Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Thousands Flee Deadly Violence In Cameroon's Anglophone-Separatist Regions





DW: A new surge of people fleeing Cameroon's Anglophone regions

Thousands of people are hastily exiting Cameroon's conflict-torn Anglophone regions as repercussions of the jailing of separatist leaders by the Francophone-led government begin to take hold.

Separatist factions demanding the release of their leaders have begun locking down the north-west and south-west regions and urging a boycott of a ‘back to school' campaign supported by the Francophone-led state and civil society groups.

Thousands of people have already fled their homes in cities like Bamenda, Buea and Kumba - at the epicenter of the conflict. Some have sought to hide out in the bush to escape the wrath of both the security forces and armed separatists.

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More News On Thousands Fleeing Deadly Violence In Cameroon's Anglophone-Separatist Regions

Thousands flee deadly violence in Cameroon's separatist regions: sources -- Reuters
Thousands Flee Violence in Cameroon’s English-Speaking Regions -- VOA
“We aren’t safe at all”: Cameroonians flee English-speaking regions -- RFI
Thousands flee Cameroon anglophone regions in fear of violence: UN -- The East African

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