Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis - No End in Sight

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Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis - No End in Sight

[DW] After four years of civil war in Anglophone Cameroon, state and rebel forces have refused to engage in serious dialoge while citizens and children suffer in crossfire. DW's Adrian Kriesch reports from western Cameroon.

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U.S. has imposed visa restrictions over Nigeria election. Here's what you need to know - Face2Face Africa

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on some Nigerians believed to be promotors of electoral violence ahead of elections in Edo and Ondo States. The visa restrictions were imposed on the individuals for their actions surrounding the November 2019 elections in Kogi and Bayelsa States and

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