The group \u201cBring Back Our Sons and Brothers\u201d held a peaceful march in Yaound\u00e9 on Wednesday, going to the Russian embassy to demand action from both Moscow and the Cameroonian government. <\/p>\n

The protesters are urging the two countries to dismantle what they describe as clandestine recruitment networks targeting Cameroonians with promises of jobs in Russia. <\/p>\n

According to a report by the All Eyes on Wagner collective, at least 1,417 Africans have been recruited into the Russian army, with more than 300 reportedly killed. <\/p>\n

Families say some relatives were promised civilian work but ended up on the front line in Ukraine. <\/p>\n

One woman, who has not heard from her husband for nine months, says she wants the truth about his fate and is demanding his return. <\/p>\n

The campaign\u2019s organisers are calling for closer cooperation between Cameroon and Russia to stop further recruitment. <\/p>\n

In February, Russia facilitated the return of 17 South Africans who had been fighting in Ukraine.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1793287911,"updatedAt":1793301994,"publishedAt":1793301493,"firstPublishedAt":1793301493,"lastPublishedAt":1793301493,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/97\/23\/53\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_89cca5db-11b0-5512-8f4a-057fc8998c33-9972353.jpg","altText":"\u201cBring Back Our Sons and Brothers\u201d collective organised a peaceful march on Wednesday, 28 October, to the Russian embassy in Yaounde","caption":"\u201cBring Back Our Sons and Brothers\u201d collective organised a peaceful march on Wednesday, 28 October, to the Russian embassy in Yaounde","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"cleared","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1280,"height":960,"ratio":"16:9","type":"primary"}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":1285,"urlSafeValue":"africanews","title":"R\u00e9daction Africanews","twitter":""}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":491,"slug":"moscow","urlSafeValue":"moscow","title":"Moscow","titleRaw":"Moscow"},{"id":26330,"slug":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","urlSafeValue":"ukraine-russia-border-crisis","title":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine ","titleRaw":"Russia's invasion of Ukraine "},{"id":43,"slug":"cameroon","urlSafeValue":"cameroon","title":"Cameroon","titleRaw":"Cameroon"}],"widgets":[],"related":[],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"0":{"partner":"dailymotion","id":"xbs2w9y","ratio":"16:9"}},"hasExternalVideo":1,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"video":1,"preferred_ratio":"auto","videos":[{"duration":122219,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":19903787,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/ED\/59\/51\/25\/03\/ED_PYR_5951253_20261029191943.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md","ratio":"16:9"},{"duration":122219,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":29309635,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/SHD\/59\/51\/25\/03\/SHD_PYR_5951253_20261029191943.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd","ratio":"16:9"},{"duration":122219,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":96101876,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/FHD\/59\/51\/25\/03\/FHD_PYR_5951253_20261029191943.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"1080p","ratio":"16:9"}],"liveStream":[{"startDate":0,"endDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"Joel Kouam","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"af_news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News","online":1},"season":"","episode":"","episodeId":"","vertical":"news","verticals":[{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0,"includeInLatestNews":1},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":0,"continent":{},"country":{},"town":{},"contextualSignals":{"doubleVerify":{"ids":[],"slugs":[]}},"grapeshot":null,"versions":{"fr":{"url":"cameroun-un-collectif-mobilise-contre-les-recrutements-dans-larmee-russe","title":"Cameroun : un collectif mobilise contre les recrutements dans l'arm\u00e9e russe","authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"africanews","twitter":"","title":"R\u00e9daction Africanews"}],"producers":[]},"publishedAt":1793292065,"firstPublishedAt":1793292065,"lastPublishedAt":1793346671,"expiresAt":0,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1},"en":{"publishedAt":1793301493,"lastPublishedAt":1793301493,"firstPublishedAt":1793301493,"hasInternalOrExternalVideo":1,"title":"Cameroon families demand return of relatives from Ukraine","url":"cameroon-families-demand-return-of-relatives-from-ukraine","expiresAt":0,"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"africanews","twitter":"","title":"R\u00e9daction Africanews"}],"producers":[]}}},"programDeliverable":{"slug":"article-video","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":{},"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":{},"localisation":{},"autoPublished":0,"autoLocalised":0,"isReviewed":0,"excludeSocialMedia":0,"subprogram":{"id":"af_news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News","online":1},"articleType":"article-default"}" data-embed="0" data-autoplay="0">