Daïna Tikeng Fled an Abusive Marriage. She Was Later Found Dead Outside Yaoundé

According to accounts of the case, Daïna was taken away against her will, killed and her body abandoned in a bush outside Yaoundé. 50 women killed in four monthsIn June, Cameroon’s own government acknowledged the scale of the problem. According to the accounts of her final days, the man she had fled returned presenting precisely what is so often offered after domestic violence: an apology and reconciliation. It has called for comprehensive legislation covering domestic violence, protection orders and properly funded survivor services. Those questions matter because Daïna’s killing did not happen in a country unaware of its domestic violence problem.