The Niger Delta conflict in Nigeria and the Anglophone problem in Cameroon have grown to be two comparable conflicts happening in neighbouring territories. For more than six decades, these two conflicts have evolved. Both Nigeria and Cameroon share their longest international border with each other, starting from the Atlantic coast […]
The Boko Haram conflict, which was formally unleashed in 2009, has caused thousands of deaths and has hit educational establishments, especially in North-Eastern Nigeria, some parts of Northern Cameroon, Chad, and Niger where the group is active. The BBC revealed that, between 2009 and the present day, at least 70 […]
Ghana’s highest judicial body, the Supreme Court has ruled that former Guantanamo detainees, who were resettled in the country, are no longer welcome. The court went on to further declare that former President John Mahamat, who welcomed these ex-detainees, acted unconstitutionally. This is because the President decided to singlehandedly open […]
The latest congregation of the most powerful nations of the world, which has been dubbed the G20, has rounded up in the German city of Hamburg with Heads of States and governments failing to convince America’s President Donald Trump to come back to the Paris Climate Change Agreement. However, attention […]
The National Dialogue Conference of Mali which ended April 2nd, 2017 recommends open dialogue as the only way forward for a sustainable and united Mali. The conference advised President of the Republic, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on the importance of open and sincere dialogue with armed groups including prominent Jihadi leaders […]
Introducing the Conflicts For the past 8 years, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger have been battling with the effects of what began as a poorly handled minor disagreement. The disagreement mutated into the one bloodiest conflicts in the modern history of these 4 countries: the Boko Haram conflict. Just as Cameroon […]
After realizing with dismay the effectiveness of the strike action taken in anglophone Cameroon; despite the complete shutdown of internet services, and the abduction of leaders of the Anglophone Consortium by security operatives, the government and its proteges have resorted to the use of genocidal language and tactics, as a […]
It is exactly one week since Adama Barrow made his triumphant entry into Gambia in a revolution that can be likened to the 1688 Glorious Revolution in England. Jubilant crowds of Gambians came out to welcome their newly elected President and messages came pouring in from the national and international […]
In the past few days, there has been an upsurge of violent confrontations in some major English-speaking towns of Cameroon, which has led to the death of many persons. These confrontations are mostly staged by the military and groups of youth, who are fighting against, what they call the marginalization […]
Some identify it as a country in the West African half of the continent, whereas, politically, Cameroon is one of the giants of Central Africa. For some time now the nation has been priding itself as a Haven of Peace in the turbulent Central African sub-region. However, Cameroon is facing […]
