Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Cameroon's War Against Its Anglophone Minority Is 'Spiralling Out Of Control'



The Guardian: Violence in Cameroon’s anglophone regions ‘spiralling out of control’

Amnesty warns separatist attacks could escalate, as armed men target school.

Brutal attacks on civilians and security forces in anglophone regions of Cameroon have escalated in recent weeks and could rise even further in the run-up to presidential elections next month, rights groups have warned.

A self-declared member of the Ambazonia Liberation Forces appeared in a new video alongside images of a soldier’s decapitated head, according to Amnesty’s experts, who said the head had bruises on it and lay on a blood-soaked white cloth next to what could be the man’s genitalia.

“Ambazonia” is the name separatists would like to give to their new country, if they achieve independence, and is derived from Ambas Bay in southern Cameroon.

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More News On The Growing Sectarian Civil War In Cameroon

Cameroon: Horrific violence escalates further in Anglophone regions -- Amnesty International
Amnesty: Violence in Cameroon's anglophone regions escalates -- Al Jazeera
Amnesty International says 400 killed in 'escalating violence' in Cameroon's Anglophone regions this year -- CNN
Cameroon to 'disallow' exodus from restive Anglophone region -- Africa News

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I met a person from Cameroon in May.

Sad to say I did not have the opportunity to ask him about the situation.

You would think with computers that having two languages would make things easier.