About 20 members of an Anglophone pro-independence group in Cameroon have been jailed for the past month without charge, reflecting what their lawyers say is the latest effort to silence government critics without providing due process. Read more . . .
Background information:
The League of Nations in 1922 divided Cameroon into two zones, one administered by France and the other by the United Kingdom. The French side won independence in 1960 but the Anglophone side had to choose between being absorbed into Nigeria or into the new French-speaking Cameroon. Northern Cameroon chose Nigeria while Southern Cameroon joined French-speaking Cameroon in 1961.
Little by little, the autonomy of Southern Cameroon eroded until it its dissolution in 1972 with the formation of a centralized state. As time passed, Anglophone Cameroonians felt increasingly marginalized, according to human rights groups.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment