Ambazonia: How Cameroon’s government is struggling to end separatist endeavours | DW News 

They are fighting for their sovereignty. Their right to self determination.

Exactly

Sure

Cameroon was actually a German colony. It was taken away from Germany and broken into British and French protectorates after the Germans lost the first world war.

@@obiokike7471 see

@@servantoftheonetruegodalmi7212 either way it's easier than falling into civil war, that's why they fight to maintain it, otherwise the entire country may decide to break away and form its own nation

During the Berlin conference, the French were not in Cameroon but rather the Germans. Get your facts right.

No peace proppeople have died hope is to.restore Ambazzonians

Which peace fool anbazona most surely restored

Force amalgamation can never go right imagine putting germans and Russians together.

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Any state built on the basis of authoritarianism, butchery, and corruption should be crushed at once. These Rebels might reference "Freedom" as a justification, but they slaughter, torture, and mutilate innocents, burn essentials for life (government supplied food/medicine) and commit human rights atrocities. Not to mention in every meaning of the word, this separatist movement is illegal. It's like saying ISIS should have been allowed to form their own state because they wanted to.

@@ethanragbir8311 but isnt that exactly the same allegations against the Cameroonian government? Your justification is hypocrisy at best. Insurgencies are rooted in injustice. When you are a separatist you are branded as a terrorist but when you are a recognised government you should be branded as a legitimate terrorist. Is that fair enough? Terrorism is simply spreading violence and many of the worlds government are guilty of this

Yeah that is true, agreed. Now do we hold the same stance for people in say... Catalonia? Or are there different principles for non-western countries?

@@georgep6495 Catalonia and anywhere. No exceptions.

Ikr

@Oscar Isn't it more about Cameroon having become a unitary state led by a one-party system (basically a dictatorship) rather than a democratic federal state ?

What's interesting is that the people that actually speak these languages in Canada don't seem to have this issue! And they seem to get along fine in The Gambia and Senegal, no?

sooo dumb

Edo man, u know it’s deeper than that. Stop trying to act dumb. Better think of how to join your Oduduwa cousins or go for an edo republic. Leave Ambazonia alone.

He has accepted France to be in his support. That's why everything ends at certain regions. Do u believe where the president stays the whole city sleeps without light

The more Africa is struggling, the better for the West... The West divided Africa for a reason.

@@pabloernesto8044 truly. But other nations were influenced by the West n cut off n yet still built a better Nation on their own cameroon doesn't believe they can build their own by themselves. Take example Britain no one could imagine they could do without the E. U. Look at Dubai desert no influence of the West yet one of the coolest developed Nation

Exactly, France will be bankrupt the moment it let go its vested interests in these French speaking countries

@@ettafeeds9367 Dubai very much influenced by American. They just sold them jet fighters if they side with Israel than Palestinians.

Please tellem

Why not kick the colonizers out,use your own natural resources and refuse to keep paying France for YOUR FREEDOM!Then,rename the land and make it universal with all of Africa!The day it gets media coverage will be the day Africans unite and start killing their old pale enemy.The galactical awakening is happening and the universal god(not the book gods) is manifesting within us!Lets recognize it!

Sadly funny.

@@2mc121 IKR

No, somebody should put you people up to date, this has nothing to do with some silly nationalism, and everything to do with legacy of imperialism that divided land into artificially made up borders to extort resources and labour out of colonies. If you think France, England and USA have stopped ravaging Africa and the South in general, you are completely clueless about history and geopolitics - just the way DW and other MSM outlets like their viewership.

@@sapienssapiens35 You've learned too much, The right wing colonialists want to know ur location ^_^

@@thatcrazybritishlad6328 your mockery is misplaced, and you clearly didn't bother to do even a 5 minute search about just how corrupt Cameroon is or why, and where this entire Ambazonia thing came from.

Always endeavor to read before making public comments. Search and read about the Southern Cameroons you will better understand what the war is all about. It has nothing to do with language.

@@tikitaka2206 What is about? I'm keen on learning PS: I'm not a Cameroonian

@@m_tecturial the french part is a different country that was under french rule and gained independence on January first 1960 while the English part was ruled by Britain during the colonial era and it gained independence in 1961 that is on the first of October and the UN instead to recognize this tiny territory as a state it instead went ahead and join it with the Majority french speaking side which make the English speakers a minority and they are treated as second class citizens

Foolish comment...

@@aristideekouda3282 truth there is no similarity between both the were nations apart.

okezie christopher what u mean

@@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 they were separate nation the amalgamation messed everything

@@okeziechristopher9479 I think that you know nothing sorry...

