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Cameroon
Swiss mediators relaunch stalled peace talks with anglophone separatists

The Swiss Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Swiss government are trying to relaunch their stalled mediation efforts for the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, as fighting intensifies there. [...]

Published on 08/11/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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