A July 13 screenshot from a video by the Nigerian Islamist extremist movement Boko Haram shows its leader, Abubakar Shekau (centre) making demands over young women abducted by the group. Photo: AFP
A July 13 screenshot from a video by the Nigerian Islamist extremist movement Boko Haram shows its leader, Abubakar Shekau (centre) making demands over young women abducted by the group. Photo: AFP
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Boko Haram gathers new recruits as it seeks to gain a foothold in Cameroon

Cameroon voices fears violence instigated by the African Islamist movement Boko Haram may spread throughout the country as rumours surface of recruitment among the young

Agence France-Presse in Yaounde and Cameroon

Updated: 2:53pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A July 13 screenshot from a video by the Nigerian Islamist extremist movement Boko Haram shows its leader, Abubakar Shekau (centre) making demands over young women abducted by the group. Photo: AFP
A July 13 screenshot from a video by the Nigerian Islamist extremist movement Boko Haram shows its leader, Abubakar Shekau (centre) making demands over young women abducted by the group. Photo: AFP
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