Cameroon: in the shadow of Nigeria

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A BBC News report, it appears to be based on the three analysts spoken to and has differences from the Vice News report. Notably that the rebels have modern firearms, whilst Vice reported no such weapons.
Link:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45723211

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Via The Soufan Group and BLUF:

• On October 22, Cameroon’s presidential election results were announced and President Paul Biya won a seventh term as president and will serve a seven-year term in office.
• Several violent separatist groups have formed in the region and seek an independent state, while violent clashes have occurred between the French-speaking majority and the English-speaking minority.
• The majority of violent separatist attacks have targeted Cameroon’s security forces, but civilians, schools and state-owned companies have also been attacked. Cameroon’s security forces have responded indiscriminately, and often with a heavy-hand.
• There is a growing humanitarian crisis in the Anglophone region, with between 160,000 and 300,000 people displaced and 600 killed, including 160 members of the security forces. Approximately 30,000 Cameroonians have fled to Nigeria as refugees.

Link:http://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrie...s-in-cameroon/

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May be different:

The government of Cameroon this week began rolling out an unlikely weapon in the fight against Boko Haram militants. Authorities are distributing thousands of goats and sheep to young Cameroonians in villages along with border with Nigeria.
The program aims to providing livestock for a basic income in order to stop the Islamist militant group’s recruiting tactics. The hope is that the livestock will empower thousands of vulnerable families and stop them from joining the extremists, who promise jobs.

Link:https://www.voanews.com/africa/camer...nt-goats-sheep