Seriously! I watch them through RU-vid on my tv but took time out to open up this online to leave them the same comment. France 24 used to cover African events more than most but they barely do now since their pulling out of Africa policy (but I also doubt their coverage more now seeing How the cover the hamas was ). Looks like DW is the only one left now that takes time to cover important world wide stuff and is careful not to spread misinformation while doing that
Its beyond my imagination that this will happen to Cameroon. During the early 1990s i stayed in Kumba near Bouya an English speaking side of Cameroon. Such a beautiful country with beautiful peace loving people. Prayers for peace. Im from the Philippines
DW is purposely spreading misinformation because the EU supports the puppet dictator that is Paul Biya. First of all the war is not about languages, Ambazonia was an independent nation before being forcefully annexed by Cameroon with the help of France. We have a completely different constitution, different laws & a different education system. We are just trying to regain our independence after being ruled by 2 dictators in the span of 60 years. The current president of Cameroon is loved by France, Switzerland & the EU so he’s been allowed to be dictator for the past 40 years without the so called democratic west bothering him. Secondly this atrocity was not commited by the Ambazonian militias. The atrocity was committed by Cameroons army, they have been responsible for multiple atrocities in the past, one of them called “Ngarbuh massacre” in which Cameroonian military & supporting militias gunned down children. Cameroon & the EU will go at any lengths to keep Ambazonia from seceding because they’re desperate for control of Cameroon & it’s resources
As a fellow Filipino it’s shocking to see that when 2017 a massive shift for federalism happened which was to solve the heartaches of regions in the Philippines is still being put on hold, areas like Ambazonia or Catalonia declared independence knowing that even a federal structure won’t heal wounds that have happened… it’s 2023 and the fact the Philippines cannot give full on autonomy to regions is mind bogglingly incompetent.
Just to be clear, it’s not a clash between Anglophone and Francophone Cameroonians. That will never happen. It’s a fight between Anglophone separatists and a corrupt, brutal, incompetent government that harms all Cameroonians. Granted, the government is dominated by Francophones, so is the army. But there are Anglophones in key positions including Prime Minister, Army Generals, etc. The vast majority of the population doesn’t partake in the conflict in any way - and that’s certainly a problem too. Widespread indifference might be the reason why the government is not trying hard enough to come up with a political solution.
The clashes of the anglophones and francophones sound pretty ironic as it is characterized by two languages of former European colonial powers. In essence, it is conflicts of tribal interests.
@@anm3037never stopped anyone from adding their own two cents about the Israeli -palestinian issue, why stop there, let's go... Trash opinions on every geopolitical issue you haven't heard or known before!
Many fellow Indians also make the same mistake of giving importance of a non "foreign" language on the basis of not being "foreign", and then trying to make or "impose" Hindi over English as the common language of India on multiple different linguistic regions (incl my own Bengal). The essense or rather more immediate cause of the conflict of interest is that it is about the language which you're stronger in, vs a different language which the "imposing" majority (in this case, Francophones) is comparatively stronger in, and then making it an uneven playing field.
@@_sayan_roy_ wtf are you talking about? Even west bengal imposes Bengali to tribal population that doesn't speak Bengali. Fact of the matter is Hindi and English are very useful to communicate with the rest if the world and country. No one should be obligated to learn Bengali just for your group.
@@gabrieldsouza6541 don't compare what's happening in cameroon to other countries. Southern cameroon has been fighting for more than 6 years now. Yet you want to downgrade the situation.
Thank you very much for covering this news, am a Cameroonian this is what we have going through since the day we accepted to reunite with the French side , pain , marginalisation, tribalism and frustration is what we been getting since then. Everyday I feel the pain especially when the international community have been very silence about the issues but people keep dying every day, please pray for my country
France has been the architect of all these nonsense in Africa because they can not survive with out divide and rule system.. but they will not go unpunished..
DW - very typical of western media, often exhibits subpar journalism when it comes to investing in and reporting on foreign wars and political crises. 🙏 May the souls of the departed find eternal peace 😭
Ignorant Westerners will interprete the problem as a language problem. It's far from that. The problem is the same as France colonizing England, both of which are separate territories with many uncompromising aspects.
Oh no my people from West Cameroun. The names are similar to the ones we have in Nigeria, same Language same Tribe but different Country. We are the same People. So sad
@@EstaJeanette-nk7fj Just because some arent fighting doesnt mean there wouldnt be a fight. Tribal rivalries are common in africa, thats where a lot of conflict originate from.
