Boko Haram: Cameroonian authorities shut mosques, Islamic centres

Muslims constitute about 20 percent of Cameroon’s total population of 20.5 million.


Cameroonian authorities have ordered all mosques and Islamic centres to be shut in northern parts of the country.

The decision was said to be part of a set of measures intended to increase security after several terror attacks in the region, triggered by the country’s war on Boko Haram. In addition to the closures, young beggars were ordered to vacate the streets as all recent suicide bombers have been children. More...

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