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The federal government says Canada will lead a peace process aimed at resolving the crisis in Cameroon where years of war and strife have displaced nearly 800,000 people.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said there was an agreement among groups in the central-west African country to enter into a process to reach a comprehensive, peaceful and political resolution of the conflict.
Joly said in a release that Canada will help the group as part of its commitment to promote peace and security and advance support for democracy and human rights.
He said civilians were suffering an ongoing crisis, with more than 6,000 deaths since 2017 and 600,000 children lacking full access to education.
Joly said the group includes the Republic of Cameroon, the Governing Council of Ambazonia and the Ambazonia Defense Forces, the African People’s Liberation Movement and the Defense Forces of Southern Cameroons, the Interim Government, and the Ambazonia Coalition Team.
According to the United Nations, there is ongoing fighting between state security forces and armed groups that has resulted in the killing and displacement of civilians, including attacks on schools and children.
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