Cameroon: Change is Coming but More of the Same?
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Curbing Feuds over Water in Cameroon’s Far North, Crisis Group Africa Briefing N. 197
Cameroon’s fragile Far North region is witnessing recurrent friction between herding and fishing communities over access to water. Climate change has led to erratic rainfall and increased competition between ethnic groups over resources like water and land. To help resolve tensions, authorities should increase the number of early warning committees and help strengthen climate resilience in the Far North. They should also make water and land management more inclusive and ensure that the region’s people have access to better security and justice services.
Boko Haram Violence against Civilians Spiking in Northern Cameroon
Northern Cameroon has experienced the sharpest spike of Boko Haram violence in the Lake Chad Basin over the past 12 months, namely in the form of attacks on civilians.
China in Cameroon’s Forests
In Cameroon, Chinese investment through the Belt and Road Initiative is estimated to be worth double the country’s other investment sources combined. These infrastructure and agricultural investments, focused on forest areas, have created 12,000 jobs. China, Cameroon’s largest purchaser of timber, relies on Cameroonian forests for 85% of its imported raw logs. Poor governance and corruption enable unsustainable timber exploitation and illegal logging, damaging fragile ecosystems and threatening livelihoods for rural communities.
Growing Instability in Cameroon Raises Fundamental Questions about the State
A heavy-handed response to peaceful protests have become a test of Cameroonian identity as a multi-cultural state and set the country on the slippery slope of prolonged conflict.
Understanding Cameroon’s Crisis of Governance
Cameroon's two-year-old national crisis threatens the country's very foundations, says scholar Christopher Fomunyoh. In this video, Fomunyoh discusses the nature and causes of the grievances that brought this crisis to a head, as well as recommendations for addressing them.
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