Yaounde 7 Dec (ANA) - The constitution in Cameroon provides for a unitary state which must never be divided, the Prime Minister of Cameroon has said. His comment dismisses the notion of federal state as the answer to the discontent of the English speakers in the northern part of the country. Since 21 November, life has been disrupted at universities and schools in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon where English speakers say they are discriminated against. Lawyers also protested against the requirement that they use French in court proceedings. But Prime Minister Philemon Yang, himself an English speaker, says autonomy for the Anglophone regions would go against the constitution. There has been a lull in the protest movement as the government has pledged to look into the demands which have articulated by the protesters. It remains to be seen how Mr Yang's statement will be taken by the English speaking youth who have been venting their anger at the central government.(ANA)

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