In a letter drafted February 16, 2018, to the US Department of State headed by America’s chief diplomat Rex Tillerson, Joseph Kennedy, a House of Representative member for Massachusetts’ 4th District, the Congressman pointed out his growing dissatisfaction about the ”deteriorating conditions” as the LRC continue with its brutal crackdown on civilians in the Northern and Southern regions of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia.
Congressman Kennedy urged the US Department of State to task the colonial government of La Republique to meet up with its international obligations under the law to chart the way forward for ”constructive dialogue” between both parties in the ongoing crisis.
The Democrat lawmaker raised the issue of reports covering some of Yaounde’s atrocities ranging from arbitrarily arresting protesters, internet blockade and the restriction of web access, the heavy-handedness implemented by LRC against any form of gathering and peaceful assembly in the Southern Cameroons. He also brought up the ransacking and burning of villages, firing live rounds at unarmed civilians and the torching of people’s homes.
Concerning the UNHCR report of a disturbing 40,000 Southern Cameroonians who’ve fled into neighboring Nigeria chased by the armed forces of LRC. He was particularly taken by the 47 leaders of the Interim Government, abducted and forcibly extradited to Yaounde, raising human rights concerns and he even wondered whether the due process of law would be respected.
Without mincing words, the US Congressman ended his letter by calling on the US chief diplomat to rein in LRC while ensuring the rights of the Southern Cameroons’ citizens are respected, called on the colonial government of Cameroun to uphold it’s ”international obligations and commitments” while at the same time calling on Secretary Tillerson facilitate dialogue in a bid to bring a ”peaceful resolution” to the conflict.
Whether the US State Department will flex its diplomatic muscle to change things on the ground, remains to be seen.
Neba Benson,
BaretaNews Foreign Correspondent/Analyst
15 comments
This is how things always starts. First many will be in a state of denial hoping that things will soon just normalize. Others like Fru Ndi, Atanga Nji Musonge, Philomen Yang, Mengot, Ghogumu, Munzu, Tabetando, Boh Herbert and others who benefit tacitly as well as overtly from the system will resort to obfuscating the narrative, clueless of how their actions are negatively impacting the suffering people of Ambazonia. Like it is always said, “Truth crushed to the ground will rise up one day”.
Ambazonians, let us stay the course while being on the look out for traitors who are bent on making sure that we remain ignorant of our history so that Biya and the Beti mafia will continue to pillage and plunder our natural resources.
Although we are the ones to do the heavy lifting, we should not forget that the world is also watching for time is on our side. Others are beginning to understand the Ambazonian problems.
You are so right, our resistant is critical and time also.
This is what we are experiencing right now. We are finally seeing those who soul purpose were
not genuine at all. Our resilience and time is exposing them one after the other. They thought we are just joking and will give up.
The course must be stayed, we are in for this in the long run.
I can assure you that many countries look on Ambazonia. There is a lot of diplomacy going around. There are even countries who support us. But for international relationship reasons they are doing things behind the doors. We Ambazonians need to stay focused.
Please ignore this “Do Nothing” Congressmen. When at war you don’t expect your ennemi to be soft on you. These congressmen forget to mention that Ambazonian are not different from ASIS or Boko Haram as they are burning down schools kidnapping peoples and intimidate those who do not approve their aspirations.
Jojo, why don’t you crawl back to your LRC hole you came out from and learn your history before you come out to spew out garbage like someone who suffers chronic alcoholism .
@Tabot,
Your name said it all! Is all you have? Can you prove with all the acts you guys have committed so far that you are not a terrorist organization? Churches are places where people come to worship God and you have no regret burning them down. You are the same people fasting and asking for God help, what a blasphemy! Now you are treating our Chairman life in the name of secession? Talking about history, you should know that before French and English came to Cameroon, the country was one. Stop making empty noises and note that what is illegaly divide can be illegaly put together. Otherwise Cameroon was illegaly divided between France and England and is now one indivisible. Our chairman knows it more than you and I combine. So butt off little boy.
putting on this so call JOJO Mack is going to cost you bigtime. You have been warned several time about him. If you Mack think this is a jock, it is not. A lot of lives has been lost on this fight. You have to cut him out.
Let him speak out. I have no problem with that. We need to accept different opinions. Don’t forget that Cameroonians were indoctrinated for decades with a wrong history. The historical facts and international law speak against LRC. So no worries.
