Cameroon: Activist Wins French Prize for Promoting Women's Rights

Cameroon is celebrating women's rights activist Aissa Doumara Ngatansou after she won France's inaugural Simone Veil Prize for helping victims of rape and forced marriage.

French President Emmanuel Macron gave Ngatansou, 47, the $112,000 prize, named after the iconic French women's rights activist.

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