Cameroonian troops kill two armed separatists in restive Anglophone region

XINHUA | Cameroon police said its forces killed two armed separatists during a shootout in the country’s restive Anglophone region of Northwest on Monday. The shootout erupted Monday morning in Bamenda, chief town of the region after a patrol of soldiers and police spotted the armed separatists crisscrossing the city aboard a motorcycle. The separatist fighters…

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Ambazonia Fighters From Cameroon Invade Taraba, Kill Traditional Ruler

Naija News | Suspected Ambazonia separatist militants from Cameroon have reportedly attacked in Takum LGA of Taraba State kiling the village head and some residents of Manga community. Naija News reports that this was made known by the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, during Senate plenary on Wednesday. While stressing that the attack threatens Nigeria’s…

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Cameroon’s first ever regional elections polling ends despite interruption by armed separatists

  (Xinhua) — Cameroon’s first ever regional elections polling ended on Sunday evening despite interruptions by armed separatists in the country’s English-speaking regions. Authorities said by the time voting ended at 6 p.m. local time, there had been no reports of major incidents that could derail the elections. “All the election material and documents were made…

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One killed, others wounded as Cameroon holds first ever regional election

Malay Mail | Scattered violence marred Cameroon’s first ever election to appoint regional councils yesterday, with one voter killed by separatist insurgents in the English-speaking Northwest region. President Paul Biya hopes the vote will appease critics who say he has long neglected the Central African country’s 10 regions, and end a four-year separatist insurgency in the…

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Municipal councilor murdered by equipped separatists

  (MENAFN) According to local officials, a municipal councillor was murdered by equipped separatists in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of Northwest as elections for the state’s first ever regional poll started on Sunday. A municipal councillor of the municipality, Ancho Elias Ambi, was mureded when a military group moving electors came under assault by equipped separatists,…

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Cardinal Tumi Says He ‘Refused To Be Tortured Psychologically’ During Kidnapping

  YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon Crux Now  | Cameroon’s lone cardinal was questioned about his lack of support for Anglophone independence when he was kidnapped earlier this month by rebels. Cardinal Christian Tumi, 90, was stopped by gunmen on Nov. 5 when he was travelling to his native Kumbo from Douala. The kidnapping took place in Babessi, located in Cameroon’s…

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