@@bricenoel9231 My dear, that could be true but the government carries the overall blame. Don't forget that there are also separatists sponsored by the government
I usually understand terrorist motivation, like I dont side with them but I get their point, but this ones... I simply dont get it... Can someone explain?? WHY WOULD YOU ATTACK your on ppl (the english speakers) if your trying to break away WITH THIS SAME PPL YOU'RE KILLING?? I'm at lost of words for the lost of the families...
The commentator has a corrupted mine and preferable Side for separatists. He is not fare. It is not true that southern Cameroon were connected to Nigeria. It was neutral between the two countries and decided to join french Cameroon after a referendum. It is about a system that took the whole country in hostage not french language speakers. They are also suffering in la République. The Cameroonian who are dieing in la méditerranée are not anglophones, but francophones in a large majority.
The attack was organised by the Cameroon military to tag freedom fighters as terrorist by the international community. But for how long will they continue to deceive the public and pay the media to keep covering their evil.
The so called Ambazonians are doing what the IPOB south east Nigeria are doing! Inflicting pain, death and sheer misery on their own people!! Sad and tragic indeed!!
@@Passportbros8 No way, Southern Cameroon is a UN recognized territory with international boundaries and got its independence on October 1st 1961 while IPOB are a tribal region wanting to break away from Nigeria. However Southern Cameroon was part of Nigerian Eastern house of assembly and were maltreated by the Igbos which led them joining La republique du Cameroon
This goes beyond languages, the anglophone speaking Cameroonians are related to the cross river people of southern Nigeria, but due to the partition brought about by the colonial master we found them mix with people they are not related with culturally hence we are seeing these agitation for breakaway from the rest of Cameroon
No. Capital no. Only the bayangi people are related to cross river Nigeria. Coastal tribes like bakundu, bakeries, and balong in the south west, are related to the Douala people in littoral region. The north west region is also culturally related to the bamileke in the west region. Get your facts straight
Exactly i have distant family members that are now part of anglophone cameroon, it's so painful to see my fellow ethnic men and women suffering under a repressive and evil government😢
Come let me lecture you. SC ambazonia people were intergrade as part of Nigeria...administer to Nigeria..in Enugu. Southern Cameroon government cut off from Nigeria house established in buea.... They were force into Union with lrc terrorists country Cameroon.
Sounds like colonized people fighting their brothers for the right to exert their colonizer's language and values. There should be no language and cultural differences. This is ridiculous.
Good people of Cameroon: in Switzerland, one of the most peaceful and prosperous countries in the world, they speak 3 different languages! If the swiss can make it work, so can you. Make it work and stop this senseless suffering, please.
I mean... let's ignore that during Switzerland's first 600 years of existence nearly all of the cantons (provinces) spent most of that time fighting each other over anything from religion to language. The current Swiss state was born out of a short yet brutal civil war in 1848 between the cantons divided by religion AND language...
Why can't African union advisors go and talk to cameroonian government to officiate the most local cameroonian language and do away with French and English. Whoever wants to study to study it at her/his own will. They can as well study SWAHILI AND LEAVE FOREIGN LANGUAGES ALONE 😮
Heartbreaking!!! One people separated by no more than two ‘alien’ EUROPEAN languages. The ongoing effect of 19th century imperialist expansionism ☹️😡😱😭🤬
What is the West doing with regards to the welfare of the Anglophone of Cameroon? Paul Biya has stayed for 41 years as president yet the west don't see him as a dictator but fought Gadaffi and Robert Mugabe. It's all about their interest.
You can see the reason for separation, Look at the environment of Cameroon, the president is doing nothing and dont want to resign in his long over stay in leadership, so sad
Thank you DW, as a Cameroonian I feel like we have been left to feign for ourselves. Are we not worthy enough for the international bodies to step in and help us?? It's frustrating. I just tire 😢
This situation is terrible. Isn't it one people? I can understand tribal war (which is wrong also) but a war of languages not even indigenous to Cameroon? It seems absurd. These languages were forced on the ppl. Why are they defending it like that to the detriment of their own?
It’s about territorial sovereignty of two countries that came together after gaining independence from Britain and France. Stop saying things you don’t know and a simple google search will tell you what you don’t know
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Do your investigations very well before pointing hands wrongly. The person who knows how to do it best has done it again. The problems we have are the solutions we make. Lies will never help.
