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Cameroon
Secessionist mediation attempts lead nowhere

There has been no dialogue between the Cameroonian government and Anglophone separatists in the North-West and South-West regions since the crisis began in 2016. In the run-up to the Africa Cup of Nations, a string of ill-prepared initiatives from the English-speaking separatists has failed to change the situation. [...]

Published on 21/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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