Thirty women kidnapped a week ago by rebels in Cameroon's North-West region have been released. They were released by their captors on the evening of May 23, after three days of kidnapping.
These "elderly" women had been kidnapped on May 20 "by armed terrorists" in the village of Kedjom Keku. They had participated the day before in a demonstration during which they protested against taxes demanded each month by separatist rebels. The conflict has killed more than 6,000 people and displaced more than a million.