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Quick Response Code Abstract: Magic and “juju” have been practices which are embedded in the religion, culture and beliefs of the African and remain an indelible development in any crisis in Africa. In 2016, the Teachers and Common Law Lawyers Trade Unions of the Anglophone extraction surprised the State of Cameroon in their demand for the return of the Anglo-Saxon culture and values of education and common law as well as the discontinuation of their marginalisation. The situation became complex when the Anglophone Civil Society Consortium which was formed as an umbrella organisation of the different Teachers‟ Trade Unions and Common Law groupings merged to fight for the Anglophone plight. This was because the Consortium failed in their negotiations for the return to a two state federation. This happened as the process was marred by mistrust, greed and absence of genuine dialogue, all of which impacted the events of the day. On Friday 13 January 2017, violence broke out in Bamenda and led to deadly encounters between the forces of law and order and the population (a people who were already angry). The conflict resulted to an armed struggle between the separatists and the regular army as the Consortium called on all and sundry to defend their territory. The diaspora formed militias to fight protect their land but since they could not easily match the regular army, elements of these militias exploited all existing traditional, religious and mystical means teleguided by fear, life experiences for the hope to protect themselves. Threats and physical attacks, likewise fear, became unmanaged and the African spirituality, magic and juju became the order of the day among the main armed militias in the Anglophone zones and the military. Magic and juju were effectively used in the struggle with charms worn by military and separatists who moved in the localities. Thus, living evidence that mysticism and juju exist. The major instrument used for data collection was interviews and a multidisciplinary approach to present the facts. The Cameroonian indigenes talked to attested that magic exists in the crisis. Others believed it was a matter of chance while the “gods” of the land protected the soldiers and separatists. On the basis of these findings, this paper debates on confirming the extent to which magic, juju or mysticism had been part of the Anglophone struggle. Interestingly, the crisis has not ended and many would understand or misinterpret the historiographical context of magic or juju.

The Place of “Black Magic” and “Juju” In the Cameroon Anglophone Crisis: A Truncated Narrative 2017-2020