BUEA (CAMEROON) - They call it a "dirty war" -- a silent conflict in Cameroon's anglophone region marked by near-daily attacks by separatists and a brutal army backlash that shows no sign of abating. President Paul Biya rejected their demands, prompting radicals to make a full-blown but symbolic declaration of independence last October 1. But the complete toll from the violence is unclear, and commentators say it is likely to be much higher. In 1961, the English-speaking Southern Cameroons joined newly-independent francophone Cameroon, despite complaints that this was a forced marriage. "If the youths join the separatists it's because they feel abandoned by the Cameroonian state."

Source: Bangkok Post May 05, 2018 02:37 UTC