Federalism doesn’t work when the majority does genocide to the minority.

Those soldiers are terrorists. You will be shocked to know the atrocities they’ve been committing since 2016 in Ambazonia.

You will understand one day that you will never be a country. God the real one created Cameroon as one.

misguided?by who,ofcourse thieves like you mskes us mad,2016 i went to my home town i was surprise everywhere i went only francophones work there and some will even tell you if you cant speak ,you cant work or come here,i knew at that there was something wrong and not long a parliamentarian launched a campaign against francophomisation and not long there was war upto now,evil people and you call us brothers,who is your brother ,nonsense

@@efingassouafrancois2434 So calling me names makes things better. Loving to see humanity coming from soldiers even if it’s tiny is a bad thing. I’m not from Cameroon but ask yourself self why don’t you hate the people oppressing you and come to exploit you more. BTW I’m Nigerian and I believe that Cameron should just merge with Nigeria. The only reason we are separate is because of decisions made in the past. We should just form a greater federal republic. But you guys are to focus on your anger to see new possibilities. Your anger is justified but you need to temper it with strategy and logic.

The guilty party is Françafrique-Biya and the brave liberators of Ambazonia need our support!

So is tgere any connection?

Biafra = Amabazonia

@@pabloernesto8044 This is what I was thinking

Both region want to be free. They have suffered decades of oppression and genocide under the corrupt and geriatric leaderships in Cameroon and Nigeria. The UN has to step in and organize a referendum in those two regions. But alas, the UN is a corrupt entity under the control on Britain and France who support both failed countries in this crisis.

I was thinking about this

Yes, please inform me.

@@ftsmallwood Hello You want to be informed about what is going on in Cameroon. I have more than enough videos and other information. If you are serious about this. email me at suhchesoh@yahoo.com Or better still, reply to this comment

The Cameroon Army learned from our Nigerian brothers (Boko Haram) that the longer the war last, the more money flow to the army. The separatists and the government are making money. The big looser is Cameroon. This is big time corruption.

@@jasonwalker6866 whats going on in cameroon?

like they did in Spain, right?

@@Good7Vibes7 like the U.K had in 1975 and in 2016 Like the Soviet Union had in 1991 Like Papau New Guinea had in 2019 I can go on and on and on You shouldn't list the one mistake of Europe and not also list the MANY referendums they've had side by side as well for proper context and analysis. If you want them to stay campaign and tell them why staying with you is better than them leaving, if they are convinced the way the Bougainville was convinced to stay with Papau New Guinea, the way Scotland voted to stay with UK, the way western Australia chose to stay with Australia again I can keep listing forever If you can't convince them to stay then let them go it's their decision it's their lives like East Timor, Quebec in Canada and co. I'm sure you don't know that these countries are all products if referendums; Almost every country in Europe is a product of referendum Iceland, Norway Cambodia Mongolia Liberia Samoa Algeria Malta Bahrain Comoros Djibouti and many many more This is what I do in my spare time read about Countries, regions, world politics etc. So Whatever questions you have feel free to ask

For real bro. I am cameroonian and i wonder!!!! Fighting over European languages is really ridiculous

way deeper than that

no, cameroon is made up of two seperate countries that entered an agreement, something like the ussr, but it is not quite working outm because the part where there are the most resources are not as developed as the rest of the country

@ThirdeyeStrike very ignorant to say. Its not about the language. The country was a unification of two diff countries speaking english and French as language. So the language is used to refer regions ,we personally have over here

The southern Cameroon are not fighting over languages. They are fighting the government regime of Paul Biya. They are fighting for their human rights. They were declared war on for peacefully protesting with green leaves and palm trees, asking to be treated as human beings. The Southern Cameroon are fighting for their freedom, and their basic human rights.

Exactly, brothers my foot.

And many are going to be killed. As long as they carry guns, a single break will be given to them. I congratulate our soldiers. The life span of any new enlisted is sometimes no more than 6 months. Soon they will enlist their babies

@@NGC7000 so shall it be

@@NGC7000 continuez à dire du mal et encouragez la méchanceté quand les marées se retournent j'espère que vous ne pleurerez pas et ne direz pas si j'aurais aimé savoir

We Need A United States of Africa Ça fait plus d’un demi-siècle que je suis sure cette planète donc 35 passait au Cameroun. Moi où l’un des miens non jamais été abusé où tué par l’armée. Tout simplement parce que nous sommes de bons citoyens nous ne prenons pas les armes contre notre pays un point un trait. J’espère que cette logique a un sens pour vous. Que toute personne qui a pris les armes contre le Cameroun aille crever en enfer.

