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R. Maxwell Bone

  • Contributor and Researcher, Freelance
  • Africa Analyst and Advisor, Busara Advisors, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Foreign Policy Magazine, Gandhara RFE/RL., The Diplomat Magazine, Atlantic Council, Freedom House, Mail & Guardian, The New Humanitarian, World Politics Review, African Arguments, The Globe Post
Covers:  Cameroon, Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis, African Politics, DPRK-Africa Relations among others.
African Affairs & Intl Politics..👀on West and Southern Africa. MPhil from @Cambridge_Uni. Views MY OWN. also find me at @maxbone55.bsky.social
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After the Kumba massacre: Schools in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis | African Arguments

After the Kumba massacre: Schools in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis | African Arguments

African Arguments — Until recently, activists in the diaspora and separatists had insisted that schools remain closed and used violence to ensure it. On 24 October, armed men attacked a school in Kumba in the Southwest region of Cameroon. They killed seven students and injured others several more.
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China and Cameroon's Evolving Political and Military Cooperation

China and Cameroon's Evolving Political and Military Cooperation

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement In March of 1971, the People's Republic of China and Cameroon established diplomatic relations. The commencement of relations was mutually beneficial to both countries. China pledged to cease its support for the Union of the People's Congress (UPC), a Marxist guerrilla group that had been waging an insurgency against the government of Cameroon.
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Political Infighting Could Obstruct a Nascent Peace Process in Cameroon

Political Infighting Could Obstruct a Nascent Peace Process in Cameroon

World Politics Review — In July, jailed separatist leaders in Cameroon held their first formal talks with the government about ending the conflict plaguing the country’s two Anglophone regions. But it has become clear since then that not all members of the Cameroonian government are sincere about ending that conflict.
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Cameroon's curious plan to rebuild from the war, while it still rages on | African Arguments

Cameroon's curious plan to rebuild from the war, while it still rages on | African Arguments

African Arguments — The government and UNDP have announced a plan for the Anglophone regions. How have people reacted? This spring, Cameroon's government announced a new plan for the "reconstruction" of the country's two Anglophone regions. Since 2017, this area has been embroiled in a bloody war between national security forces and armed separatists.
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Ahead of peace talks, a who's who of Cameroon's separatist movements

Ahead of peace talks, a who's who of Cameroon's separatist movements

The New Humanitarian — WASHINGTON D.C. After three years of conflict, tentative ceasefire talks are underway between the Cameroon government and secessionist fighters demanding independence for the country's two anglophone regions. Cameroon is a majority French-speaking country, and its Northwest and Southwest regions complain that they have been deliberately marginalised by the government in Yaounde.
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North Korea and Equatorial Guinea

North Korea and Equatorial Guinea

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement Relations between North Korea and Equatorial Guinea were first established in 1969, only a year after the Central African country gained its independence from Spain. At the time, Equatorial Guinea was led by Francis Macias Nguema, a former colonial official who severed many of the country's economic and political ties with Spain during its first year of independence.
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Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns - African Arguments

Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns - African Arguments

African Arguments — Government raids have displaced people, increasing risks of transmission. Separatist attacks have impeded humanitarian and public health efforts. Read all our COVID-19 coverage For every region and society it has affected, COVID-19 has presented a myriad of demanding challenges. In areas at war, the dangers are perhaps even more complex and acute.
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South Korea's Response to COVID-19 in Africa

South Korea's Response to COVID-19 in Africa

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement The first instance of cooperation between South Korea and Africa in responding to COVID-19 was the G-20 Extraordinary Leader Summit . The summit virtually convened on March 26 to discuss global responses to the pandemic.
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Watching the spread of coronavirus in Côte d'Ivoire - Atlantic Council

Watching the spread of coronavirus in Côte d'Ivoire - Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council — Similar to many other African countries, the novel coronavirus pandemic poses grave threats to Côte d'Ivoire's health systems and economy. However, as cases of COVID-19 spike, another problem is arising: the country's socioeconomic and political divisions are being re-illuminated and could lead to destabilization.
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Cameroon grants 'special status' its to restive regions. They don't feel special - African Argume...

Cameroon grants 'special status' its to restive regions. They don't feel special - African Argume...

