Cameroon soldiers shoot independence activists dead

Deaths come as English-speaking regions seek to break away, claiming they have been marginalised by francophone-dominated governmentSoldiers shot dead at least eight people and wounded others in Cameroon’s restless English-speaking regions on Sunday during protests by activists calling for its independence from the majority francophone nation, an official and witnesses said. The demonstrations – on the anniversary of anglophone Cameroon’s independence from Britain – came