Under the guise of helping fight the Boko Haram, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has helped the French-speaking West African government of Cameroon wage war against its English-speaking population, causing thousands to flee to Mexico in hopes of emigrating to the United States, said Joe Penny, a reporter for The Intercept. âThere are now camps of people living at the [US] border with next to no resources,â including large numbers of Cameroonians, as well as Haitians, said Penny, author of an article titled âCameroonian Asylum-Seekers at the Border are Fleeing a US-Backed Military.â