Cameroon mourns its fallen soldiers

By NOELA EBOB BISONG Following Presidential decree No 2019/303 of 17 June 2019, a National Day of Mourning was declared by President Paul Biya, to mourn the death of 17 soldiers killed recently in the Far North region of the country. The National Day of mourning took place on Friday June 21, 2019, during which flags nationwide as well as Cameroon’s embassies abroad were flown at half mast in honour of the fallen soldiers, who died following a gun battle with Islamic militants of the Boko Haram group on the night of Sunday June 9, breaking Monday June 10, 2019.…