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– Authorities respond to Cameroon protests with tear gas, bullets, and an Internet shutdown (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 24, 2017

Since November 2016, there have been a series of protests and strike actions in the English-speaking northwest and southwest regions of Cameroon, stemming from the government’s decision to introduce the use of French language in courts and schools of those regions.
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