Cameroon has withdrawn a controversial bill that sought to promote the use of French and English languages in official corridors.
The withdrawal just before Parliament adopted came after lawyers protested on the streets that the legislation could lead to more French-speaking judges being assigned to courts in the English-speaking North West and South West of the country.
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