Cameroon’s main opposition leader Kamto arrested for protest
By Reuters
29 January 2019 |
12:51 pm
Cameroonian authorities arrested opposition leader Maurice Kamto on Monday (January 28), his lawyer said, after weekend protests that security forces dispersed with live bullets, wounding six people.
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