According to Canada’s foreign ministry, the Cameroonian government and a few separatist groups in the country’s English-speaking regions have agreed to start a process aimed at ending a conflict that has claimed over 6,000 lives.
Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement on Friday that Canada “welcomes the parties’ willingness to begin a process to find a comprehensive, peaceful and political resolution of the conflict.”
The parties agreed to form technical committees and accept a mandate from Canada to facilitate the process, according to the statement. Work on confidence-boosting measures will now commence.
The armed conflict, which broke out in 2017, is the result of what the English-speaking minority in Cameroon feels is marginalization by the country’s majority-French population.
According to Canada’s foreign ministry, the Cameroonian government and a few separatist groups in the country’s English-speaking regions have agreed to start a process aimed at ending a conflict that has claimed over 6,000 lives.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said in a statement on Friday that Canada “welcomes the parties’ willingness to begin a process to find a comprehensive, peaceful and political resolution of the conflict.”
The parties agreed to form technical committees and accept a mandate from Canada to facilitate the process, according to the statement. Work on confidence-boosting measures will now commence.
The armed conflict, which broke out in 2017, is the result of what the English-speaking minority in Cameroon feels is marginalization by the country’s majority-French population.
However, the spokesperson for the separatist could not be reached for comments.
