Pushback Against Chinese Workers Escalates in Africa
The wife of Cameroon’s Deputy Prime Minister Amadou Ali had an unusual diplomatic task to perform on Oct. 11.
She was at the Yaounde airport bidding farewell to a group of 10 tearful Chinese workers. They had been kidnapped from a road project in mid-May by Boko Haram militants and after long months of captivity had finally been freed to go home. Ms. Ali has herself been a captive of Boko Haram. All of their releases are believed to have involved ransom payments.