DW Africa get their information from the perpetrators which is Cameroon government and their military. And also a DW journalist who is from french Cameroon called Mimi info those are their only sources of information because Cameroon government controls and restrict internal media and even humanitarian organisations from accessing the conflict zones. Cameroon 🇨🇲 military have created a militia on the ground who work with them and operate just like the Ambazonia freedom fighters. Their assignment is to kill rape, burn down homes of Southern Cameroonians (anglophones) how they like to call us, and then blame it on separatist, so that the people of this area will turn against the struggle for freedom and get the international community see Ambazonia freedom fighters as terrorist. That’s the reality DW fail to report. This is not the first massacre that our people have been killed in this gruesome way and it will not be the last. Cameroon 🇨🇲 government is evil and wicked
Only French is known international as the national lang., whereas, there are two national languages, English&French. That itself shows you the intention.
DW Africa get their information from the perpetrators which is Cameroon government and their military. And also a DW journalist who is from french Cameroon called Mimi info those are their only sources of information because Cameroon government controls and restrict internal media and even humanitarian organisations from accessing the conflict zones. Cameroon 🇨🇲 military have created a militia on the ground who work with them and operate just like the Ambazonia freedom fighters. Their assignment is to kill rape, burn down homes of Southern Cameroonians (anglophones) how they like to call us, and then blame it on separatist, so that the people of this area will turn against the struggle for freedom and get the international community see Ambazonia freedom fighters as terrorist. That’s the reality DW fail to report. This is not the first massacre that our people have been killed in this gruesome way and it will not be the last. Cameroon 🇨🇲 government is evil and wicked
It not separatist pls. There is a long history that is being trying to be hidden. They are fighting to restore their motherland Southern Cameroons AKA Ambazonia. The British government and the French government knows the exact truth.
Africa Africa my home land when shall we outgrow this fighting eachother cause of language your fellow country men we should be developing our continent we have discovered these killings don’t work they lag is behind
DW Thanks for covering our country news . It's 7 years now and more and the crisis keep increasing. The government is taking no serious measures to harness the situation and the worst of it is opportunist have set in. Most of the terror acts happening are cause by both parties and the poor are the once suffering. The government and all of us Cameroonians have to stand and condern evil deeds at all cost
This is the problem in west Africa. They won't let you progress and they won't let you go. Let them have their own country if you won't let them progress
As a person who’s parents are from this village god help my land god please send all your angels to go and guide everyone to a better place in Jesus name I pray amen
God? Please we need to forget that. Nothing good has come from appealing to some “God”. We need to be our own god and treat one another as African brothers and sisters.
@@tmajec God forbid if you don’t like my religion please don’t really it’s always best too respect everyone’s religion and where I come from we are very religious so please don’t mention that again or just don’t comment
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
DW Africa get their information from the perpetrators which is Cameroon government and their military. And also a DW journalist who is from french Cameroon called Mimi info those are their only sources of information because Cameroon government controls and restrict internal media and even humanitarian organisations from accessing the conflict zones. Cameroon 🇨🇲 military have created a militia on the ground who work with them and operate just like the Ambazonia freedom fighters. Their assignment is to kill rape, burn down homes of Southern Cameroonians (anglophones) how they like to call us, and then blame it on separatist, so that the people of this area will turn against the struggle for freedom and get the international community see Ambazonia freedom fighters as terrorist. That’s the reality DW fail to report. This is not the first massacre that our people have been killed in this gruesome way and it will not be the last. Cameroon 🇨🇲 government is evil and wicked
@@DavidGS66 ...lol...I did not mention/implied about the violence part and yes there was no violence, but a referendum vote moment/cessation movement..lol
DW Africa get their information from the perpetrators which is Cameroon government and their military. And also a DW journalist who is from french Cameroon called Mimi info those are their only sources of information because Cameroon government controls and restrict internal media and even humanitarian organisations from accessing the conflict zones. Cameroon 🇨🇲 military have created a militia on the ground who work with them and operate just like the Ambazonia freedom fighters. Their assignment is to kill rape, burn down homes of Southern Cameroonians (anglophones) how they like to call us, and then blame it on separatist, so that the people of this area will turn against the struggle for freedom and get the international community see Ambazonia freedom fighters as terrorist. That’s the reality DW fail to report. This is not the first massacre that our people have been killed in this gruesome way and it will not be the last. Cameroon 🇨🇲 government is evil and wicked
This has been going on for over 8years both the Army and rebels are to blame. There is zero trust of the police (armed force in general) who have been involved in kidnappings, theft, defamation, violation of human rights, village burnings, mass murder, etc. There is also a total dread of the Rebels who have resorted to kidnappings, theft, village burnings, mass murder etc. Under normal circumstances the Rebels (amba fighters) are terrorists but so are the armed forces (or those above them) we ( most Anglophones) can't condemn them since these terrorists are the only weapon we have against oppress, discrimination, repression, etc of french Cameroon.
