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Armed Conflict In NW, SW:Dr Fomunyoh Strikes Biya Regime!
Dr Christopher Fomunyoh, Regional Director for Central Africa Programmes at
National Democratic Institute, NDI, has once more hit hard on Biya
regime’s handling of what he terms the “senseless war”, which
has been rocking the North West and South-West regions for almost five years
now. In an outing on his official Twitter handle September 26,
the renowned expert on democracy and good governance in Africa, categorically
stated that the regime of President Paul Biya, 88, which declared war on its
citizens, can never be “a willing participant” in efforts to end to
the ongoing bloodletting.
Armed conflict in NW, SW:
- Says gov’t that declares war on citizens won’t easily engage in
peace talks
- Urges US gov’t to lead other world powers to end “senseless
war”
- Warns Biden administration against turning a blind eye on Anglophone crisis
like Clinton administration did during Rwandan genocide
“No regime that declared war on its citizens
ever became a ‘willing participant’ to peace negotiations, ”
Fomunyoh declared, while replying Iffat Rahman, member of the African Bar
Association and International Criminal Court. Fomunyoh cried out cried to the US
government and other world powers not to give a blind eye to the situation in
Cameroon.
To Dr Fomunyoh,
“awaiting political will” for the resolution of the conflict in the
North West and South West regions would instead mean “more deaths and
atrocities under our watch” . He firmly added that “no one rolls out
tanks to cut flowers”
. Urges US to lead others to end war in NW, SW
The Senior Associate, in the outing, made a rallying cry for the government of
the United States of America, USA, to step-up and lead other world powers to end
the “senseless war” in the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon.
“ ...US must step up and lead, bring others along to end this senseless
war,
” the multi-international election observer stated. He lauded the efforts
of former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy, not
to “relent” in his efforts to see the return to peace in the
conflict-hit regions of Cameroon. “We all appreciate Ambassador Tibor
Nagy’s efforts for peace in Cameroon, ”Fomunyoh said.
Par ailleurs, je me trouve être le tout premier Camerounais à
être admis à Harvard Law School dans ce programme de troisième
cycle en droit ou LL.M., et cela en 1988. Une fois les études de droit
terminées, je me lance dans un programme de doctorat en sciences politiques
à l'université de Boston, que j’obtiendrais en 1994, avant de
rejoindre le NDI pour une carrière à laquelle je n’avais même
pas pensé les années d’avant.
The former US diplomat added:
“Holding a Peace Conference requires incredible preparation and
willing participants. Cameroon’s colonial powers. France, UK and
Germany should be hyper-involved in seeking peace and political
resolution”
Dr Fomunyoh rejects Nagy’s neo-colonialism proposal Reacting to
Nagy’s suggestion for the former colonial masters to take the lead in
seeking peace and political resolution, Dr Fomunyoh said Africans want to steer
clear of neo-colonialism.
“Africans want out of the neo-colonial construct. Referring us
back to our former colonisers is not the right way to go, ”
Fomunyoh noted in one of his replies to the US diplomat. Warns Biden not to stay
mute like Clinton regime did on Rwandan genocide Harping further on the role he
thinks the US can play to arrest the unrest in Cameroon, Dr Fomunyoh warned the
Joe Biden-led administration not to give a blind eye to the worsening situation
in Cameroon like was the case with the administration of Bill Clinton during the
Rwandan genocide.
“ ...on US role, I remember Clinton administration regrets for
standing back during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. I sincerely hope the
President of the United States of America, Biden, doesn’t stand back
on ending the Anglophone crisis,
” Fomunyoh pondered. Dr Fomunyoh
added: “We have to identify those individuals who make decisions for
their states and governments. We must prick their consciences to realise
that as human beings, they’re failing humanity by not acting right in
the face of evil”
Fomunyoh’s umpteenth proposal to Biya regime Dr Fomunyoh has incessantly
made proposals on how the close to four decades regime can lead the country out
of the conflict which is seriously threatening the country’s much-parroted
unity and peace. Since 2017, Dr Fomunyoh has repeatedly warned the government
against the use
of a military solution to tackle a purely political problem.
Last February 16, 2021, in a presentation as a witness in the Canadian House of
Common’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Dr Fomunyoh, said
the only way out of the conflict is for an immediate ceasefire, cessation of
hostilities and commitment of government and separatists to negotiations with
third-party facilitation.
Last February 16, 2021, in a presentation as a witness in the Canadian House of
Common’s Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing
Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development, Dr Fomunyoh, said
the only way out of the conflict is for an immediate ceasefire, cessation of
hostilities and commitment of government and separatists to negotiations with
third-party facilitation.
Dr Fonmunyoh had urged Canada to engage France to leverage position to get the
government to commit to peace negotiation to bring an end to and address the
root causes to the conflict, adopt targeted sanctions against perpetrators of
torture and other atrocities as well as use its position on multilateral
organisations to ensure that resources granted to Cameroon for development
purposes are not diverted to perpetuate the war against the Anglophone minority.
Fomunyoh, it should be noted, is credited for designing and assisting in
launching the Africa Statesmen Initiative, ASI-a programme aimed at facilitating
political transitions in Africa by encouraging former democratic Heads of State
to stay engaged in humanitarian issues, conflict mediation, public health and
other key sectors of political, economic and human development on the continent
Source: By Doh Bertrand Nua
# 2255 Wednesday September 29- The Guardian Post
Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh
President
The Fomunyoh Foundation
christopher.fomunyoh@tffcam.org
www.tffcam.org
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