Lawmakers say the rebels have abducted hundreds of officials and their family members and killed at least 20 workers in the past month
Rebels deny role in attacks, which left at least 30 people dead
Boundary markers have disappeared over time, and the countries had disputes over some border territory
Troops from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria have killed 800 militants, rescued 4,500 civilians since late March
Police said they freed 70 boys and girls 6 to 14 years old Tuesday, with many limping as a result of torture and others with fresh wounds
Opposition lawmaker and former presidential candidate Cabral Libii says he organized the protest
The military says at least 28 separatists who vowed to disrupt celebrations in English-speaking regions of the majority francophone nation were killed in violent battles
Separatists have been fighting to create an independent English-speaking state in the majority French-speaking nation since 2017
Victims included the most senior administrative official, the mayor and traditional ruler
Government-led negotiations Tuesday failed to reach an agreement, putting the education of hundreds of thousands of children on hold
Cameroon’s military says the fighting has been bloody in Kumbo, an English-speaking northwestern town, where at least 15 fighters have either been killed or wounded
Cameroonian authorities say besides the refugees, several hundred Nigerians displaced by Boko Haram terrorists are also in Garoua to support the Nigerian football team
This is not the first time Cameroon Development Corporation workers have been attacked; In 2020 said that more than 6,000 of its 20,000 workers had fled attacks, killings and kidnappings
Armed men shoot indiscriminately in the air while ordering about 15 children dressed in school uniforms to strip naked
Cameroon is hosting Africa's top football championship starting Sunday
UN says more than 80,000 have fled to Chad to escape violence
Cameroon's Anglophone separatists have threatened further attacks on two towns that have stadiums to be used for group matches
Cameroon's military said it launched a search Thursday for the suspected rebels, who it says were disguised as government troops when they opened fire on the school
Hundreds of Cameroonians protested in the capital against what they call growing intolerance fueling the country’s separatist conflict
Outbreak affecting several hundred people comes as Cameroon prepares to host African Football Cup of Nations
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