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Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war By NALOVA AKUA - Associated Press May 4, 2025 May 4, 2025 ...

The civil war has killed an estimated 6,500 people, a majority of them civilians, and displaced nearly 1 million since 2016. Spoken word has gained new prominence in Cameroon as poets like Mr ...

The civil war has killed an estimated 6,500 people, most of them civilians, and displaced nearly 1 million since 2016. Spoken word has gained new prominence in Cameroon with poets such as Alemnge ...

In Cameroon, artists are using spoken-word poetry. They are protesting the ongoing violence in English-speaking areas. Separatists are fighting government forces. The civil war has caused many ...

In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable “The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon.