Violence broke out in English-speaking northwest and southwest in Nov. 2016 when strike by English-speaking lawyers, teachers against what they said was marginalization by French-speaking majority degenerated into calls for secession
Separatists in English-speaking regions had called for boycott of celebrations
The nation has again imposed a curfew on its English-speaking regions, where armed separatists vow the country's national day will not be celebrated May 20
Two planes, according to defense minister, are specialized in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Teachers are still expected to come back to classrooms
Central African nation is cracking down on weapons proliferation as it battles two insurgencies and prepares to hold important nationwide elections this year
Military says villagers were used as human shields
Government says separatist rebels are targeting schools not observing calls to strike, forcing hundreds of students and teachers from their classrooms
Local officials and the military say Boko Haram is trying to rebuild its ranks by recruiting in the border area
Comment is reaction to a UN report saying hundreds have been forced to move
Some analysts say the crackdown is part of a broader pattern against dissent
Separatists demanding independence for two English-speaking regions in country
Wildlife officials say they intercepted a shipment of at least 1,000 kg of pangolin scales and hundreds of elephant tusks hidden in containers of cocoa
Hostages were seized by armed separatists fighting for the independence of the country's English-speaking regions
But some say they fear atrocities by military and armed separatists
Military has arrested several Boko Haram fighters and their 25 female accomplices who were attempting to supply food and weapons through Cameroon to fighters in Nigeria
Violence in English-speaking regions of Cameroon along border with Nigeria have completely stall trade between the two countries
Abductions occurred as President Paul Biya dispatched a minister to the troubled English speaking regions on a peace building mission
National Communication Council president Peter Essoka says Cameroon needs to promote peace, democracy and human rights, avoid hate speech
Crisis in English-speaking regions continues to escalate
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