Cameroon: Election Violence in Anglophone Regions

Expand A screenshot from a video showing the home of Wilfred Fusi Naamukong being engulfed by fire, January 5, 2020. Fusi is a member of Parliament from the Social Democratic Front (SDF) party in Mankwi, North-West region. © 2020 Private (Nairobi) – Armed separatists in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions kidnapped over 100 people, burned property, and threatened voters in the period before the February 9, 2020 elections. State security forces did not adequately protect civilians from the threats posed by the separatists but rather committed further abuses against them during the same period. “Separatist…

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