In the English speaking region of Cameroon right now the people\u00a0are protesting their rights, because they\u00a0believe they are being discriminated upon by the French speaking region. The\u00a0beginning of this issue started after World War\u00a01\u00a0when these two regions gained their independence from\u00a0Britain and France and then merged into Cameroon in 1961. The English speaking region is also\u00a0protesting the 35 year rule of the current president Paul Biya. To respond to these protests the government is throwing tear gas and has even killed close to 17 people now. They also have banned gatherings of more then 4 people, ordered shops and bus stations to close down\u00a0and forbade movement between divisions of its English-speaking region for three days to prevent planned protests. In the past they have also shut off the internet and electricity. I believe\u00a0it is very terrible how protesting is handled in this country, and as I have been studying sub-Saharan Africa this seems to be a trend in many countries where the governments won’t tolerate it. It makes me thankful for our\u00a0first amendment right in the\u00a0U.S to\u00a0have the freedom of speech and petition. I am also thankful for our limit on how many terms a president\u00a0can run for and think it is not a very good system\u00a0in Cameroon where the president has been in office 35 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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