Cameroon: Logging Companies 'Destroy' Habitat of Baka People

Foreign logging companies have allegedly destroyed a vast area of rainforest in Cameroon. One result is that Baka children are losing out on schooling.

The bell rings at a school in Payo, southeast Cameroon, summoning children to morning assembly. The school has 300 Baka children, but barely 50 are present for the day's lessons.

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