POLICY PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS


Briefing Paper, Understanding Cameroon's Planned Regional Tier of Government

Special Status for Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions: Answering 20 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Cameroon’s planned Regional tier of Government NB: This document was released shortly before the tabling in Parliament of the Bill to institute a General Code of Regional and Local Authorities. The present document finds relevance in that it examines what Cameroon’s legal framework initially planned for its “Regions” within the constitutional ordering of the country, and so highlights some areas of improvement that are needed as a new legal framework is being crafted to govern Cameroon’s Regions.

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A Facilitator's Third Way towards National Dialogue Outcomes

We are pleased to share with you, a second analytical note that address a challenge facing the facilitators, delegates, and the wider national body-politic in Cameroon's upcoming National Dialogue on the Anglophone Crisis. It is entitled: Cameroon’s National Dialogue on the Anglophone Crisis – State and Nation Building and Political Engineering in a diverse country: attending to specific Regions’ peculiarities while obtaining the larger Nation’s buy-in

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Contextual Analysis, National Dialogue on Anglophone Crisis

We are pleased to share with you an analytical note on the context and challenges facing the facilitators, delegates, and the wider national body-politic in Cameroon's upcoming National Dialogue on the Anglophone Crisis. It is entitled: Convening of the National Dialogue to Resolve Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis: Contextual Developments and Analysis

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Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis - Context, Scenarios, Suggested Interventions

Please find attached the most recent briefing paper from the Centre for Law and Public Policy, entitled: Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Context, Scenarios, and Suggested Intervention Strategies. It provides elements of analysis and suggests areas for intervention – by public authorities, political actors, civil society stakeholders, and development partners – to address the situation in the immediate and near term.

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A Call to Respect Human Rights

Please find attached a brief from the Centre for Law and Public Policy entitled, ‘Cameroon: respect human rights in public events, statements, and inter-community relations’, published in the wake of events in the predominantly English-speaking regions of Cameroon, which remain of concern.

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