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Found 27 articles.
- Vol 49 No 8
- 11/04/2008
Biya amendment
As international attention focused on Zimbabwe, Cameroon's President Paul Biya has quietly made plans for his own life presidency, largely free from foreign scrutiny. After nationwide protests by the opposition and civil society against the constitutio...
- Vol 49 No 6
- 14/03/2008
The people versus Biya
The President wants to go on for ever but recent protests show the people may not let him
- Vol 49 No 6
- 14/03/2008
The road to ruin
President Paul Biya's 25 years in power have been disastrous for what was once a rather prosperous state. His critics blame its decline on the excessive powers he wields and his budget management, including parts that are off limits to any form of scru...
- Vol 48 No 25
- 14/12/2007
A peninsula war
Tales of intrigue and treason surround the killing of 21 soldiers in the disputed Bakassi Peninsula
- Vol 48 No 25
- 14/12/2007
Bank blow
A daring raid on two banks in Bata, Equatorial Guinea's commercial capital, on 5 December has prompted a sharp breach in relations with neighbouring Cameroon, an overhaul of national security and new questions about the spread of instability in an already...
- Vol 48 No 16
- 03/08/2007
No contest
Everyone thinks the government fixed the elections but that wasn't really necessary
- Vol 47 No 18
- 08/09/2006
Biya goes on and on
The President's inaction keeps Cameroon peaceful, but far from prosperous
- Vol 47 No 4
- 17/02/2006
The pink card
President Paul Biya's regime has survived much but until now, none of his opponents dared play the pink card. It all started when Catholic Archbishop Victor Tonye Bakot railed against homosexuality in a Christmas Day sermon and suggested gay sex was b...
- Vol 46 No 20
- 07/10/2005
Post haste
On 4 October the Post newspaper of Cameroon published a front-page story alleging corrupt links between Social Democratic Front leader Ni John Fru Ndi and President Paul Biya. The story, written by Post reporter Clovis Atatah, cites a forged document ...
- Vol 45 No 22
- 05/11/2004
Lacklustre and listless
President Biya wins a shoddy election while the opposition carps on the sidelines
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