Cameroonian senator shot dead in lawless anglophone region

Violence against government figures is common in separatist north-western area where Henry Kemende died

A prominent opposition figure and senator has been shot dead in Bamenda city in Cameroon’s restive north-western anglophone region.

Gunmen forced Henry Kemende out ​from​ his car and then shot him in the​ ​chest, ​his Social Democratic Front party said, blaming separatist fighters. Politicians and civil society groups have condemned the killing.