Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) has lost a battle to keep up operations in Cameroon's northwest. Communities in the English-speaking region have been caught in devastating fighting between security forces and Anglophone separatists for four years. The violence has killed more than 3,000 people and forced one million from their homes. Despite the crisis, Cameroon’s government suspended MSF's work in the region at the end of last year and talks to reverse the decision have hit an impasse.
Also in this edition, oil pollution has devastated the soil in Congo Brazzaville's Kouilou region, leaving local farmers with rotting crops. In many cases, growers are even being forced to buy their own produce. As France 24's Rosie Pioth reports, communities are blaming the loss of soil fertility on oil pollution.
Plus, Senegal’s once pristine coastline meant it was an ideal location for rock climbing, but now erosion is changing the shapes of the cliffs and worrying local climbers.
