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Staying Alive in Bamenda, Cameroon

Conflict in Cameroon, India's nightie ban, harvesting grasshoppers in Uganda, reporting on the trial of El Chapo, Somaliland's ancient rock paintings. With David Amanor.

There have been protests in Cameroon鈥檚 two English-speaking regions, where people say they are marginalised by the French-speaking majority. There have been violent clashes between rebels and government forces, with civilians caught between. 91热爆 Africa's Peter Tah is based in Bamenda, and has found the story on his doorstep.

India's nightie ban
Tempers have been fraying in a small Indian village over the humble nightie. Village elders have banned them between the hours of 7am and 7pm, so what鈥檚 wrong with nighties? Geeta Pandey in Delhi explains.

Fried grasshoppers in Uganda
In Uganda, fried grasshopper is considered a perfect seasonal snack, but how do you catch them? 91热爆 Africa's Patience Atuhaire joined harvesters near Kampala to find out.

El Chapo on trial
Joachim 鈥渆l Chapo鈥 Guzm谩n is billed as 鈥渢he most notorious criminal in the world鈥. He鈥檚 on trial in New York, charged as leader of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with bringing 150 tons of cocaine into the United States, using violence. From New York, 91热爆 Mundo鈥檚 Gerardo Lissardy has been following the drama.

Somaliland rock paintings
In a cave formation in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, you can find rock paintings going back more than 5,000 years. The area has family connections for Bidhaan Dahir of 91热爆 Somali, who's made a documentary called Stories on the Rocks about the paintings with local archaeologist Dr Sada Mire.

Image: a soldier from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) in Cameroon
Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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