George Ngwane

Keynote Address: 2nd Annual International Multi-Country Peace Conference

2nd Annual International Multi-Country Peace Conference, 21 - 22 Sept., 2021, Tou’Ngou Hotel, Yaounde.

Theme: The protection of human rights of ethnic minorities and Conflict Prevention using Early Warning Mechanism

A keynote address delivered by Mwalimu George Ngwane

Focus

• Overview of conflict prevention and Peace building in Cameroon and the role of Government and civil society
• Broader understanding of conflicts in the region

Restructuring the Anglophone Dialogue in Cameroon

By Mwalimu George Ngwane (Originally published in The Guardian Post, N° 2239 , Friday September 10, 2021, pp 6-7).

‘The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war” Norman Schwarzkopf

On September 10 2019, the Head of State, President Paul Biya in a message to the nation convened a Major National Dialogue to address the crisis in the South West and North West regions. A crisis to quote him ‘that not only jeopardize the safety and wellbeing of the population living there but also far reaching consequences for the national community as a whole’. President Biya continued ‘the entire national community has hopes that this will be an opportunity for our brothers and sisters in the North West and South West regions to close this particularly painful chapter, to forget their suffering and to return to normal life’.

In his opening speech at the Major National Dialogue Prime Minister Dion Ngute challenged the attendants to ‘make history and find solutions to the problems that have separated us physically and intellectually in recent years”.