Cameroon: They Left Boko Haram, Now the Real Struggle Begins At Home in Cameroon

Mémé, Cameroon — “Forgiveness is not weakness. It is how we survive together.”

On a humid evening in early July in the village of Mémé, in Cameroon’s Far North Region, a small group of villagers sat in silence around a flickering fire. Their faces were tight with unease. Among them was a young woman whose brother had just returned after five years in the grip of Boko Haram.

Some villagers averted their eyes. Others whispered behind cupped hands. Can he be trusted? Will he bring the violence…