African Arguments — The government says a new bill removes Anglophone separatists' reasons to fight, but what's actually in it? In the last week of 2019, Cameroon's parliament approved a bill that will grant "special status" to the country's two Anglophone regions.
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How Bukele Impressed in His First Six Months as President of El Salvador

How Bukele Impressed in His First Six Months as President of El Salvador

The Globe Post — Six months into his term, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has an impressive list of accomplishments and continues to chart a hopeful vision.
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Uganda: North Korea's African Ally

Uganda: North Korea's African Ally

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement Following Uganda's independence in 1962, the landlocked Central African country has suffered from multiple civil wars and guerrilla movements. One of those brought Idi Amin, a tyrannical dictator, into power in 1971. During his presidency, Uganda first developed relations with North Korea.
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Why has violence increased since Cameroon's National Dialogue? - African Arguments

Why has violence increased since Cameroon's National Dialogue? - African Arguments

African Arguments — The government's Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis. Over the past month, the government of Cameroon has given various indications that its approach to the Anglophone crisis may be changing. After three years of escalating violence, it opened a Grand National Dialogue on 30 September.
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Cameroon 'National Dialogue': Delegates come close to fighting as sharp divisions erupt

Cameroon 'National Dialogue': Delegates come close to fighting as sharp divisions erupt

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Why Cameroon's national dialogue will accomplish nothing - African Arguments

Why Cameroon's national dialogue will accomplish nothing - African Arguments

African Arguments — President Biya could have outlined a new plan to address the Anglophone crisis. Instead, he announced talks, beginning today, that are doomed to fail. On 10 September, President Paul Biya delivered a rare "address to the nation" in which he spoke of the Anglophone Crisis facing Cameroon.
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How To Secure Afghan Peace After A U.S.-Taliban Accord

How To Secure Afghan Peace After A U.S.-Taliban Accord

Gandhara RFE/RL. — An imminent agreement between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents must be followed by concrete steps to end the war in the country and achieve lasting peace. The agreement is likely to include a cease-fire between the U.S. forces and the Taliban followed by a conditional withdrawal of over 10,000 American troops currently spread across Afghanistan.
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Cameroon's civil war will continue

Cameroon's civil war will continue

Mail & Guardian — Since January last year, the two Anglophone regions of Cameroon have slid into a conflict that would have been unimaginable a few years ago. The Anglophone northwest and southwest have suffered the havoc of a war of secession that has displaced at least half a million people, leaving 1.3-million in need of humanitarian assistance, according to the United Nations Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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South Korea's Africa Outreach

South Korea's Africa Outreach

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement During the 1960s, South Korea commenced a diplomatic offensive with countries that had remained neutral during the Korean War. This was done to cement alliances with countries so they would back South Korea should conflict break out again.
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What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?

What Did the Intra-Afghan Dialogue Accomplish?

The Diplomat Magazine — On July 7 and 8, a broad delegation of representatives from Afghan society partook in an intra-Afghan dialogue session with the Taliban militant group. The talks in the Qatari capital, which were jointly organized by the Gulf state and Germany, marked the first time that such a diverse group formally engaged in dialogue with the Taliban.
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Three key issues dominating Nigeria's election - Atlantic Council

Three key issues dominating Nigeria's election - Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council — Fri, Feb 15, 2019 In March 2015, Muhammadu Buhari made history by becoming the first presidential candidate in Nigeria to unseat an incumbent president in an election. Buhari was elected on a promise to make progress on three issues of critical importance to Nigerians: security, the economy, and corruption.
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Cameroon's Aging Leader Seizes Another Seven-Year Term

Cameroon's Aging Leader Seizes Another Seven-Year Term

freedomhouse.org — After a violent election, Paul Biya has extended his 36-year rule at the expense of the country's stability.
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China's Multifaceted COVID-19 Diplomacy Across Africa

China's Multifaceted COVID-19 Diplomacy Across Africa

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement In the first several months after the first case of the new coronavirus was confirmed in the city of Wuhan, some speculated that relations between China and Africa would be strained. Fears began that flows of people between cities across China and countries across Africa could result in the contagious virus causing large-scale illness and even death.
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Paul Biya Is Offering Cameroon's Anglophones Too Little, Too Late

Paul Biya Is Offering Cameroon's Anglophones Too Little, Too Late

Foreign Policy Magazine — On Sept. 7, Cameroonian President Paul Biya signed a decree authorizing the country's first election for members of the Regional Councils in each of the country's 10 regions. In describing the preparations for the vote, Essousse Erik, the director-general of Elecam, the government-controlled electoral commission, said: "The elections would be a historic moment and a turning point in our democracy."
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Can the US and China Cooperate in Africa?

Can the US and China Cooperate in Africa?

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement In U.S. President Joe Biden's first foreign policy speech, he made clear that his administration views China as its most significant national security challenge. However, in the same speech Biden indicated that despite an increase in geopolitical tensions and competition between the two countries, they would cooperate when it is in the national interest of the United States.
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