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The Plight of Cameroonian Widows

Widows are often subjected to humiliating and degrading rituals to determine whether or not they are responsible for their husband's death.

A poster in Cameroon.

Cameroon: The Plight of Widows

RNW Africa, 30 August 2011

In Cameroon, widows are often go through to humiliating and degrading rituals to prove their innocence in their husband's death. Read more »
Cameroon: Widowhood In The Spotlight

Cameroon Tribune, 20 June 2011

Widows from all the nooks and crannies of the country alongside authorities from six ministries gathered at the Conference Hall in Yaounde, on monday June 23, in a symposium to… Read more »
Cameroon: Giving Women the Place They Deserve

Cameroon Tribune, 14 October 2010

A workshop to validate Cameroon's Gender Policy took place last Wednesday in Yaounde. Read more »
Cameroon: Woman Hassled Over Witchcraft

Cameroon Tribune, 12 October 2010

«Mbamba» was tortured for hours by crowds which accused her of merciless witch practices. Read more »
Cameroon: Violence Against Women - Teenage Mothers Join the Bandwagon

Cameroon Tribune, 9 December 2010

Close to 200 victims of rape from across the country took part in a ceremony to mark 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Read more »
Cameroon: Violence Against Women - Government Launches Sensitisation

Cameroon Tribune, 26 November 2010

The two-week campaign was officially launched on November 25 in Yaounde by the Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family, Marie Thérèse Abena Ondoa. Read more »

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