Greetings, DW please, your reporter is very bias in his reporting. If he's from Cameroon, he should know the modus operandi of the Cameroon government forces. They are camped 5 minutes from the venue of the incident. If it were the separatists, they would have intervened. Besides, the separatists in the area couldn't kill families indiscriminately including their loved ones. Eye witnesses testify seeing Cameroonian forces pull off the road a few meters away from the crime scenes to change their gears and look. Like separatists fighters. How investigation has he made to make that conclusion?
Blaise Ayong, you and your agency are reporting falsehood about what transpired in Mamfe on November 6, 2023. If not, please share evidence of any report of fact-finding you or your agency conducted, which concludes that nonstandard armed groups are responsible for the massacre in Mamfe on November 6, 2023.
Republic of Cameroun deceived the world that Ambazonia is part of Cameroun. 1st January 1960 was the independence of Cameroun and 1st October 1961 was the independence of Southern Cameroons (Ambazonia). Can one country have two dates of independence? Ask United Nations to tell the truth.
One of Southern Cameroon's greatest mistakes was choosing to join La République du Cameroun instead of Nigeria in the 1961 plebiscite. Nigeria may have its issues, but Southern Cameroonians certainly would not have been harassed in the present manner if their region had become part of Nigeria.
Barrister Nkongho please part of your narrative is out of context! You know that the regime started this pogrom long before 2016 and trying to hide behide political language is sickening. The question should be reversed: What do Cameroon genocidal regime want?
DW Africa get their information from the perpetrators which is Cameroon government and their military. And also a DW journalist who is from french Cameroon called Mimi info those are their only sources of information because Cameroon government controls and restrict internal media and even humanitarian organisations from accessing the conflict zones. Cameroon 🇨🇲 military have created a militia on the ground who work with them and operate just like the Ambazonia freedom fighters. Their assignment is to kill rape, burn down homes of Southern Cameroonians (anglophones) how they like to call us, and then blame it on separatist, so that the people of this area will turn against the struggle for freedom and get the international community see Ambazonia freedom fighters as terrorist. That’s the reality DW fail to report. This is not the first massacre that our people have been killed in this gruesome way and it will not be the last. Cameroon 🇨🇲 government is evil and wicked
This is a biased report, when and how did you conclude that it was separatist as called. When Cameroon military disguised as separatists and go after the very people who our brothers and sisters of what you called separatists then you turn around to report wrong information. How on earth do think that villagers can attacked members of their own village, false reports.
French CameroUn has basically Put Ambazonia under Siege....closed their airports and seaports, opened alot of military bases , control Ambazonian resourses....impose camerounian colonial administrators n nationality
English & French speakers cant coexist in the same country. They are like different species. They should just separate peacefully. Just look at Quebec & Canada & youll understand what im talking about.
Their is no strategic economic interest among African leaders to side with Amazonia. If they are able to cease vital economic resources and control it then the ground would probably shift. For now, the separatist must hope and plan for a change of fortune.
Very few persons as leaders ,can contribute brilliancy of ideas to development of any country for 41 years. Stagnation of development ideas stragetegies for the country will set in unless other fresh minds come to leadership.
Separatists for not commit the massacre in Mamfe British Southern Cameroon The French Cameroun militia did. Please always investigatebevause they have attack record of foing this
All this talks here and there won’t help!. Since human rights started condemning, what solution have they brought to the crisis!? None!. Soo all this rubbish won’t help!.
I can see you got your news from your crime collaborators la Republic of Cameroon... It's a shame that you reported an unverified information like this...
The caption, the report and narrative aren't consistent. DW hasn't been to GZ before and relies on those who are supporting the one Cameroon and not telling the truth.
