Bello Bouba unveils 14-point Anglophone plan to end war

. The Bello Bouba Anglophone plan prioritises inclusive consultations, a definitive peace deal with separatist groups, and rapid economic recovery across the South West and North West.

Peace and political settlement

• Inclusive consultations with South West stakeholders on the region’s future and development prospects.
• Final negotiations with Ambazonian forces leading to a signed peace agreement.
• Security stabilisation and an internally led plan for pacification, reintegration and economic relaunch.
• Promulgation of a Special Status for the North West and South West reflecting legal, educational and territorial specificities, with reinforced autonomy.
• National inclusive conference on constitutional reform to examine state architecture options and submit outcomes to a referendum.

Economic recovery and services

• Rescue plan and large-scale investment to revive the Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), including foreign and diaspora capital.
• Deeper CDC reform for value-addition and diversification of agro-industry.
• Promotion of tourism and protection of South West cultural heritage.
• Acceleration of agricultural and forestry value chains, including non-timber forest products and medicinal resources.

Connectivity and trade

• Road links with Douala and Nigeria to restore free movement of people and goods.
• Investments for Limbe Port and trade platforms, including Ekok border logistics, to connect with West African routes (Lomé, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Libreville, Bata).
• Rural development investments via SOWEDA.
• Special Status for the diaspora to ease visas, investment and a dedicated investment fund.
• Facilitation of air links between Nigeria (Lagos, Port Harcourt, Onitsha) and the South West to serve UK and US routes.

What it would take to work

Cameroon Concord’s prior reporting on the Anglophone crisis highlights four success conditions: credible national mediation with clearly mandated interlocutors; a verifiable ceasefire and DDR program that protects civilians and guarantees safe return for teachers, health workers and CDC staff; financing for decentralisation that genuinely transfers powers, budgets and revenue-sharing to NOSO councils; and a jobs-first recovery—restarting plantations and processing, repairing roads and bridges to Nigeria, and opening humanitarian corridors. Justice and reconciliation mechanisms—addressing common-law, education and language grievances—must run in parallel with security sector reforms to rebuild trust.

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