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- Title
Engaging Both Sides: Dual Track Diplomacy and Dialogue in Cameroon.
- Authors
FON, NGUH NWEI ASANGA; ACHIRI, EMMANUEL
- Abstract
The crisis in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon that began as a protest by teachers and lawyers trade unions in late 2016 is becoming an intractable conflict which if not addressed risks destabilizing the entire Central African sub-region. Using Zartman's "ripeness" as a theoretical premise, this paper analyses the evolution of the conflict and proposes dual track diplomacy as a possible solution to break the present deadlock. Given the difficulties for both sides to escalate their way to victory and the growing, unsustainable cost of a prolonged confrontation, the present situation shows significant traces of a mutually hurting stalemate that we propose can be exploited by actors interested in resolution of the conflict. The need for and possible policy implications of pursuing a dual track diplomatic approach is explored here. It is obvious that dual track diplomacy can contribute greatly to bringing a lasting solution to the Anglophone crisis.
- Subjects
TEACHERS' strikes &; lockouts; LABOR unions; DIPLOMACY; ENGLISH-speaking Caribbean; RIPENESS (Law)
- Publication
African Studies Quarterly, 2021, Vol 20, Issue 2, p80
- ISSN
2152-2448
- Publication type
Article