The Nature of Constitutions and the 'Anglophone Conflict' in Cameroon

The Nature of Constitutions and the 'Anglophone Conflict' in Cameroon

Author: 
Ngah, Gabriel
Place: 
Pretoria
Publisher: 
Africa Institute of South Africa (AI)
Date published: 
2019
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Journal Title: 
Africa Insight
Source: 
Africa Insight, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2019, pp. 130 - 141
Abstract: 

This paper addresses the domestic issues responsible for the outbreak of the 'Anglophone conflict' in Cameroon. It also explores pathways for resolving the conflict. Using a qualitative approach, the paper shows that constitutions of a non-self-enforcing nature form the basis of Anglophone unrest in Cameroon, and that state repression of record intensity and scale triggered the conflict. The paper argues that self-enforcing constitutions are more likely to mitigate breakaway attempts affecting over 30 African countries than constitutions that ignore the historical and socio-cultural specificities of the various social components of African states.

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CITATION: Ngah, Gabriel. The Nature of Constitutions and the 'Anglophone Conflict' in Cameroon . Pretoria : Africa Institute of South Africa (AI) , 2019. Africa Insight, Vol. 49, No. 3, 2019, pp. 130 - 141 - Available at: https://library.au.int/nature-constitutions-and-anglophone-conflict-cameroon