Cameroon - AFCON: Security operations launched ahead of tournament
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When Cameroon was chosen to host the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations football competition, local officials had held it as a beacon of hope for the economy. But with that opportunity also come some major security concerns as the country is battling a crisis in its English speaking region as well as a Boko Haram insurgency in the north. In response the military has launched a series of exercises simulating terrorist attacks, as our team on the ground reports.