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Cameroon Muslims Join Christians in Christmas Prayer for Peace

Moki Edwin Kindzeka

   YAOUNDE, CAMEROON - In Cameroon, thousands of Muslims are joining
   Christians in churches all over the country in Christmas prayers for
   peace in 2021. For the annual tradition this year, the
   Inter-Denominational Prayer for Peace group focused on Cameroon's
   troubled western regions and COVID-19.

   Muslims in Cameroon joined together with Christians Friday to celebrate
   Christmas and offer an annual prayer for peace.

   Cheikh Oumarou Mallam is president of the Islamic Superior Council of
   Cameroon and a member of the Inter-Denominational Prayer for Peace
   group.

   This year, he says, they prayed for an end to COVID-19 and peace on the
   border with Nigeria, where security forces have been battling the
   Islamist militant group Boko Haram for close to 10 years.

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