French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged that France waged a war marked by "repressive violence" in Cameroon before and after its independence in 1960.

French President Emmanuel Macron has acknowledged the violence committed by his country's forces in Cameroon during and after the Central African nation's struggle for independence. It followed a joint report by Cameroonian and French historians examining France's suppression of independence movements from 1945 to 1971.

In a rare admission of a long-overlooked part of France's colonial past, President Emmanuel Macron has described his country's actions during Cameroon's struggle for independence in the 50s as "repressive violence".