Effects of the Anglophone crisis on the socioeconomic activities of the population of Cameroon: case of Bamenda iii subdivision

Abstract

This research was aimed at studying the impact of the Anglophone Crisis (AC) on the socio-economic activities of the people of Cameroon: case of Bamenda III subdivision. With the problem being the feeling of marginalization by the Anglophone by their French brothers. The study sought to answer a main research question which was to what extent does the AC impact socio-economic activities in Cameroon: case of Bamenda III subdivision. And a main research hypothesis which was: There is no statistically significant relationship between Anglophone Crises (AC) and socio-economic activities in Cameroon: case of Bamenda III subdivision. Four main theories are adopted which are; The organization of armed conflict theory, the new visibility theory, the conflict theory and the psycho-analytic theory. This study employs the descriptive survey design. The sample size was 200 for questionnaire respondents and 20 interviewees. the questionnaire was measured using SPSS (statistical package for social sciences). Descriptive statistics was used in the presentation of demographic data. Inferential statistics was used to evaluate the statistical significance of the research hypothesis, precisely the Pearson correlation coefficient. The data analyzed was presented in frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study revealed that; The crises have had a direct or indirect impact on the Socio-economic activities of the people of the NWSW regions of Cameroon the case of Bamenda III subdivision which has had a great effect on Education, Economic productivity and Cultural heritage. The study made the following recommendations: Measures should be taken by the government to drastically improve the infrastructure in central schools in localities that have students in order to encourage more enrolment of students. The construction of houses for teachers in areas that are safer should be done by the state in order to encourage teachers to stay in such localities and teach students. Measures should be taken to improve the quality of communication technology especially the internet in the conflict-stricken regions. The organisation of cultural festivals should be rekindled and such initiatives should receive both financial and material support from state and private organizations.