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Cameroon: At Least 79, Mostly Children, Kidnapped by Rebels

HeadlineNov 06, 2018

In Cameroon, armed rebels kidnapped at least 79 students and their principal, according to local reports. The kidnapping in northwestern Cameroon was reportedly orchestrated by separatist fighters who have been calling for a secession of Cameroon’s anglophone regions, which they say are politically disadvantaged in the predominantly French-speaking nation.

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