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In the English speaking regions of the South West and North West locals have been complaining of being marginalised in some cases lawyers in the region are saying they are being forced to use French in court, teachers being forced to teach in French and in some cases they say top government jobs are going to only French speakers. This led to a breakdown in relations between these regions and the rest of the country. Some in these two regions are now demanding a breakaway state. It's led to violent clashes between separatists and state security forces as well what the governmnet refers to as terrorist attacks in which hundreds of people including school schildren have been killed. In the capital Yaounde people feel relatively safe but not to say the issue is not a major talking point. Stanley Kwenda has been meeting three students from Yaoundé University Kimaka who is from the French speaking region, Paloma and Nkeng who are both from the English-speaking regions of the country to find out their views. First to speak is Paloma.