The Constitutional Council of Cameroon, on Tuesday, ordered a re-run of the local and parliamentary elections in 11 constituencies in the country’s restive English-speaking regions. In the two English-speaking regions in the west, the armed forces are battling separatists who want to secede from the majority French-speaking country. The party traditionally draws much of its support from the Anglophone regions but now fears that it has been outflanked by the radicals—and says its candidates there have come under attack. Ahead of the Feb.9 vote, Anglophone separatist fighters had warned people to stay away from the ballot box. Speaking for the ruling RDPC party on Tuesday, Grégoire Owana told state television the decision to re-run the vote was frustrating but that the party “abides by the decision”.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 26, 2020 15:22 UTC