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Violence, intimidation threaten Cameroon's legislative vote

by Associated Press
| February 9, 2020 7:05 AM

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A surge of violence derailed voting in Cameroon's English-speaking regions Sunday because residents were too scared to cast ballots in legislative and municipal elections after militant separatists kidnapped scores of candidates and threatened violence.

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