Separatists kidnap 30 women in Cameroon: officials

Cameroon: 30 women kidnapped by Anglophone separatists

A group of 30 women were kidnapped by pro-independence rebels nearly four days ago in western Cameroon, which has been bloodied for more than six years by a conflict between separatists from the English-speaking minority and the security forces, according to authorities.

The west of the country has been bloodied for more than six years by a conflict between the army and separatists, which has caused more than 6,000 deaths and at least 1 million displaced.

According to authorities, dozens of women have fallen into the hands of English-speaking rebels in northwestern Cameroon. Some of them are also said to have been mistreated. The army is working on a liberation operation.

Cameroon: Rebels Kidnap 30 Women in Cameroon

The government says insurgents abducted the women for protesting against violence and illegal taxes in the restive anglophone region of the country.

Separatists kidnap 30 women in Cameroon

The rebels have said they levy the taxes to finance their "war effort for independence

More than 30 women in Cameroon abducted by separatist fighters

More than 30 women were abducted by separatist rebels in Cameroon, for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them by the fighters, said the government on Tuesday. The women were taken from Babanki, a farming village in the Northwest region along the border with Nigeria, said Simon Emil Mooh, the top official in the area. "We have reliable information that 10 of the women, who are basically farmers and merchants, were tortured with guns and machete…