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@ ABC News International - by layer3.news
2025-05-04 12:11:43
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✍️ A group of artists in Cameroon are using spoken-word poetry to denounce the ongoing bloodshed in the country's English-speaking regions, where separatists are fighting government forces.
👉 The civil war in Cameroon's English-speaking regions has killed an estimated 6,500 people and displaced nearly 1 million since 2016.
👉 Spoken-word poetry is being used to denounce the ongoing bloodshed and to bring attention to the atrocities committed in the region.
👉 Poets like Penboy are touring Francophone regions to draw attention to the conflict and to promote peace.
👉 Spoken-word performances are finding eager audiences who say they feel moved by the rhythms of the spoken word and are seeking healing and education.
#BorisTaleabongAlemnge #Penboy #ProsperLangmiNgunu #SandraNyangha #Camila #Buea #Cameroon #world
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