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Radio France Internationale
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Ngala Killian Chimtom in Yaounde

'Worse than death': Surviving sexual violence in Cameroon's anglophone crisis

A young woman who fled the conflict in Cameroon's English-speaking regions pictured in Yaounde on 7 February 2020. © AFP

Yaoundé, Cameroon – Sexual and gender-based violence has been pervasive in Cameroon's Northwest and Southwest regions since separatist fighters launched their armed rebellion against government forces six years ago, demanding independence for the country's English-speaking minority. RFI spoke to survivors still living with the fallout.

Sandra* finds it difficult to talk about what she suffered at the hands of Cameroonian soldiers.

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