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Language barrier: Cameroon’s forgotten conflict

Language barrier: Cameroon’s forgotten conflict

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist


Language barrier: Cameroon’s forgotten conflict

FromThe Intelligence from The Economist

ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

There is widespread terror in the largely Francophone country’s English-speaking region. Both hardline separatists and the army target civilians with shocking brutality. In a Central Asian valley, a tangle of borders and exclaves that stretch back to Soviet times is making travel difficult—and sometimes deadly. And an experiment in Estonia to punish lead-footed drivers not with a fine, but with a time-out.For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Nov 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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