Cameroon

Vatican water and hygiene initiative for health care facilities is an investment in life

By Mary Louise Stubbs — April 7, 2021
(RNS) — The lack of water, sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities worldwide kills infants, women and front-line workers.

In Cameroon, religious freedom can’t be separated from politics

By R. Drew Smith — August 2, 2019
(RNS) — Religion has been more closely tied to politics and politics more closely tied to religion than most care to admit. And yet, advocates for international religious freedom often treat religious freedom and political freedom as totally separate and distinct domains.

Cameroon clergy condemn killing of American missionary

By Paul O'Donnell — November 1, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Charles Wesco, a clergyman from Indiana, died barely two weeks after arriving in the country, allegedly caught in crossfire between rebels and government soldiers.

Cardinal to African faith leaders: Negotiate peace with terrorists

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — June 8, 2018
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — As violence-torn Africa grows weary of solutions that haven’t worked, Nigerian Cardinal John Onaiyekan is proposing a controversial alternative.

In Cameroon, LGBTQ people struggle to reconcile faith and sexuality

By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu — February 23, 2018
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Human rights groups in the Central African country are working with religious leaders to discuss the consequences of homophobic attitudes and hate speech.

Au Cameroun, les personnes gays affirment qu’il est difficile de concilier leur foi et leur orientation sexuelle

By Anne Mireille Nzouankeu — February 22, 2018
YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Quant au discours religieux, les leaders de toutes les confessions religieuses présentes au Cameroun ont le même discours, celui de la condamnation de l’homosexualité.

Cameroon’s outlawed sexual and gender minorities face a ‘cemetery peace’

By Mbom Sixtus — December 25, 2016
“Some people may think LGBTI+ people live in peace in Cameroon. Their lives can only be compared to the peace and serenity of a graveyard. They are silent but live in distress.”
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