R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain, Author at African Arguments

How has COVID-19 affected Cameroon's two Anglophone regions? Credit: jbdodane.

May 27, 2020

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Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns

Government raids have displaced people, increasing risks of transmission. Separatist attacks have impeded humanitarian and public health efforts. Read all our COVID-19 coverage For every region ...

Despite recent developments, Cameroon has continued its combative military operations in the Anglophone regions. Credit: Staff Sgt. Whitney Hughes.

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By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain

January 13, 2020

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Cameroon grants ‘special status’ its to restive regions. They don’t feel special

The government says a new bill removes Anglophone separatists’ reasons to fight, but what’s actually in it? In the last week of 2019, Cameroon’s parliament approved ...

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By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain

October 29, 2019

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Why has violence increased since Cameroon’s National Dialogue?

The government’s Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis. Over the past month, the government of ...

President Paul Biya of Cameroon has been in power since 1982. Credit: UN Photo/Marco Castro.

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By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain

September 30, 2019

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Why Cameroon’s national dialogue will accomplish nothing

President Biya could have outlined a new plan to address the Anglophone crisis. Instead, he announced talks, beginning today, that are doomed to fail. On 10 ...