Abstract

Barbara Walter reportedly said ‘old wars restarted by the same rebels after a period of peace’ a trend apparently common in the continent . According to Walter’s study 90 per cent of all civil wars by the year 2000, were repeated civil wars. What is the underlying defect Bad governance is at the core to such relapse in armed conflicts. By this, I wish to stress that, orthodox peace making procedure would not apply in the anglophone context as many of such complex armed conflicts was not solved by such peace making therapies rather, a re-modeling of governance strategies by the central government is the requirement through holistic peacebuilding programs. As Walter further stressed, civil wars are more likely to repeat themselves in countries where government elites are unaccountable to the public, where the public is hindered from absolute participation in the political life of the state, and where information is not transparent . ‘It is not democracy or poverty per se’, she concluded, ‘but very specific accountability mechanism that make countries more or less likely to experience repeat war’. This is core to governance, as I have illustrated below the link between the level of peacefulness a country enjoys and its governance mechanisms. This brings my earnest objective to the fore, which is to re-stimulate the seemingly bleak governance environment in Cameroon and make appropriate interventions through suggestions for the attention of the government in particular and the Cameroonian people in general. For this cause, I have elaborated on the reasons for Cameroon’s fragility and proposed resolutions and timely interventions to contribute in mitigating the rising risk that comes with fragility – violence. Given that the nation is already plagued with high levels of violence and the recent post-election violent environment, coupled with political instability, I have proposed some innovations along the lines of governance devices to prevent further escalation of violence and other forms of armed conflict. Whether governance mechanism succeed lies in the impartial and equitable commitment of policymakers in the implementation of pro-equity social policies, and solving the commitment problem is crucial to bind political power- players and policymakers to commit and deliver upon earmarked social and economic pledges. In all, my utmost desire is to see the improvement of development variables growing on the hinges of high quality governance, and set Cameroon on the stage to meet up global developmental goals, as the world becomes better for successful living. Ultimately, this would make Cameroon become more secure, peaceful, reduce violence containment expenditure as well as spur growth and macroeconomic development. by Maxwell N. Achu "Novelty Governance Mechanisms to Govern Cameroon to Sustainable Peace, Prosperity and Thriving Growth" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-2 , February 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21461.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/21461/novelty-governance-mechanisms-to-govern-cameroon-to-sustainable-peace-prosperity-and-thriving-growth/maxwell-n-achu

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