(FOX 9) - Since 2017, an organization called the Ambazonian Defense Forces has fought to form an independent nation in the western parts of Cameroon.

Two Minnesota men are now charged with organizing, directing and fundraising for those efforts from their homes in the Twin Cities suburbs.

Ambazonia defense forces

What we know:

The federal indictment charges Benedict Kuah and Pascal Wongbi with eight counts, including conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure persons in a foreign country.

They are also charged with conspiracy to provide support or material, conspiracy to commit hostage taking, conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction outside the U.S. and conspiracy to launder money.

Kuah, from Woodbury, and Wongbi, from Ramsey, are both listed as leaders in the Ambazonian De

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