That the Sovereign People of Ambazonia are prepared to pay ANY price in blood to ensure that no future generation of Ambazonians will ever suffer the crime of colonization again. These crimes against humanity have been perpetrated on our people from 1886 to 1919 – for 33 years, to mold our people under the Germans; from 1919 to 1953 – 34 years, to mold our people into Nigerians and 58 years, since 1961, to mold our people under the French hegemony and exploitation – a total of 125 years of colonization by multiple parties.
  • Resolved, That we have a right, given to us by our Creator and by no man or office holder, to our own self-determination, self-governance and autonomy as a people, a race and a culture, distinct from all others. We shall lead ourselves to our own future in ALL matters including, but not limited to, governance, education, military and culture within our own national boundaries and within the frame of international law to which we commit, as every other unique people with unique languages and cultures do, all around the world.
  • Resolved, We hereby inform the EU, AU, UN, US and all other countries, that the “Anglophone General Conference” (AGC), initiated by religious leaders, was notably financed by France, whose ambassador to Cameroun met with its initiator, Christian Cardinal Tumi, on 16 April 2019 in Yaounde. AGC is being organized as the venue to where Southern Cameroonians/Ambazonians are to go to renounce their rights to self-determination, self-government, and international sovereignty as a people. We therefore strongly object to the validity of this conference.
  • Resolved, That we implore of the EU, AU, UN, US, and all other countries to keep to their own legal standards when it comes to Africa – Ambazonia and Cameroun in particular. Kindly allow us to provide suggestions, which we believe could lend teeth to your motions regarding the Cameroun/Ambazonia conflict and improve the chances that a final resolution will bring about a lasting and just solution to both Cameroun and Ambazonia. We would like to recommend that you put forth motions to, among others:
    1. Implement UNGA Resolution 1514 (Principles VII and VIII) which, unilaterally and unambiguously granted all colonies and trust territories, EXCEPTING NONE, which includes Southern Cameroons, the right to peaceful separation from Cameroon, if such is the will of the Sovereign People of Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia;
    2. Uphold International Law, African Union and United Nations resolutions against colonization, including the resolution granting independence to Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia (Resolution 1608 (XV)) adopted by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on 21st April 1961;
    3. Enforce United Nations and African Union resolutions outlawing the colonial domination of any people by another;
    4. Uphold the provisions of the African Union Constitutive Act on the sanctity of borders inherited from colonization (Article 4(b));
    5. Enforce the ruling handed down by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights recognizing the Southern Cameroonians/Ambazonians – who, as a people, are culturally, linguistically and, in matters of law, completely different and apart from the people of the Republic of Cameroun – with their own right to self-determination;
    6. Implement the 24 October, 2005 UNGA resolution 60/1 (sections 138-140) adopted following the failure of the international community to prevent the Rwanda Genocide, authorizing the international community to waive the sovereignty of any country that is unable or unwilling to prevent or stop mass atrocities and genocidal violence (Responsibility to Protect…);
    7. Invoke the provisions of Article 96 of the EU-ACP partnership Agreement (the Cotonou Agreement) against French Cameroun, which the European Union invoked in 2000, amended and again enforced in March 2016, to cut all direct financial support, including budget support, to Burundi at a time when the regime in that country had been killing its people but had not even declared war. By comparison, French Cameroun, on 30 November, 2017, declared war on Southern Cameroons, now known as Ambazonia;
    8. Rather than presenting the case for our independence to the UN Security Council, where we will be at the mercy of France’s willingness to abuse its veto power, we request that those willing to do so to refer the Southern Cameroons/Ambazonia situation to the United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee on Decolonization, recognizing that the only durable solution is to complete the botched decolonization process.
  • Resolved, That we, the Ambazonian people, affirm our sovereignty under UNGA resolutions 1514(XV) and 1608(XV). We accept the UN Charter and demand our rightful seat in the UN General Assembly, which has been denied us since 1960 and 1961, respectively. We are willing to fulfill our duties and responsibilities as a member.
