Cameroonian Cardinal to Spearhead Nationwide Crusade for Peace in Anglophone Regions

One of the most affected sectors has been education. According to the Cardinal, “the first goal of the crusade will be to go to the field in the North West and South West regions so that children can go back to school in all security.”

In his view, “It is unacceptable that this year again, Cameroonian children in their thousands won’t go to school.” 

He expressed the hope that “the crusade will give birth to a forum that will consecrate peace lovers, apostles of peace, peace activists, knights of peace, and lords of peace.” 

During the press conference, the Church leader invited faith-based groups to be part of the crusade saying, “We invite all Churches to take part, the Catholic Church, our Muslim brothers, protestant churches, the Anglican Church amongst others.”

It is not the first time the emeritus archbishop of Douala is leading an initiative to propose solutions to the Anglophone crisis. 

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In July 2018, Cardinal Tumi alongside other religious authorities convened the All Anglophone General Conference (AGC) to seek solutions to end the conflict. The meeting never took place because the government did not grant the authorization.

Strategizing for the planned crusade, the Cardinal revealed, “The church will now convene the traditional communities and their chiefs, political parties, leaders of the civil society, the media, companies, artists and people of culture, intellectuals, women, and youth as well as people who want to do something for peace.”