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Cameroon: Families demand justice as femicide rate continues to rise

Africanews | 9/29/2026, 10:24:21 AM

Anger is growing in Cameroon over rising gender-based violence that has seen at least 56 women killed since the start of the year. In response to the outcry, a bill to make femicide a separate crime from murder will be considered during parliament's November session.

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