Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Cameroonian counterpart on the decision by the Government of that country to refuse authorisation for the Anglophone General Conference which had been planned for 21-22 November 2018; and what information his Department holds on the reasons for that decision.

​The UK supports calls for the Government of Cameroon to engage in a substantive dialogue with the Anglophone community to tackle the crisis in the Anglophone regions. In this regard we welcome the initiative of the Anglophone General Conference and those put forward by a range of religious groups to promote an inclusive process of national dialogue that addresses the core issues. The UK is deeply concerned at the deteriorating violence and displacement of civilians in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon. It is vital the Government of Cameroon urgently initiates a meaningful dialogue.