Gov’t intensifies search for SCNC activists as Anglophone crisis persists

BY ALICE NJI Security authorities say they have stepped up operations targeting members of the Southern Cameroons National Council, SCNC, amid a deepening Anglophone crisis in the North West and South West Regions. Government officials have in recent statements described SCNC activities as illegal and say security forces are conducting a “fresh manhunt” to arrest activists accused of promoting secession and disrupting public order. This move comes as the Anglophone crisis, which began in 2016 over grievances related to language, education and law, continues to affect the two English –speaking regions. The crisis has led to displacement, school disruptions and…