Children of Cameroon grapple with Boko Haram’s lingering shadow

When asked by their teacher what they’d sculpt from clay, the children eagerly shout: “A tank!”, “A gun!” The teacher gently corrects them: “No weapons—let’s create something from our daily lives.” The scene cuts to masked Cameroonian soldiers patrolling streets, their weapons trained on an unseen threat, mirroring the fears these children carry.