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Northwest · NorthwestCameroonian separatists have been fighting for an English-speaking state. They want to break away from the rest of the country and become an independent nation. The conflict has been going on for more than a year and has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people.See the Story
Cameroonian mayor killed in restive Anglophone region
Northwest · NorthwestSolomon Nkwato was the second deputy mayor of Babessi Council of Ngoketunjia Division in the region. He was shot dead as he was about to leave his home, police said without elaborating. An armed separatist conflict has been going on in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest since 2017.See the Story
Southern Cameroons Crisis: second deputy mayor of Babessi Council shot dead – Cameroon Intelligence Report
Social Media · NorthwestThe blast occurred Sunday in Nkambe, a town in the region, as schoolchildren were taking part in activities to mark the National Youth Day. Separatists had imposed a three-day lockdown to disrupt the activities in the two English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest.See the Story
Nkambe Amba Attack: What Biya and Ngute said on social media – Cameroon Intelligence Report
Northwest · NorthwestBlast occurred in Nkambe, a town in the region, as school children were taking part in activities to mark National Youth Day. Many of those affected were school children. Separatists had imposed a three-day lockdown to disrupt the activities in the regions where they have been clashing with government forces.See the Story
Southern Cameroons Crisis: At least 2 school children killed, 20 injured in explosion in Nkambe – Cameroon Intelligence Report
Northwest · NorthwestBlast occurred in Nkambe, a town in the region, as children were taking part in activities to mark National Youth Day. Separatists had imposed a three-day lockdown to disrupt the activities in the regions where they have been clashing with government forces since 2017.See the Story
Many school children feared dead in Cameroon explosion
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Northwest · NorthwestYAOUNDE, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- A Cameroonian official abducted Tuesday evening in the country's conflict-torn English-speaking region of Northwest has been freed, said the region's governor Adolph Lele L'Afrique Wednesday. Read full storySee the Story
Kidnapped Cameroonian official released
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Northwest · NorthwestNicholas Nkongho Manchang, the sub-prefect of Bamenda II, was kidnapped at gunpoint with five other individuals in Ntumbaw village. Separatist fighters have been active in the region since 2017 after they began clashing with government forces in a bid to create an independent region.See the Story
