Friday, February fourteenth, the UN says at least 22 people have been killed in a village in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Over half of those killed were children. No one has claimed responsibility for Friday’s incident but the opposition parties blame the killing on the government.
Cameroon to organize group wedding for refugees
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Cameroon is organizing group weddings for refugees who
fled the Boko Haram conflict in Nigeria and intercommunal violence in the
Central African Republic.
Hundreds of curious onlookers, friends and family members applaud and dance as one by one, the 60 couples sign their marriage certificates.
Hundreds of curious onlookers, friends and family members applaud and dance as one by one, the 60 couples sign their marriage certificates.
Twenty-six-year-old Laminar Junior says he fell in love
with his wife, Catherine Lagndia, two years ago when together, they fled the
intercommunal violence that had consumed the Central African Republic. She is
now pregnant with their first child.
They have settled at the eastern Cameroonian town of
Garoua Boulaye.
He said that by making their marriage official, he is publicly
showing how much he loves his wife and how he intends to remain faithful.
Cameroon is home to 300,000 refugees from the C.A.R. Many
say they are still reluctant to return home. A new president was elected in
February but insecurity remains.
Some of those getting married were widowed by the
violence. For others, this is their first time.
Thirty-six-year-old refugee and father of four Moustapha
Saliou said he couldn’t afford a wedding in the C.A.R. But Cameroon provides
peace and security, he says, and that has enabled him to start a business that
could take care of his wife and himself and so he decided to get married.
The U.N. refugee agency and the Cameroonian government
are handling the logistics for the group weddings and covering the cost.
Rode Baba Conde, UNHCR official in Manjo, says being
legally married offers protections to women.
He said the U.N. is respecting its commitment to protect
people displaced by conflicts and assure their safety. He says they will
continue to organize mass marriages for all interested refugee couples wherever
they are in Cameroon.
In Cameroon, a marriage certificate means a woman can
inherit her husband's property or report him if he abandons her and their
children. Cameroon's penal code also criminalizes adultery by women and men and
punishes parents who refuse to take care of their children.
The men would not allow VOA to interview any of the women
getting married, citing local custom.
So far, over 200 refugee couples have been married.
The next group wedding is planned for refugees in the
north who fled Boko Haram violence in Nigeria.
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