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Politics● ElevatedSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 5:00 AM

‘Waiting for us to crack’: In Cameroon, the victims of Trump’s deportations face uncertain fates

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa

Under often-secret deals struck with so-called "third countries" across Africa and Latin America, US President Donald Trump has deported thousands of people hoping to build new lives in the US to countries they’ve never set foot in before. Together with Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 investigated the stories of several African migrants housed in a temporary shelter in Cameroon’s capital Yaoundé whose lives have been thrown into chaos by their abrupt deportation from the US.

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