Cameroon's Post Conflict Policies in the Bakassi Peninsula. Winning the Peace

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 4.0 GPA, University of Buea, language: English, abstract: The signing of the Green Tree Agreement in 2006 ushered in a new direction for future development in the Bakassi peninsula. This study has had as keen interest to present the lapses involved in Cameroon¿s policy in the past that affected its occupation of the Bakassi peninsula.

The study has revealed lapses such as too large administrative jurisdiction, near absence of educational establishment, health and commercial facilities in the peninsula. In the process of building and maintaining this peace, the study has elucidated on the numerous developmental measures adopted by the government on various administrative and socio-economic projects, signing of economic agreements with development partners, construction of schools and health centres, provision of residences for staff and restructuring of the Bakassi peninsula from 2006 till 2017. Finally, the last preoccupation has been on special schemes instituted by the government-granting of tax exoneration period, a transitional time frame before applying Cameroonian laws to Nigerians in the area aim at creating an atmosphere of peace. This was possible with use of primary and secondary sources in obtaining data by using semi-structured interviews selected through purposive sampling.

Liberal Peace Theory has been adopted by this study to show the relationship among attributes necessary for peace building and sustainable development. The study has concluded that despite the creation of the Technical Committee for Follow-up of Priority Projects in the Peninsula in 2007 Cameroon¿s efforts have fallen short of expectations as challenges such as insecurity, mismanagement of project funds, advent of Boko Haram in the Far North and the Anglophone Crisis. The research concludes by recommending that confident and mutual trust, payment of taxes, organisation of national events, extension of the Bakassi allowance scheme to all government staff and providing of financial assistance to NGOs and holding of Town Hall meetings. All this will make peace a reality in the Peninsula.