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Ngala Killian Chimtom in Yaounde

Desperate hunt for fuel threatens a once thriving forest reserve in Cameroon

In Cameroon, women return from the farm with millet husks that will be eventually used to make fuel. © RFI / Ngala Killian Chimtom

Zamai Forest Reserve – Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to north-east Cameroon amid violence by Islamist extremists. As the influx puts pressure on the region's natural resources, locals say their forest has suffered. Now displaced people are seeking help to replace trees and find alternative fuel sources.

Adele Zaouda sweats profusely in a desperate effort to dig up the roots of a tree. The acacia tree itself has already been cut down and used for cooking.

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