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Un enviado británico conversa con autoridades locales y estudiantes junto a las tumbas de guerra de la Commonwealth en un jardín botánico de Camerún
Visita diplomática británica a la región Suroeste de Camerún, en una imagen alusiva. · Imagen generada para EPM

UK strengthens Cameroon partnership on land and peace

Matt Woods spent 4 days in Cameroon's South-West Region, paid tribute on 8 November in Limbe to those lost since the First World War and launched a NASLA…

--- The context --- British High Commissioner Matt Woods spent a 4-day visit to Cameroon's South-West Region combining historical remembrance, institutional cooperation and direct listening to communities, with the stated aim of strengthening bilateral ties and supporting shared priorities. --- The facts --- On 8 November, Woods joined Governor Bernard Okalia Bilai and Minister Nalova Lyonga at the Commonwealth war graves at the Limbe Botanical Gardens Cemetery to honour those who lost their lives in war and conflict since the First World War. The visit formally launched, alongside NASLA Director General Tanyitiku Enohachuo, a new partnership focused on strengthening the management of non-titled land and helping to prevent land-related conflict in the region. The project will strengthen the knowledge, coordination and practical capacity of those involved in land management, and will include 2 regional workshops in Buea and Bafoussam bringing together relevant institutions and stakeholders on land governance. Woods also met administrative authorities, traditional rulers and civil society representatives, and at the University of Buea he delivered a lecture on diplomacy to students and the next generation of Cameroonian leaders. --- The positions --- Enohachuo expressed gratitude for the partnership and described it as particularly timely given the need for greater awareness and coordination, noting that land management involves MINCAF, MINAT and MINDDEVEL, with NASLA well placed to coordinate joint training. Woods described his time in the South-West Region with authorities, traditional rulers, communities and students as a privilege, and presented the NASLA partnership as a practical example of cooperation to strengthen institutions, prevent conflict and support peaceful, resilient communities. --- What remains unknown --- The dates of the 2 workshops in Buea and Bafoussam were not specified, nor were the measurable results expected from the partnership, nor how its effect on non-titled land will be assessed. --- Unanswered questions --- When will the 2 regional workshops in Buea and Bafoussam take place and who will take part in them? What concrete changes will communities managing non-titled land notice first? How will it be checked whether coordination among MINCAF, MINAT and MINDDEVEL improves? --- EPM analysis --- The agenda linked shared remembrance in Limbe with institutional work on a sensitive issue, land, where prevention depends on listening to communities, traditional rulers and civil society alongside the competent administrations involved. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the value of this visit lies in joining remembrance, institutions and community in a single agenda: the 8 November tribute in Limbe, the NASLA partnership on non-titled land and the dialogue at the University of Buea point toward preventing conflict through coordination and local listening, provided the 2 workshops in Buea and Bafoussam lead to clearer practices, verifiable follow-up and real benefits for communities across the South-West Region in the coming months ahead.
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