Cameroon: Grave Risks for Cameroon As Soldiers Desert to Fight in Ukraine

Cameroon faces a multitude of security threats and cannot afford to lose its soldiers to the Russia-Ukraine war.

The desertion of soldiers to fight in Ukraine weakens the operational capacity of several African militaries and the stability of the affected countries. Cameroon’s government recently highlighted the trend which, although not new, has intensified since Russia invaded Ukraine.

A 7 March statement by Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo sheds light on the ‘illicit involvement’…