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Several women sit outside a polling center against a wall wearing colorful textiles with a policewoman standing guard in front of them.

Conflict in Cameroon is extracting a heavy toll on ordinary people

Commentary

Until a few years ago, Cameroon was a nation on the move. But a peaceful protest three years ago against the marginalization of Anglophone Cameroon quickly turned violent, leading for many to call for the formation of a separate republic — and the conflict has taken its toll.