Cameroon summons Equatorial Guinea ambassador after death
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Radio Macuto
Cameroon summoned Equatorial Guinea’s ambassador after one death and several injuries during checks, detentions and repatriations of foreigners. Cameroon’s Foreign Ministry called for respect for human rights and freedom of movement in Central Africa, according to RFI.
Cameroon’s Ministry of External Relations summoned Equatorial Guinea’s ambassador, Armando Kote Echuaca, in Yaoundé on 6 November to convey its «grave concern» after one death and several injuries during residence checks, detentions and repatriations of foreigners. The ministry’s acting secretary-general, acting on the instructions of Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella, also protested against the conditions of detention, according to RFI.
The Cameroonian government acknowledged Malabo’s right to check people living on its territory, while calling for respect for freedom of movement provided for by CEMAC, the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa, and ECCAS, the Economic Community of Central African States. Yaoundé also stressed respect for human rights and the dignity of detainees, while the Equatorial Guinean ambassador undertook to convey these concerns to the authorities in Malabo, according to RFI.
