In response to recent strikes and rallies, Cameroon’s government has banned public gatherings, suspended transportation and shut businesses in the English-speaking regions. During gatherings over the weekend on the 56th anniversary of the incorporation of Anglophone regions into Cameroon, 17 people were shot dead by security forces, according to Amnesty International. Under government restrictions, no one can enter or leave the northwest and southwest regions of the country. However on Sunday, tens of thousands of people across the two English-speaking zones defied the restrictions and came out to rally for independence. English-speaking Cameroonians make up one-fifth of Cameroon’s population of 22 million.

Source: Cameroon Daily Journal October 04, 2017 14:03 UTC