Alexandra Fairbend is a project assistant with the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center. https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/contributor/alexandra-fairbend/rss en Transitional Justice & Negotiations Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Alexandra Fairbend https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/19/how-cameroons-crackdown-turned-peaceful-protest-into-violent-resistance https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/19/how-cameroons-crackdown-turned-peaceful-protest-into-violent-resistance The government’s violent response to protests in Cameroon and its unwillingness to negotiate with the Anglophone minority has provided an opening for radical members to engage in violent resistance, writes Alexandra Fairbend of the Atlantic Council.