Скачать или смотреть The Blessed Sacrament saved at St. Mary's, Nchang, Cameroon, September 17, 2022. (1)

The first of two videos shows Bishop Aloysius Fondong Abangalo of Mamfé retrieving consecrated Hostia from the tabernacle of the burned St. Mary's Church in Nanchang.

Cameroon has been plagued by a political and social conflict between the English and French regions. The population in the English-speaking regions, located mostly in the southwest and the northwest of the country, feels marginalised by the French-speaking authorities.

The trouble in Cameroon worsened considerably in 2016, when the English community started demanding a return to the federal system. During this time, several violent clashes occurred between government forces and militants fighting for the independence of the self-proclaimed Republic of Ambazonia (or the Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon). In their drive to fight the Amba-Boys, as the militants are known, the army burned and destroyed everything in its path, including many Church-owned properties, and other material goods.

The Church has not hesitated to denounce crimes, proclaim the truth and to promote dialogue between the government and the Amba-Boys, which has resulted in accusations of supporting the enemy and retaliatory attacks from both sides.