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Cameroon main opposition leader Maurice Kamto released

Cameroonian opposition leader Maurice Kamto sits in the back of a car as he is driven away on October 5, 2019, the day of his release from prison in Yaoundé. PHOTO | STRINGER | AFP

By  AFP

YAOUNDÉ,

Cameroon's main opposition leader Maurice Kamto walked free from jail Saturday after a military court ordered his release at the behest of veteran President Paul Biya.

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