France acknowledges role in Cameroon’s struggle for independence


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: Cameroon's President Paul Biya welcomes his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022. REUTERS/Desire Danga Essigue/File photo

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron formally acknowledged France's role in violent repression during Cameroon's struggle for independence in a letter signed on July 30 but only disclosed on Tuesday.

The letter, addressed to Cameroonian President Paul Biya, follows the findings of a joint Franco-Cameroonian commission that investigated France's role and involvement against the fight for independence between 1945 and 1971.

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