The military in Cameroon says it has killed 24 separatist fighters during an offensive in the anglophone parts of the country.

Gen Valere Nka said 13 separatists were killed in a five-day operation along a road leading to neighbouring Nigeria.

Eleven were killed in a separate attack on a rebel base.

The military said one soldier had died.

More than 3,000 people have been killed during the three-year rebellion, and 250,000 have been displaced.

The separatists are fighting for an independent anglophone state called Ambazonia.