The kidnapped senator of Cameroon has been released, according to the army.

In an operation in Cameroon's English-speaking North-West region, soldiers liberated a kidnapped senator from the ruling party, as well as numerous other captives, according to the army.

Senator Elizabeth Regina Mundi and her driver were kidnapped in Bamenda last month.

Ambazonian Defence Forces (ADF), a separatist militia, claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.

The rebel organization is one among numerous fighting for independence in the North-West and South-West, the two largest Anglophone regions.

During the Monday night raid, army spokesman Cyrille Atonfack Guemo said a dozen separatist combatants were killed, many were injured, and others fled.