Cameroon: President Orders De-Crowding of Prisons to Combat COVID-19

[VOA] Cameroon's president has announced steps that will lead to the release of thousands of prisoners due to concerns about the coronavirus spreading in overcrowded facilities.  However, separatists fighting for an independent English-speaking state and officials jailed for corruption are excluded.  Rights groups also note that Biya's political opponents and journalists critical of his rule will remain behind bars.