Since 2017, Cameroon has seen growing violence in what is generally known as the Anglophone Crisis. But what started as a conflict over decentralisation has now become a full scale effort to secure independence for the self-declared Federal Republic of Ambazonia. So, what is the conflict about? And is there any hope for an end to fighting? Hello and welcome! My name is James Ker-Lindsay. Here I take an informed look at International Relations with a focus on territorial conflicts, secession, independence movements and new countries. If you like what you see, please do subscribe. If you want more, including exclusive content and benefits, consider becoming a channel member. Many thanks! SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE null JOIN THE CHANNEL null The conflict in Cameroon mirrors so many similar conflicts in Africa. The product of colonial borders, and fateful decisions taken at the time of decolonisation, it saw a major part of the British Cameroons integrated into the formally French-held Republic of Cameroon as part of a newly established Federal Republic of Cameroon. However, as is so often the case, the arrangement soon broke down as the Francophone elite, representing 80% of the population, rolled back the autonomy of the English-speaking areas. After decades of repression this spilled over into armed conflict in 2017, at the same time as the Anglophone areas declared independence, as the Federal Republic of Ambazonia - named after the Ambas Bay. The question now is whether the conflict can be resolved. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and Titles 0:41 Cameroon and the legacy of Colonialism 1:32 Geography and Demographics of Cameroon 2:11 The History of the Cameroons 4:53 Anglophone Cameroon after Unification 5:58 Growing Anglophone Dissent 7:06 Ambazonia and the Declaration of Independence 10:50 The Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon RELATED PLAYLISTS Current Issues and Disputes    • CURRENT ISSUES AND DISPUTES   Secession and Independence in Africa    • AFRICA   ===================================== FURTHER READING & USEFUL SOURCES UN Trusteeship Report (1959) https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1311134?ln=en Cameroon vs UK (ICJ 1963) https://www.icj-cij.org/en/case/48/judgments Cameroon (International Crisis Group) https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/central-africa/cameroon Cameroon (US State Department) https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/cameroon/ ===================================== MY BOOKS Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2MPY3W2 [PRE-ORDER] The Cyprus Problem: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2FaaBU2 Kosovo: The Path to Contested Statehood in the Balkans https://amzn.to/35jiBN2 The Foreign Policy of Counter-Secession https://amzn.to/2Qinm5t My other books https://amzn.to/2MlP13u ===================================== MY PROFILES & SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Twitter http://www.twitter.com/JamesKerLindsay LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ker-lindsay-b31b9930/ Academia.edu https://lse.academia.edu/JamesKerLindsay Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Ker-Lindsay ===================================== EQUIPMENT& TOOL USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO Camera: Canon M50 https://amzn.to/35Hqc9y Microphone: Røde VideoMic NTG https://amzn.to/2MAHBZj Key Light: StudioPRO 1050W Softbox https://amzn.to/2okZAKW Fill Light: Viltrox L116T https://amzn.to/2Mia86y Teleprompter: Parrot 2 https://amzn.to/2VLcRsm Tripod: Geekoto 79" Carbon Fibre https://amzn.to/2wWMNT1 Channel Analytics: TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/JKL Channel Images: http://www.istockphoto.com/ Channel Graphics: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/NKB34O ===================================== KEYWORDS #Ambazonia #Cameroon #AnglophoneCrisis #InternationalPolitics #CurrentAffairs #InternationalRelations #Secession #Statehood #Independence #InternationalLaw #InternationalHistory DISCLAIMER: Some of the links above are affiliate links. These pay a small commission if you make a purchase. This helps to support the channel and will be at no additional cost to you.