6, December 2018
Yaoundé Military Tribunal Begins Trial of Ambazonian Leader 0
Journalists and the general public are barred from witnessing Ambazonian Acting President, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and nine others facing charges of terrorism and treasonable felony in the Yaoundé Military Tribunal.
The trial of the detained Southern Cameroons leader finally commenced today, with the Yaounde Military Tribunal providing shields obstructing journalists and the public from getting a glimpse of witnesses, counsel and even the trial judges.
The members of the military tribunal team are all from the Bulu tribe making it a Bulu traditional court. We understand that witnesses in the matter would be shielded from the public.
By Sama Ernest in Yaounde
7, December 2018
Top US diplomat in Africa says Ambazonia crisis could get ‘much, much worse’ 0
The top U.S. diplomat in Africa says the separatist crisis in Cameroon could get much worse, saying “the last thing we need” is growing radicalization in response to the actions of security forces.
Tibor Nagy told reporters on Thursday that the situation in the Central African nation is worsening by the day and “worrying me greatly.”
He said the United States calls for dialogue between Cameroon’s government and the Anglophone separatists who sprang up from peaceful protests against the alleged marginalization of English-speakers in the largely Francophone country.
Nagy said he is reminded of neighboring Nigeria, where the government’s “brutal response” to extremism led to growing membership in Boko Haram.
The U.S. diplomat suggested “some form of decentralization” in Cameroon as mentioned in a proposed constitution for the country.
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