A new report suggests President Donald Trump led US government has placed sanctions on Comoros President Paul Biya’s regime. The sanctions reportedly affect more than 20 military
According to Cameroon Info.net, the list of people affected by the ban includes top civil administrators and ministers. The names of those affected have not yet been released. However as per the report, most of the personalities are from the military high-command and civil administration including ministers.
Washington has accused Yaounde regime of committing abuses in the ongoing Anglophone crisis, and also for the arrest and detention of opposition leader Maurice Kamto. According to various reports, the relation between Cameroon and the Donald Trump administration have not improved despite the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs, Tibor Nagy Jnr.
Notably, Washington has stopped many other aid and security programmes promised earlier which also includes an offer to provide training to the Cameroonian defense forces. The total aid package withdrawn by the White House would amount to around $17 million. Furthermore, the U.S. government might even reduce their military support if conditions dictate.
Federica Mogherinihad, the high representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, also voiced concern about abuses by the military in the restive English-speaking regions of the country and the detention of opposition leader Kamto. Kamto and more than 200 supporters of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement have been behind bars since January for staging protest, considered illegal by the government, across some cities in Cameroon and the disapora.
In related news, the Human Rights Commission released an open letter on March 22, 2019, demanding the permission and support of President Biya to resolve the crisis. The commission has already sent four more letters to President Biya citing recommendations on how to put an end to the crisis.
