Cameroon's habit of arbitrary detention and arrest
A German man who spent nearly two years in a Cameroon prison on suspicion of posing a threat to state security has been released. Thousands of others suspected of opposing President Paul Biya aren't so lucky.
Police officers line up outside Kondengui prison in Yaounde
German engineer Wilfried Siewe is now a free man after being held in a Cameroon prison for nearly two years.
"I am very very happy to see the family again," said Siewe, referring to his wife and two children at a virtual press conference held on Thursday. "It was a tough time during which I really couldn't tell when it was going to end or how."