Cameroon Indigenous People Say Rebels Kill, Deprive Them of Education and Livelihood

YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - In Cameroon, thousands of Pygmies, Mbororo and Kirdis, considered indigenous people, are protesting against the country’s Anglophone separatists on August 9, World Indigenous Peoples Day.

Indigenous people said the rebels target their peers in English speaking western regions and the conflict has prevented thousands of their children from obtaining legal documentation of birth and access to education. Stories shared Scores of indigenous people share stories of their daily challenges at the city council courtyard in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé.