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Awula Serwah, coordinator of Africans For, “It is not an option to do nothing whilst there are atrocities taking place in Cameroon… After the Rwandan genocide, we said ‘Never again’, and it is happening again.”
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Michel Bowman-Amuah, Awula Serwah, and Ambassador Albert Yankey are calling on the African Union to intervene in Cameroon conflict.
Africans For, a pan-African organisation of Africans from the continent and the Diaspora, has delivered a letter to the Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, regarding the atrocities taking place in Cameroon.
The letter, co-signed by over 50 pan-Africanists at home and abroad, was received by the Chief Director, Ambassador Albert Yankey. He said that the activism of civil society organisations was important in urging African heads of state to act.
Awula Serwah, coordinator of Africans For, said: “It is not an option to do nothing whilst there are atrocities taking place in Cameroon. An injury to one is an injury to all. After the Rwandan genocide, we said ‘Never again’, and it is happening again. The African Union must act now to stop the cycle of violence and find a permanent solution. Enough is enough.”
Here is the letter:
August 27, 2019
Hon. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
Accra
“Dear Minister,
“We the undersigned concerned Africans at home and abroad write to draw your attention to the ongoing massacre and torture in Cameroon. It is distressing that the killings have been going on for about three years without much media coverage. We were particularly distressed by video footage of homes being burned down with civilians in them. After evidence of the Rwanda genocide came to light, many wondered how we could have let 100 days of carnage happen.
“We respectfully urge you as a matter of utmost importance, to speak out against the atrocities and use your good offices to help bring the ongoing atrocities to an end. We are confident that with the support of Ghana, the African Union can broker a truce whilst looking for a lasting solution to the situation.
“Meanwhile, fellow Africans need to be reminded of the rules of engagement and the need to protect civilians at all times.
“An injury to one is an injury to all, and the torture and massacre of our brothers and sisters in Cameroon must end.”
Respectfully,
Awula Serwah, Co-ordinator Africans For
Jane Chapman Nyaho, Professor & Entrepreneur
Kwaku, TBOAQ and Africans For
Nana Asante Africans For, Campaign for Natural Justice and IDPAD Coalition UK
Co-signatories:
Aba Kristilolu, British African Politician & Human Rights Advocate
Ade Banjoko, UK
Ade Olaiya, UK
Alberto Jahsie, UK/Brazil
Amon Saba Saakana, UK/Trinidad
Anthony Awuzie, Coding-Engr., Nigeria, USA
Christina Amoako-Nuama, Presidential Advisor & Professor
Clifton Oddman, UK
Cllr Martin Seaton, UK
Daniel Asseh Allan, Civil Engineer Accra
Daniel Epeh, Student University of Ghana
Dean Okai, UK
Denise Richards, UK
Dr Adote Bing, African Cooperative Union UK
Dr Marlene Ellis, Co-chairperson of IDPAD Coalition UK
Dr. Brenya Twumasi, Law & Psychology
Edmund Cofie, UK
Edward Nii Odoi Oddoye, Architect
Edwin George Beausoleil MD, Physician & Entrepreneur
Emmanuel Nebafuh, Never Again Global Campaign Coordinator
Fatimata Pale, Biology Professor
Felix Kohol, Physician, Burkina Faso
Glenroy watson, Secretary, Global African Congress uk (GACuk)
Haja Salifu Dagarti, Director, Salifu Dagarti Foundation
Isaac Quist, Educationist, Australia
James Messam, UK
John Acquah, Business Consultant
Joseph Awosika, UK
Judy Richard, Justice Afrikan History
June Lewis, Co-Chairperson, IDPAD Coalition UK
Junie James, UK
Kofi Roberts Nkrumah, US Nkrumaist
Kofi Tetteh, UK
Kwame Mahlangu, UK L
eonard Johnson, UK
Mary Addo, Gospel singer, Quashie Sisters
Michel Bowman-Amuah, Chairman & CEO, Intermedia Group PLC
Mrs. Agnes Wiafe-Amoako, Admin. Assistant
Mrs Matilda Asante, Retired Principal Nursing Officer
Mwesi Yosia Habagaya, Medical Clinical Officer, Uganda
Nzingha Assata, RGN, RHV, BA (Hons) Social Science, Author and Political Activist
Oral Ofori, Social & Digital Media Research Consultant
Olu Shaka, UK Pan-Africanist
Paul Asamoah, Chemistry Professor
Prince Baffour Kyei, Certified Nurse Assistant, Right At Home Care, USA
Prof Lez Henry, UK
Rotimi Ajayi, UK Trade Unionist & Reparationist
Samia Yaba Nkrumah, Politician, Ghana
Samuel Boi Addo MD. PhD, Pediatrician & Farmer, USA
Shakrati Alli, UK
Shanell Johnson, UK
Yehoeshahfaht Ben Israel, UK
Yetunde Kwabwe, Magistrate, UK
c.c.
HE Dr. Arikana Chihombori-Quao, African Union Ambassador to the U.S.A.
HE Mrs Marthama Akyaa Pobee, Ghana’s Permanent Representative to the UN
