Maroua (Cameroon) (AFP) – “It was as if time stood still,” said an exuberant announcer as Cameroon’s President Paul Biya landed in the country’s north to kick-off campaigning ahead of next week’s polls. The polls will be held to an unprecedented backdrop of violence, as clashes continue in the country’s separatist anglophone regions and Boko Haram fighters continue to threaten Cameroon’s northeast — including Maroua.
