Africa: All of Africa Today – January 29, 2025

Deadly Suspected Separatist Attack Shakes Cameroon

A deadly attack in Cameroon’s North West region has left eight children and six adults dead, with around 20 others injured. Suspected separatist fighters swept through the village of Gidado before dawn on January 14. Several homes were destroyed in the attack on the remote settlement. There have been over 6,500 deaths and more than a million people displaced as a result of the ongoing Anglophone conflict since 2017. This conflict is rooted in…