Published on : 09/06/2022 – 23:03
An attack by English-speaking separatists in western Cameroon left five gendarmes dead and two seriously injured. The attack was claimed by a militia leader who calls himself “General No Pity” – the “General without pity”. Our correspondent Marcel Amoko tells us more.
It is an area that has become a sanctuary for Boko Haram jihadists and other terrorist groups: the Lake Chad area. They are now under pressure from the joint force between Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. Several hundred terrorists were killed in operations launched at the end of March. If on the military level, it is a victory, what regarding the human component? People who have fled the region are still waiting to return home. Harold Girard’s correspondence in Niamey.
The teachers’ strike in Togo is taking a worrying turn. After the protest movement last March, a hundred teachers were dismissed or revoked. They are 8 in prison. The authorities accuse them of “acts of incitement to violence, disobedience and revolt”. Report by Emmanuelle Sodji.
In Senegal, a psychiatric clinic encourages its patients to take part in art therapy sessions. She organizes an exhibition for the Dakar Biennale to break taboos around mental health.
Editor: Célia Caracena
