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Local Stakeholder Empowerment in the Bagam/Bamenyam Conflict in Cameroon

This article focuses on some traditional approaches to conflict resolution in Africa, highlighting the Bagam/Bamenyam conflict resolution process in Cameroon as a case study. The article shows that the Bagam/Bamenyam conflict was resolved through the participation of all conflict parties. Since the ideas that helped to reestablish the peace were elicited from the conflict parties, they are regarded as traditional, since they respect the customs and traditions of the conflict parties. The study is built on secondary data and the experiences of the Ecumenical Service for Peace (SeP) in the resolution of the Bagam Bamenyam conflict. The article ends with lessons learnt in the Bagam/Bamenyam conflict management process and stresses the importance of integrating traditional methods to conflict management in Africa as a way forward for resolving African conflicts.