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Cameroon: Cameroon Says Separatists Frustrated By Inability to Disrupt AFCON Attack Schools, Civilians
VOA, 14 January 2022
Cameroonian authorities say Anglophone separatists have been trying to disrupt the continent's top soccer tournament, the Africa Football Cup of Nations, which Cameroon is hosting.… Read more »
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Cameroon: Authorities Say Separatists Abducted Rubber Plantation Workers
VOA, 17 January 2022
Authorities in Cameroon are blaming anglophone separatists for the abduction of eight rubber plantation workers Friday in the country's volatile Southwest region. The country's… Read more »
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Cameroon: Opposition Senator Shot Dead in Anglophone Region
DW, 12 January 2022
A prominent lawyer and opposition lawmaker was shot dead by suspected separatist fighters in Cameroon's restive English-speaking North West region. Read more »
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Cameroon: Opposition Senator Abducted and Murdered in English-Speaking Region
RFI, 12 January 2022
Action in Group F got underway in Limbé on Wednesday under the shadow of possible separatist violence after the body of the opposition senator Henry Kemende was found in the… Read more »
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Cameroon: Gunfire Ahead of AFCON Games in Restive Anglophone Region
allAfrica, 12 January 2022
There have been reports that the Malian team has suspended training in the restive south West region of Buea after sporadic shooting this morning between the military and… Read more »
AFCON Soccer Showpiece Marred By Conflict Flare-Ups In Cameroon
The African Cup of Nations is under way in Cameroon under the shadow of possible separatist violence.
Opposition senator and a laywer Henry Kemende of the Social Democratic Front was shot dead in the north western city of Bamenda - one of the Anglophone provinces in Cameroon where conflict has raged between armed secessionists and government forces.
AFCON is the continent's premier soccer tournament. Officials have prioritised security for the event and have given gave numerous assurances that security is a top concern during the tournament.
Armed gangs have been known to abduct, kill or maim civilians they believe are "collaborating" with the Cameroon government. The separatists in support of Ambazonia and the Cameroon government are alleged to have committed atrocities over the course of the conflict. Over 3,000 people have been killed and 700,000 displaced by the fighting.
There are also reports that the Mali team were forced to suspend training in the south-west region of Buea, after sporadic shooting between the military and separatists fighters. The team was training at the Molyko stadium in Buea.
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