
African Migrant Women Deported to Cameroon Under US Policy, France 24 Investigation Finds
Women who fled persecution and sought asylum in the US were instead sent to Cameroon, where they have no ties, under a secret deal between the two governments.

Women who fled persecution and sought asylum in the US were instead sent to Cameroon, where they have no ties, under a secret deal between the two governments.

The report, conducted with Forbidden Stories, looks at African migrants held in a Yaoundé center after being expelled by the Trump administration under a reported secret agreement.

Persecuted in their home countries, the women had hoped to build new lives in the United States before being sent to a country where they have no ties, the broadcaster said.

The move comes amid internal dissent and follows his deputy's departure, weakening the party ahead of 2027 elections, according to France 24.

Cameroon's political class continues to react after Maurice Kamto resigned as head of the opposition Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon, according to RFI.