Leaders call for release of Cameroonian Gen-Z activist
Junior Ngombe's arrest and transfer to Yaoundé has provoked an avalanche of reactions, with many in and outside the country calling for his immediate release.
Opposition and civil society leaders have increased pressure on the Cameroon government to release a young activist who has been advocating more voter registration and participation in the country.
Junior Ngombe, 23, a social media influencer with more than 12,000 followers on TikTok, was arrested in the country’s largest city Douala and whisked away to the Gendarmerie headquarters, also known as State Defence Secretariat (SED) in the capital Yaounde, where he has been detained since Wednesday, according to local media reports.
