Cameroonians Provide Food, Blood for Troops Fighting Boko Haram

The war against Boko Haram lent added significance to Cameroon’s annual National Day celebrations Friday. There were the usual military parades and speeches, but citizens also mobilized to honor and help the troops. Hundreds of youths sang in front of President Paul Biya. If it weren’t for the military, they sang, their country would have been seized by Boko Haram. Cameroon has deployed more than 8,000 soldiers to the north to fight the Nigerian terrorist group. In...

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