In Cameroon, Duo Seeks Peace Through Song

Two musicians are traveling through the volatile English-speaking regions of Cameroon in hopes of ending a war that has killed more than 1,000 people.   Their only "weapons" are a guitar and voices they use to spread messages of peace in song. The musicians are 24-year-old Emmanuel Bilashi and 31-year-old Linford Ci, singing in the northwest village of Santa. In one of their songs, the two are calling on armed gangs to drop their weapons and stop their attacks,...

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