Cameroon launched a national dialogue on Monday to end a separatist conflict in the country's anglophone provinces but hopes of a breakthrough were dimmed as key rebel leaders refused to participate.

Biya’s address came as a shock to the country’s estimated 25.8 million people who are not accustomed to public pronouncements from the reclusive president, who has been in power since 1982. Chief ...

People attend a national dialogue in Yaounde, Cameroon on Oct. 1, 2019. Cameroon's English-speaking regions that have been ravaged by armed separatism since 2017 need to be given greater autonomy, ...

At the heart of the conflict in which 3000 have been killed are grievances over marginalisation and the imposition of French language and administration. The stated intention was to bring together ...