CAMEROON'S MARTHE MOUMIÉ VS THE FRENCH

Cameroon’s Marthe Moumié (1931-2009) fought tirelessly for the independence of her home country and other African states, especially Equatorial Guinea. Her first husband was the nationalist Félix Moumié, who was assassinated. Her next partner would also be killed - executed for his role in a coup attempt. Marthe was imprisoned and tortured during her struggle against French imperialism, but that didn’t stop her from continuing to push back against the colonialists. She led the women's wing at the Union of the Peoples of Cameroon. African Stream’s Wambura Mwai looks back at her life.