‘They paved paradise’: fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon’s capital

‘They paved paradise’: fighting back over the loss of green spaces in Cameroon’s capital

Concrete sprawl in Yaoundé has devastated the city’s trees and parks, so volunteers are stepping up, shrub by shrubA little piece of paradise is buried under the asphalt that is now lined with parked cars. The romantic spot where Sosthène Hugues Ngono used to bring his first dates had been green and beautiful. “It wasn’t just a park,” he says, standing at the edge of what is now a private car park in Cameroon’s…

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