Man who claimed uncle planned to sacrifice him in Cameroon loses Cyprus asylum bid

A Cyprus court has dismissed the asylum appeal of a 19-year-old Cameroonian man who alleged his uncle planned to sacrifice him for money, ruling that his account lacked credibility and contained too many gaps to be accepted.

The Administrative Court of International Protection upheld the Asylum Service’s earlier rejection of the man’s application for international protection, finding that the weaknesses in his narrative remained and that none of his claims could be accepted given the many...