Overview

• Macron publicly endorses a Franco-Cameroonian commission report that concludes France waged a war in Cameroon via systematic repressive acts.
• He acknowledges that hostilities persisted after formal independence in 1960 with continued French backing of Cameroonian authorities.
• The president commits to opening French archives and creating a joint working group to advance research on colonial-era abuses.
• His letter highlights the December 1956 Ekité massacre and the assassination of independence leaders under French command while noting archival gaps in the Félix-Roland Moumié case.
• Cameroonian veterans and civil society groups welcome the historical recognition but press for reparations and detailed accountability not covered by Macron’s letter.