The agreement between the United States and Cameroon, orchestrated by their respective presidents Donald Trump and Paul Biya, involves the exchange of money for human lives. The New York Times reported that this secret agreement allows the Trump administration to deport hundreds of migrants to Cameroon, even if they are not from there, in return for two things.
Firstly, the US agreed to remain silent about the widespread repression orchestrated by Paul Biya, who has been in power for forty-three years and was re-elected in October amid allegations of massive fraud. Secondly, there was a straightforward exchange of money: the US coerced Cameroon into accepting migrants in exchange for $30 million earmarked for the Cameroonian High Commissioner for Refugees. The funds were released on January 12, two days before the first deportation flight from Louisiana.
The Trump administration has brokered similar agreements with multiple countries, putting immense pressure on them. According to the US Senate, 25 countries have agreed to such deals, accepting deported migrants who are not citizens of the destination country. Initially denouncing it as blackmail, Paul Biya eventually changed his stance, hoping that Cameroonian dissidents who had fled the country would also be deported, as mentioned by a Yaoundé administration official quoted by the New York Times.
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