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Protesters
in Bamenda, northern Cameroon, vented anger against marginalization. BBC
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The constitution in
Cameroon provides for a unitary state which must never be divided, the Prime
Minister of Cameroon has said.
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Philemon
Yang is an English speaker but he believes Cameroon should remain a unitary
state. Getty Images
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His
comment dismisses the notion of federal state as the answer to the discontent
of the English speakers in the northern part of the country.
Since
21 November, life has been disrupted at universities and schools in the
Anglophone regions of Cameroon where English speakers say they are
discriminated against.
Lawyers
also protested against the requirement that they use French in court
proceedings.
But
Prime Minister Philemon Yang, himself an English speaker, says autonomy for the
Anglophone regions would go against the constitution.
There
has been a lull in the protest movement as the government has pledged to look
into the demands which have articulated by the protesters.
It remains to be seen how Mr Yang's statement will be taken by the English speaking youth who have been venting their anger at the central government.
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