maurice kamto

In our very first episode we dive into the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cameroon. Cameroon is a country of nearly 25 million people, slightly larger than California, located in Central Africa, just South of Nigeria. In the Fall of 2016, attorneys, teachers, students, and transportation workers in the northwestern and southwestern English-speaking regions of the country took to the streets to protest the use of French in schools and courts, unfair economic conditions, unpaid scholarships, and a litany of other grievances. In response, the ruling majority French-speaking government sent military soldiers and gendarmes to beat up on the protesters. Dozens of protesters were killed, and hundreds were severely wounded, and hundreds were arrested. A small group of protesters decided to start a movement to gain their independence and create a new country called Ambazonia. Thus began a violent civil war/genocide that has displaced nearly 1.2 million men, women and children, and killed tens of thousands, leaving a region of nearly 7 million people in a state of desolation and despair. The current president, 84-year-old Paul Biya, has been in power since November 6, 1982, he just won reelection for another 7-year term last October. His supporters are unwavering and unashamed, the rest of the country, including the French-speaking majority, continues to live in abject poverty and squalor.

In our very first episode we dive into the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Cameroon. Cameroon is a country of nearly 25 million people, slightly larger than California, located in Central Africa, just South of Nigeria. In the Fall of 2016, attorneys, teachers, students, and transportation workers in the northwestern and southwestern English-speaking regions of the country took to the streets to protest the use of French in schools and courts, unfair economic conditions, unpaid scholarships, and a litany of other grievances. In response, the ruling majority French-speaking government sent military soldiers and gendarmes to beat up on the protesters. Dozens of protesters were killed, and hundreds were severely wounded, and hundreds were arrested. A small group of protesters decided to start a movement to gain their independence and create a new country called Ambazonia. Thus began a violent civil war/genocide that has displaced nearly 1.2 million men, women and children, and killed tens of thousands, leaving a region of nearly 7 million people in a state of desolation and despair. The current president, 84-year-old Paul Biya, has been in power since November 6, 1982, he just won reelection for another 7-year term last October. His supporters are unwavering and unashamed, the rest of the country, including the French-speaking majority, continues to live in abject poverty and squalor.