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Thousands Flee Violence in Cameroon's English-Speaking Regions

Moki Edwin Kindzeka

   BAMENDA, CAMEROON - Tens of thousands of people have deserted
   Cameroon's conflict prone English-speaking regions after a bloody
   weekend. Fighting between the military and separatists left at least 40
   people dead, and a prominent Catholic bishop was abducted. The renewed
   fighting comes after a military tribunal ordered separatist leaders
   imprisoned for life. The new violence has dashed hopes that schools
   would re-open this week, after being closed for three years.

   Six hundred people wait at Amour Mezam, a bus terminal in Cameroon's
   northwestern town of Bamenda, seeking rides to French-speaking towns.
   Like other bus companies in this area, the agency here has been
   overwhelmed with thousands of travelers leaving the English-speaking
   area over the past week.

   Eunice Tanlaka, a 32-year-old, says bus station officials have promised
   she and her two children will be able to get on the next bus for
   Yaounde, the capital.

   "I have been tired the whole day, the children have been tired, the
   fatigue is just too much," said Tanlaka. "Talk less of the transport
   fare that has been increased. It has not been easy on us, seriously."
   

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