“英语区危机”:喀麦隆后殖民地的故事

The “Anglophone crisis”: A tale of the Cameroonian postcolony

African Affairs · 2017
被引 45
ABS 3

中文导读

研究了2016年10月以来喀麦隆英语区因律师和教师抗议引发的社会瘫痪,包括政府断网等反应,以及分裂主义诉求的兴起。

Abstract

Since October 2016, the North West and South West regions of Cameroon have been brought to a standstill by strikes and protests. First led by lawyers and teachers defending the special status of law and education in these English-speaking or anglophone regions, the protests spread to the entire population. Following calls for ghost towns (villes mortes), entire towns, cities, and villages in the anglophone regions came to a standstill as schools were closed, banks and shops were not opened, and even taxis were not operating. The most drastic reaction of the government, cutting down access to internet in the two concerned regions from January to April 2017, received attention all over the world. While both sides have walked out of negotiations, the government has reacted through repressive measures. Federalism and even secession of the two regions, under British trusteeship until 1961, have come to dominate the protesters’ discourse, widening antagonisms between the protesters and the government.

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