Now he's a teacher emphasizing peace In a classroom nestled in Cameroon’s lush highlands, a former rebel fighter teaches logic and philosophy.
As a rebel, Tajoah lived under plastic sheets in the rain, cooked for leaders and carried out attacks on military and civilian targets.
He joined the movement in 2017 at age 23 after local fighters came to his village and offered a chance to turn his frustrations with the government into action.
Those tensions, beginning with peaceful protests organized by lawyers and teachers, turned deadly almost a decade ago following a government crackdown.
For a year and a half, Ateasong Belts Tajoah fought with the Red Dragons, a separatist militia in the country's conflict-ridden southwest.
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