
Cameroon opposition leader among detained protesters
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In Cameroon there have been dozens of arrests today following mass protests over the weekend in Douala and the capital Yaounde, among them is Maurice Kamto, leader of the opposition Rebirth of Cameroon party the MRC + Tens of thousands of people fled from the northeast town of Rann and surrounding areas to neighbouring Cameroon and Niger, but now a humanitarian crisis looms + The Ghanaian MP who exposed an undercover journalist subsequently shot dead, wants killers exposed too.
(Image: Professor Maurice Kamto giving a speech in 2008. Image Credit: PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP/Getty Images)
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