Resilience in the Face of Terrorism: Victims' Voices from Cameroon
Categories
News & Features / Features / UN in Action
Production Date
Video Length
00:03:37
Asset Language
English
Subject Topical
TERRORISM
Speaker Geographic
CAMEROON
Summary

When Boko Haram came for her family, Wala Matari dressed her sons as girls, hoping to stop them being recruited by the terrorist group. Wala, from northern Cameroon, is just one of millions of people who have been displaced in the area.

Description
When Boko Haram came for her family, Wala Matari dressed her sons as girls, hoping to stop them being recruited by the terrorist group. Wala, from northern Cameroon, is just one of millions of people who have been displaced in the Lake Chad Basin area. The impact of the violence caused by Boko Haram has spread from Nigeria's Borno State to Cameroon, Niger and Chad.

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