Canadian-facilitated Cameroon peace process right approach, but fraught with challenges, say analysts

The Cameroonian government said it hasn't 'entrusted' a foreign country with a mediation role in the peace process days after Canada said it has accepted the mandate.

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured with one of her parliamentary secretaries, Liberal MP Maninder Sidhu, said on Jan. 24 that peace talks are 'always messy and take time.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

February 1, 2023

While the Cameroonian government is uncommitted to Canadian-led peace talks, foreign policy and conflict resolution experts say Canada is well-positioned to act as a mediator—but the solution can't be seen as being foreign-led.

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