US EditionIn Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable
- On March 9, 2025, spoken-word artists including Penboy performed in Buea, Cameroon, addressing the ongoing civil war in English-speaking regions.
- The conflict began escalating in 2016 due to government attempts to impose French on Anglophone schools and courts, leading to protests violently repressed by security forces.
- International and local groups document widespread violence such as killing, torture, gang rape, village burnings, and displacement affecting nearly 1 million people since 2016.
- Spoken-Word poets such as Sandra Nyangha and Penboy use their performances to share narratives of pain and resilience, expressing ideas like the belief that those who initiate conflict also hold the power to bring it to an end.
- These artists view their work as a means to foster healing, increase understanding, and inspire action amid the tensions and divisions exacerbated by ongoing violence and conflict.
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In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable
Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war. They have organized events throughout the country to prompt discussion of the conflict occurring in the country's English-speaking minority…
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