Cameroon’s Femicide Crisis Deepens as Government Promises Fail to Protect Women

August 30, 2026 by Bheki Dlamini

Cameroon’s Femicide Crisis Deepens as Government Promises Fail to Protect Women

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Cameroon has promised new laws, national strategies and stronger protections for women. Yet as femicide cases climb and women continue to die at the hands of partners, relatives and other people they know, the country’s own figures suggest that the crisis is worsening faster than the government’s response.

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