@George,
Not judging you, I see alot of maturity on you. As for the so call Big Boy, let me tell you that your Mark cannot stop me from voiding my opinion, he doesn’t own the internet. By the way isn’t you who complained about the Internet being cut in SW/NW by the old man from Yaounde? What do you know about freedom of speech? What make you think we all should go for secession just because we Anglophone? You are all against our Chairman just because of his opinion! Note that our chairman is a real son of NW, not a biafras descend like you guys and no one can intimidate him. Bamenda is our land and you are free to take your imaginary country to the moon or elsewhere, there are still a lot of free spaces around the globe. I hope you learn and I hope you will wish us good luck for our convention.
@jojo
You are right, Ambazozo and ISIS are same people.
They started burning schools, treathning the population of the SW and NW cameroon, Posing bombs. Whatever you do, be sure your Biafra terrorist that you brought will fail, cameroonian will stand firm against your evil plan.
Long live cameroon
JOJO, Your argument that before the French and English came Cameroon was one is as lame as your reasoning faculties. May be you are considering the so called one Cameroun to be the KAMERUN under Germany. KAMERUN under Germany was not a nation state. It was the overseas property of Germany made of a myriad of independent kingdoms of today Central African Republic, Tchad, Gabon, Congo and individual chiefdoms and kingdoms of the Ambas Bay and right up to Cross River State and Taraba in Nigeria, whose chiefs and kings signed independent treaties to allow Germany set up its hegemony.
Today’s Nation States’ system is built on International Law enshrined in the charter of the United Nations. That is why, Congo, Gabon, Central African Rebublic, Tchad, La Republique du Cameroun Southern Cameroon and Nigeria have the status of nations states as we know today. So if you think Cameroun has to be one as was the case in your imagination before the time the British and French came, then let La Republique du Cameroun go and end the independence of Tchad, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, as well as pull back Taraba and Cross River States in Nigeria to make up that so call one Kamerun. Only then shall Southern Cameroons drop its bit for Restoration of Independence and become part of your One Cameroun.
Hail the Land of Glory – Ambazonia
Cashmire and JOJO, It is a pity that the whole world has moved on embracing truth and doing formidable things for its people. But you in LRC, all you know is manipulation and lies. Of course it is common knowledge now that the burning of schools and other structures was the hand work of your evil forces from La Republique du Cameroun. Is there any other thing you can do at this junctures than to resort to lies telling inside and outside of Cameroun? No that is all you have left and no one is buying that. This means only one thing that no amount of insults and lies telling will change what is meant to be…
Hail Ambazonia
@Kenneth,
Sorry brother your history lesson need some improvements. All you are talking is nonsense, meant to confuse uneducated people on this plateform. Why even your so call IG don’t want to talk before 1960?
If you are so right, why neither Germany, France or England is coming out to speak on your behalf? Just today you guys just kill a poor school director, just because he disagreed with you. Boko Haram haite education, so are you! What a coincidence! for your information I am a proud product of Bamenda, not some kind of biafras import as you. You guys couldn’t win in Nigeria and now you are trying your fucking nonsense in Cameroon. As @Cashmire said, the entire ocean is still available for you. Good luck with that.
@Kenneth
Do you think that you represent the whole world ? Ignorant as you are.
You are the one who are manipulating people, bringing Biafra to fight cameroon for a nonsense history. Let cameroonian solve their probleme and go and find your Ambaland in deep ocean, there still island evailable in the ocean, may be even a continent.
Long Live Cameroon
JOJO, Cashmire, it is a pity that a Leopard can never change its spots. History does not lie and that is why people like you cannot face History but resort to twisting it. Go back and look and you will find that the small lesson I gave you is there for everyone to see. Of course that is what you are good at, twisting the truth to look otherwise. Cameroun is the fraud, the only independent country that does not own and celebrate an independence day, why? Cameroun does not want the outside world to know that Southern Cameroun once was a Trust Territory just like LRC due to the Mafia that took place in the UN with the manipulation of France and Britain, you all are afraid the world will start asking questions why the Charter of the United Nations was violated in the case of Southern Cameroons. Of course why wouldn’t Cameroun remain a mediocre among nations, because they exist on lies but lies never last. You shall soon come crumbling and I shall be here to watch. As for the IG, may be you are ignorant or just being the crooks that you are in LRC. So if all of you in LRC are so sure that what Ambazonia stands for is a fabrication, why is LRC so afraid of genuine dialogue? The IG has been talking before 1960 for your information. Is it not obvious that France or England should stay quiet and not come out to speak? These are the criminals that created this mess in the first place and would do all they can to hide their crimes. But believe me light will always overcome darkness.
Hail Ambazonia