16/09/2026
𝗙𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗗𝗘: 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗖𝗧?
On August 28, we raised our voices against the alarming wave of feminicide in Cameroon.
Today, the concern is even more urgent, and 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.
Cameroon officially recorded 56 cases of feminicide in 2023, 67 in 2024, and approximately 77 in 2025. Then, in 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗙𝗙 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀. By September according to Cameroon Tribune, reports indicated that 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟮𝟬 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟳–𝟴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.
These are not just numbers. Behind every figure is a woman, a mother, daughter, sister, wife, or friend whose life mattered.
𝗪𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵.
Prevention means recognising warning signs early, breaking the silence, strengthening protection and referral systems, challenging harmful norms, and ensuring accountability.
𝗔𝘁 𝗩𝗖𝗙 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻, we believe the response must move beyond mourning after a life is lost. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹.
𝟭𝟮𝟬+ 𝗪𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡.
𝟭𝟮𝟬+ 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗧.
𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗝𝗔𝗡𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
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