Cameroon: The Next Flashpoint in Africa’s “Conflict Belt”

Published by A. Gagaridis in Publication · 6 July 2018
Tags: Cameroon, Nigeria, Africa, Conflict, Belt, Security

The situation in Cameroon is gradually degenerating, as I observe in my latest article for Geopolitical Monitor.

The country is facing growing domestic troubles. The conflict between the French and English speakers is becoming more and more intense; raising fears of an upcoming civil war. But Cameroon's society is also fragmented along deeper ethno-linguistic, religious and economic lines; thus further destabilizing the country.

Moreover, the conflicts in Cameroon could become intertwined with those affecting neighbouring Nigeria (notably the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency, the Fulani issue and the rebellion of the Niger Delta Avengers); with deleterious effect for regional stability.

Ultimately, Cameroon could become another component of the "Conflict Belt" that stretches across Africa from Somalia to Mali; which (along with other factors) hampers the development of the continent, fuels illicit traffics and drives the migration flow towards Europe.

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