General News of Monday, 17 October 2016Source: africareview.comNo end to Cameroon lawyers' strikeLawyers strikeCameroon common law lawyers have ‘unanimously agreed’ to extend their work boycott for another week beginning Monday. The lawyers have been on strike since October 11, protesting against what they termed the government's disregard for the common law. So far, the government has maintained a deaf ear to their grievances. Our demandsIn a statement issued late Saturday, the about 1,000-member disgruntled Associations of Cameroon Common Law Lawyers noted ‘with regret’ that the government had not yielded to their demands after they downed their tools for four days. “We note with regret that the Government instead of responding to our demands is still employing its traditional policy of divide and rule.

Source: CameroonWeb October 17, 2016 13:55 UTC