Cameroon: Government arrests activists, faces rights criticism

Authorities in Cameroon have arrested 25 separatist activists from a movement that has called for independence for the former French colony’s English-speaking minority, the group and police said on Tuesday. The Southern Cameroon National Council (SCNC) said the activists were arrested in Tiko, 50 km (30 miles) west of the southern city of Douala, where they went to support a colleague standing trial for holding an illegal meeting last October.