Gunmen kill journalist in northwest Cameroon

A journalist in the troubled northwest region of Cameroon was shot dead late on Sunday. 

According to a statement released by the local journalists union, the victim was the west and northwest region bureau chief for weekly newspaper "The Advocate" .

Anye Nde Nsoh was in a pub in Bamenda’s Ntarikon neighbourhood when unidentified assailants opened fire on him.

Earlier this year, a radio presenter and a journalist were killed in two separate attacks in or near the capital Yaoundé , prompting the United Nations to express concern about the media environment in Cameroon .

The journalists' death comes amid a conflict between Cameroonian authorities and some separatist factions in English-speaking regions that turned violent in 2017 .

Thousands of people have been killed in the fighting between armed separatists and government troops, with atrocities committed on both sides.