Paul Biya rejects Swiss mediation, difficult days ahead in the Anglophone Regions
Paul Biya rejects Swiss mediation, difficult days ahead in the Anglophone Regions
• Blood continues to flow at Anglophone Regions
• Paul Biya rejects mediation
• Dark days ahead
In Cameroon, the chances of seeing the Anglophone crisis resolved peacefully are dwindling day by day. The various parties involved in this bloody war record many losses every day and no longer intend to backtrack. Yaoundé, which had shown goodwill by organizing the major national dialogue in 2019, was in favor of Swiss mediation wanted by all parties. More than two years after this announcement, nothing has changed in Switzerland. According to the separatist armed groups, Paul Biya would have rejected the Swiss offer at the last minute.
“We Southern Cameroons liberation movements have been informed of the choice made at the highest level by Cameroon to prioritize war and seek military victory over a negotiated political settlement. Yaoundé has told the Swiss government that it is not interested, at this time, in third-party mediation,” reveals Ambazonia Coalition Team (ACT) – Team Ambazonia in a statement.
The military option
For the separatist leader Mark Bareta, the sending of special forces to the Anglophone Region is proof of the victory of the separatist groups over the Cameroonian soldiers who lost several men at the front. He reveals that the strength of the Ambazonians does not lie in the military training of the Amba Boys.
“The fact that Cameroon is deploying special forces in Ambazonia is indicative of the victories of Ambazonia fighters, whose cherished BIRs have been reduced to nothing. In Amba, we have no trained forces. We have three things they lack: The will, the people and God,” he posted on his Twitter account.
Paul Biya has always been in favor of the military option for the resolution of the Anglophone crisis. According to sources close to the presidency, members of the government who wish to negotiate with these Cameroonians who have taken up arms are outvoted. Despite the numerous deployments of soldiers in these areas, insecurity is permanent. This week has been particularly deadly at Anglophone Regions.
