Armed conflict in NW, SW: Gov’t intensifies manhunt for Diaspora Anglophone activists

BY SANDRA LUM The crisis in the North West and South West regions, which has escalated into an armed conflict, continues to take new and ugly twists with many people, both civilians and soldiers losing their lives. As the crisis rages on, there are persistent gun battles between defence and security forces and fighters loyal to the Ambazonia movement that has declared the independence of the English-speaking regions, christening it Republic of Ambazonia. In a bid to bring the conflict to an end, the government, through the military has intensified its clampdown and manhunt for Anglophone activists both at home…