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Cameroon Needs an African Cup Ceasefire
Cameroon will shortly begin hosting the biggest Africa Cup of Nations in history
Eight games will be held in Anglophone regions riven since 2016 by conflict between the government and separatists.
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Internal and external actors should seize the opportunity to broker a football truce.
About a billion people around the world are expected to watch 24 football teams compete in the Africa Cup of Nations, kicking off on 9 January and running through 6 February in Cameroon.
Matches will take place in stadiums around the country, including eight games in Limbe and Buea, cities in the English-speaking South West region, that will put a…