Will 'Ambazonia' Become Africa's Newest Country?

The English speaking people of Southern Cameroons are demanding an independent, sovereign nation they call Ambazonia.

Cameroonian President Paul Biya will have none of it. The name Ambazonia comes from the Ambas Bay.

The bay which is located in southwestern Cameroon is considered as the boundary between Southern Cameroons and the Republic of Cameroon.

In 1858, British missionary Alfred Saker founded a settlement for freed slaves at the bay which was later renamed Victoria.

Britain established Ambas Bay Protectorate in 1884 with Victoria as its capital. The region was later ceded to Germany in 1887.
 
Will 'Ambazonia' Become Africa's Newest Country?
When Germany lost her African colonies during the First World War (1914-1918), Cameroon ceased to be a German colony in 1916. The country was given the status of a League of Nations mandate in 1919, it was administered by both Britain and France.

"The problem is that when European powers partitioned Africa, they split up families, relatives and communities that got along very well, whereas in some cases, communities that were enemies or competed against each other were bundled together into one territory," Jürgen Zimmerer, a historian at the University of Hamburg, told DW.Will 'Ambazonia' Become Africa's Newest Country?