Anglophone university students and Anglophone nationalist struggles in Cameroon

Abstract

Although the current generation of Anglophone students in Cameroon feels even more marginalized than their Francophone counterparts because of their Anglophone identity, they have actualfy displayed a rather ambivalent attitude towards the Francophone-dominated regime that they hold responsible for their predicament. On the one hand, there are students who are seen as rebels and heroes. They have played a vanguard role in the Anglophone protest and, following political liberalization, have formed the leadership of the most militant Anglophone nationalist movement. However on the other hand, there are students who are seen as both predators and victims of the regime. They have beenprepared tojoin theyouth militia created by the regime to combat Anglophone organizations in exchangefor a share in the ever-diminishing state resources.