
Nalova Akua
Journalist at Freelance
Contributing Writer at Al Jazeera Media Institute
Freelance Correspondent at El País
Freelance Writer at Columbia Journalism Review
Contributor at The Guardian
Contributor at Associated Press
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latimes.com | Nalova Akua
Boris Taleabong Alemnge, known as Penboy, recites as artists perform “Cries of War” before an audience in Buea, Cameroon, on March 9, 2025. A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwestern Cameroon.
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stuff.co.nz | Nalova Akua
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tribdem.com | Nalova Akua
BUEA, Cameroon – A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: “Death.”“The day you die, people will cry,” the 24-year-old told hundreds of audience members in an embattled part of southwest Cameroon.
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cochraneeagle.ca | Nalova Akua
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startribune.com | Nalova Akua
By NALOVA AKUA ''My goal here is not just to perfect their skills. It is for them to use the art forms to bring solutions to their communities,'' Penboy said. ''Artists have the responsibility to use their craft to advocate for change."For more on Africa and development: https://apnews.com/hub/africa-pulseThe Associated Press receives financial support for global health and development coverage in Africa from the Gates Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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