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offered conditional support of the initiative, demanding a ceasefire and amnesty to all separatists who had been jailed. The party also declared that the dialogue should be chaired by a neutral third party, suggesting the United States, the United
Kingdom or Germany. Later, the SDF accused the ruling
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announced in a televised speech that a "grand national dialogue" would take place before the end of the month. The dialogue would take place "within the context of the constitution", hence ruling out
Ambazonian independence, and would include the Anglophone Cameroonian diaspora. A government website
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Signs of compromise are scant. Separatist groups do not even have a common position among themselves, despite efforts by the Centre for
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Anglophone regions, as well as more local autonomy. Other recommendations included the construction of an airport and a seaport in the Anglophone regions, the renaming of the country to
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sham. The meeting was not just about the crisis; it gave
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recommendations from the major national dialogue, in addition to continued dialogue with all parties, remains crucial to building lasting peace and development".
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