Cameroon PM in first visit in restive Anglophone regions
Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute (C) shakes hands with a traditional ruler in Bamenda, the capital of the North West region in Cameroon on May 9, 2019 when he arrived holding a peace plant ahead of a mission to reconcile separatist groups and government forces. The english-speaking regions of Cameroon have been torn by civil war amid agitation for cessation to found a new state called Ambazonia. PHOTO | NDI EUGENE NDI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute on Thursday began a one week visit to the conflict-hit English speaking Northwest and Southwest regions hoping to find a political solution to the escalating violence and the ensuing humanitarian crisis.
During the visit from May 9 -16 the first by the premier since his appointment last January, Dion Ngute will discuss with community leaders and other groups key to finding a lasting solution to the incessant violence.
