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2018-08-30 Africa Subsaharan

Cameroon to recruit 2600 soldiers amidst tension in Anglophone regions

[JOURNALDUCAMEROUN] At least 2600 new soldiers would be recuited into Cameroon
...a long, narrow country that fills the space between Nigeria and Chad on the northeast, CAR to the southeast. Prior to incursions by Boko Haram nothing ever happened there...
’s defence force, the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence Joseph Beti Assomo has said.

According to a note signed by the Defence Minister, 2000 soldiers will be recruited into the Rapid Intervention Batallion whill 600 will be absorbed into the Presidential Guard.

The recuitment will run from November 12 to December 18, the note added.

The recruitment comes amidst the rising insecurity in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon following frequent festivities between security forces and separatist fighters.

The Government of Cameroon in June revealed separatist fighters had killed over 100 members of its defence and security forces and the number has risen since then.

The spokesperson of Cameroon’s army Colonel Didier Badjeck said two gendarmes were killed in attack by separatist fighters last weekend in the locality of Zhoa in the Menchum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.

Posted by Fred 2018-08-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11140 views ] Top

#1 Should that be Anglophobe?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-30 09:31|| 2018-08-30 09:31|| Front Page Top

#2 2000 soldiers will be recruited into the Rapid Intervention Battalion

Somebody been reading Voltaire?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-08-30 11:39|| 2018-08-30 11:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Anglophone. The country's officially French-speaking, but it's cobbled together from post-colonial bits and pieces with predictable results.

Posted by Fred 2018-08-30 14:06|| 2018-08-30 14:06|| Front Page Top

#4 So all the handsets are white?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-08-30 20:25|| 2018-08-30 20:25|| Front Page Top

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