00:00In Cameroon, a collective known as Bring Back Our Sons and Brothers organized a peaceful march to the Russian embassy
00:07on Wednesday.
00:08They are calling on both Russia and Cameroon to work together to dismantle the clandestine recruitment networks that have been
00:16enlisting Cameroonians into the Russian army.
00:19Lured by the promise of employment in Russia, these young men have instead found themselves on the front lines of
00:26Ukraine,
00:26leaving their loved ones in a state of utter despair.
00:30I have lost my son. He is the last born of five years. I say to my son that my
00:36son is given me, whatever the situation is, even if he is ill, even if he is common.
00:42I say to my son that I say to my son that I do not accept that he is dead
00:49and I do not see the body.
00:50I have not even done the death. I have refused to do the death. I have just prayed.
00:56Distraught, the families of these victims are demanding the repatriation of their loved ones.
01:27According to the group All Eyes on Wagner, at least 1,417 Africans have been recruited into the Russian military,
01:35with more than 300 reportedly killed.
01:53Last February, Russia facilitated the return of 17 South Africans who had been fighting in Ukraine.
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