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We Paid Attention to Catalonia’s Independence Bid. Why Are We Ignoring the Crisis in Cameroon?
Catalonia’s bid to break away from the Spanish government made headlines around the world last October, but little attention has been paid to similar political upheavals across Africa, including an escalating situation in Cameroon which could constitute the country's greatest political crisis in decades.