Twenty seven hostages presumed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram, including 10 Chinese construction workers and the wife of a vice prime minister, have been freed in Cameroon.

Pope Benedict XVI will meet representatives of Cameroon’s Muslim minority today shortly before celebrating Mass for thousands of faithful from Africa’s expanding Catholic flock in the capital’s football stadium.

OPPOSITION candidates in Cameroon’s national elections being held today have accused the government of longtime President Paul Biya of vote-rigging, but the election authority insists it will keep the ballot honest.