Situation in NW, SW:US Congress Takes Pulse

A seven-member delegation of the United States of America House of Representatives now better understand the ongoing sociopolitical crisis in the North West and South West Regions and progress made towards resolving it.

Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Joseph Dion Ngute on behalf of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya received the US Congress members on July 2, 2019. At the end of their discussions, the delegation leader, Karen Bass told the press that, “We had very productive discussions with the Prime Minister. He reported to us on the progress that had been made and we will look forward to monitor the situation and hopefully come back to Cameroon soon.” Karen Bass serves on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where she is the Chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organisations.

She recalled that, “a couple of months ago we had a resolution in Congress calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in North West and South West, calling for dialogue between all parties, unconditionally coming to the table.” According to the US Congress Woman, the most important thing is the progress made toward the peaceful resolution of the crisis, see schools reopened, open access to humanitarian efforts and to see peace in Cameroon. “We can hear about it from far away but we wanted to come here and see first hand,” she said.

Prime Minister Dion Ngute in his welcome statement expressed the delight of the government and people of Cameroon to the US Congress members for coming to have a reality check and appreciate for themselves the situation...