Showing posts with label Nigeria; Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigeria; Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis. Show all posts

Friday, December 08, 2017

Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis Spills Over Into Nigeria

Cameroon was divided between French and British colonial rulers before independence in 1960
Violence in English-speaking areas of Cameroon over the last year is having a knock-on effect in neighbouring Nigeria, where thousands of refugees are seeking sanctuary.
Cameroon's English-speakers have long protested against what they perceive to be a bias towards their French-speaking compatriots