The people versus Biya

The President wants to go on for ever but recent protests show the people may not let him

Having ruled for 25 years, President Paul Biya wants to go on ruling until 2018, when he will be 85. The constitution decrees that he cannot stand for a further seven-year term in the 2011 elections. Although there are dissenters in the ruling Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais, Biya would not have much trouble persuading his parliament to pass the necessary constitutional amendment, since he controls it through his iron grip on the RDPC.

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Paul Biya, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Mboua Massock, John Fru Ndi, Fai Yengo Francis, Gilbert Tsimi Evouna, Information control, Jean-Pierre Biyiti Bi Essam, Charles Akoh, Bello Bouba Maïgari, Ahmadou Ahidjo, Nigeria, Titus Edzoa, Ayissi Mvondo, Célestin Monga, Mila Assoute, France, Nicolas Sarkozy, Charles Ateba, Adamou Ndam Njoya, Tazoacha Asonganyi, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Amolu Odinga, Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais, Brasseries du Cameroun, Pari, Mutuel Urbain du Cameroun, Union Démocratique du Cameroun

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