Cameroon: Govt, Aid Groups Begin Emergency Food Distribution in Vulnerable Towns and Villages

Yaounde — Aid groups and the government of Cameroon say they distributed rice, millet and beans to at least 30,000 people this week along the central African state’s northern border with Chad and Nigeria.

Refugee populations and host communities are among the recipients.

The government and relief agencies now aim to reach a total of 4 million people over the next six weeks.

Distribution is complicated by torn-up roads and ongoing clashes between government troops and separatist groups in…