RUBBISH. There’s an English speaking minority in the country and officially the country is bilingual, not in the fact but in the papers and the government’s things yes. Don’t say English is banned or whatever BS, because this ain’t the damn case. There’s something like 80% francophones for 20% anglophones, you can’t expect everyone to talk both.

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@Oscar if you agree with me you won't be asking "why". Its not a problem of ethnicity its a problem of systems(French & English). This shows that just like the Cameroon government, you & many other francophones do not understand the anglophones and can't give a solution to what you don't understand, hence justifying division. Thanks

I completely understand you; I am francophone and since younger there were always derogatory terms directed at people from Bamenda and Buea. I really bad for you all, but I would not want to be separated from the English part of my country. I have met so many amazing people there; the problem lies with our government. The government really messed up the relationship between us. It’s a tragedy that we have come to this strife, but I hope that one day we would all come together and support one another.

Peace comes only after justice and justice comes when the Biya Regime and the French are gone.

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There's a back story to this but basically France would attack Nigeria if they intervine in Cameroon. Honestly my opinion they could be the equivalent of Canada if Nigeria and Cameroon federated Swiss Canton style it would be for the better.

Dialogue is the best way forward. But yes people have to fight for their rights.

Or how about having free elections?

There are more than 250 native languages and who wants his own language not to be considered on equal bases and favour a main language that can lead to severe tribalism.

@@theoriginala8203 use statistical analysis to create a neutral artificial language based on the local languages.

The southern Cameroon are not fighting over languages. They are fighting the government regime of Paul Biya. They are fighting for their human rights. They were declared war on for peacefully protesting with green leaves and palm trees, asking to be treated as human beings. The Southern Cameroon are fighting for their freedom, and their basic human rights.

Why do you thinj that is?

What a joke

And biafra is still part of Nigeria forever. Nw and Sw for Cameroon forever

Why not ? Just look at Canada, there are English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians aren't they part of the same country ?

Separatist = someone who fights to establish a independent state.

Because English is not a native language of Cameroon.

@Oscar speaking both languages is not the problem. The Anglophones have been asking for Two States Federation but The Francophones have refuse a two states federation and decide to torture and kill Anglophones who do talk of two States. Now Anglophones are demanding a complete independence which is a right.

And all over, they speak indigenous languages.

France create all this suffering

Then what is the reality of the situation?

@@s2korpionic president poul Biya very old surrendered all the mineral resources which comes from that zone to France in the exchange for guns and bombs to kill poor civilians

@James skorpio Ok, inform us on what is the truth?

@@ftsmallwood you seemed to be spy or whatttttttttttt, I have seen you in most comment sections

So are there any Separatists movement in the South of Cameroon?

I met Francophone who spoke English better than Anglophone, and vice-versa. We are Africans and should stop fighting for a colonial language.

But if they want to separate then what's the problem?! The Allies carved up many territories not really thinking along the grounds of Tribal Ethnicity & Religion, let alone language

@@pabloernesto8044 were they as proficient in speaking English the way people in English speaking nations of the world do? The answer to that is no. Were they as proficient in speaking French as other French speaking nations of the world? The answer is no. Do they speak their own God given languages? The answer to that is no. Do Africans in other African nations speak their own God given languages? The answer to that is yes. Is it important for Africans to speak their own God given languages? The answer to that, of course, is yes; if their own God given languages could replace foreign languages, the better. Is it not their own God given language? Don't peoples all over the world speak their own God given languages? Why are they prevented from speaking their own languages? Why are they not proficient in the language that is supposed to be their national language? Because they are required to learn two foreign languages. Is that correct? Is that fair? Is that Justice? Is there anything in this world today, that cannot be fixed if people determine that it needs to be fixed? There is nothing that cannot be fixed. All it takes is for people to decide to fix it. That needs to be fixed. It is wrong for a people to be required to learn two foreign languages and not learn their own God given language. We have adults who would have have a thought in their mind, but do not have the words to express the thought, simply because they are not proficient in any language. That is something that is supposed to happen to children, not adults. People are not supposed to go to school to learn the language they need to communicate with. It is supposed to come to them naturally as they grow old, because that is supposed to be the language spoken in their community. But Southern Cameroonians are denied that human right.

@@jonathanhadley2555 They cannot separate because the international community does not want that to happen.