Cameroonian senator and soldier killed in lawless anglophone region

Opposition figure shot and a soldier killed with an explosive device in a separate attacks in the region

A prominent opposition figure and a soldier have been killed in separate attacks in Cameroon's restive anglophone regions, intensifying security concerns as the country hosts the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.

Henry Kemende, a senator for the Social Democratic Front party, was shot dead in Bamenda city in the north-west region. His party, who blamed separatist fighters for the attack, said gunmen forced him from his car and shot him in the chest.