The main opposition Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon called off demonstrations planned in several cities on Saturday, a party leader said, following a government ban on protests. Authorities on Thursday banned planned protests in the capital Yaounde after a series of unauthorised anti-government demonstrations and some 200 arrests. Former government minister Kamto, who claims to have been cheated out of the presidency, was arrested in the economic capital Douala on Monday. His lawyers have said he is under investigation for alleged insurrectionFour planned marches, scheduled for Friday and Saturday and the following week, were prohibited for public order reasons. Opposition marches took place in several towns last weekend, against the re-election of Cameroon’s veteran leader Paul Biya.

Source: The Guardian February 02, 2019 08:37 UTC