  • Resolved, That we demand the entire penal system in Cameroun be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Court of Justice of the African Union for the violations of basic human rights and the abuse and torture of prisoners within such prisons and the use of military courts against civilians, with no right to counsel, a fair hearing or due process.
  • Resolved, That we demand all political prisoners held by the Biya regime be released, unconditionally. We further call the world’s attention to the inhumane treatment and conditions within prisons in Cameroun and those run within Ambazonia’s borders by Camerounian authorities.
  • Resolved, That we demand the return of our leaders, refugees and asylum seekers who were abducted in Nigeria and extradited to Cameroun, among them the “Nera10”- and the “Taraba37”-groups. Their extradition from Nigeria to Cameroun was illegal under International and Nigerian law according to the Nigerian Federal High Court verdict in Abuja from 1st of March, 2019. The so-called “Nera10” leaders, who were abducted in Nigeria and illegally extradited to French Cameroun are our highest Ambazonian leaders until we are able to conduct elections on Ambazonian territory without fear of manipulations by French Cameroun or any other foreign nation or party. These ten names are as follows:
  • Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, President of the Interim Government of Ambazonia;
  • Awasum Augustin;
  • Henry Kimeng;
  • Deacon Wilfred Tassang, Vice President of the Interim Government of Ambazonia;
  • Fidelis Nde Che;
  • Cornelius Njikimbi Kwanga, Economist;
  • Ogork Ntui;
  • Barrister Eyambe Elias Ebai;
  • Shufai Blaise Berinyuy;
  • Nfor Ngalla Nfor, Chairman of SCNC.
    1. Resolved, That, considering that Ambazonia has, for many years, provided Cameroun with approximately sixty percent of the annual Gross Domestic Product of Cameroun, claim is laid to fifty percent (50%) of all currency reserves of Cameroun held, at the time of this writing, by the French Central Bank and in any other bank or institution, including French Cameroon investments and joint partnerships with any country, company, person(s) or entity(ies). This is to include full claim to War Criminal and Human Rights abuser, President Paul Biya’s personal wealth, as well as that of his wife, his children, his cabinet and advisors, all of which was stolen from the Ambazonian people.
    2. Resolved, That none of the former or current Constitutions of British Southern Cameroons, nor French Cameroun, are recognized as the law in Ambazonia. We hereby state that we shall write an inclusive, modern Constitution, based on the American model of Representative Republicanism, the details of which shall be debated within our own leadership and people at such a time where consultations on the ground in Ambazonia may take place in a safe and orderly fashion.
  • Resolved, That application is hereby made for membership in the African Union (AU) to be accepted as the 55th full member under their Charter. We vow to uphold he AU Charter and aspire to fulfill our duties as a full member.
  • Resolved, That all cooperation treaties with France, or any other state or private entity, engaged in by French Cameroun, are hereby null and void on the territory of Ambazonia. Only the democratically elected government of Ambazonia has the authority to enter into cooperative treaties or contracts with any party on our territory.
  1. Resolved,     That all resources on Ambazonian territory belong exclusively to the Ambazonian people. Any foreign company, country, entity or individual, which profits from Ambazonian resources must sign a contract with the Ambazonian Governmental authority, which the Ambazonian government shall assign for such purposes. Any exploitation of resources, on public lands in Ambazonian territory shall require a binding contract with and permit from and fees paid to the Ambazonia government, for the Ambazonian people to use as they see fit. We shall set in law the requirement for public hearings and the involvement of the local population with regard to sale, lease or use of resources on public lands.
  2. Resolved, That a free and independent Ambazonia, as a member of ECOWAS, will produce peace and stability for the whole area much better than if “Southern Cameroons” would remain under the subjugation and exploitation by Françafrique. Even French Cameroun will profit from it. And the world will have one migration problem less.

 

We, the People, Soldiers and Representatives of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia aka Southern Cameroons, declare unison the above mentioned as true and our common purpose!