Vol 59 No 22 | CAMEROON Biya’s hollow victory 9th November 2018 The country is not safer, more stable or any clearer about the succession despite an apparently decisive election victory Few were surprised when President Paul Biya, 85, defeated his two main challengers – Maurice Kamto from the Mouvement pour la renaissance du Cameroun (MRC) and Cabral Libii N...
Vol 59 No 20 | CAMEROON Limbo after ghost elections 12th October 2018 As the ruling party prepares to claim a landslide victory, the country’s regional and linguistic divides are getting out of control The national elections on 7 October could be the worst yet in Cameroon and will further weaken President Paul Biya's claim to legitimacy. But Biya's Rassemblement démocratiq...
Vol 59 No 20 | CAMEROON Biya's no-change election 5th October 2018 In the midst of jihadist violence and a separatist insurgency, Africa’s oldest leader stands for a seventh term The country's 6.5 million registered voters have a chance to end 36 years of President Paul Biya's rule at the presidential polls on 7 October but the odds are against any of the o...
Vol 59 No 9 | CAMEROON Language barriers 4th May 2018 More than 100 civilians, at least 43 members of the security forces and an unknown number of armed militants have reportedly died since Cameroon's Anglophone crisis turned violent ...
Vol 58 No 11 | CAMEROON The Anglophone spring 26th May 2017 Discrimination against English-speakers is rooted in a risky regime complacency about their grievances Headed by an Anglophone former Prime Minister, Peter Mafany Musonge, the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism, which President Paul Biya order...
Vol 57 No 24 | CAMEROON Old man trouble 2nd December 2016 Since President Paul Biya will be 85 at the time of the presidential election scheduled for 2018 and he has named no successor, the opposition believes it has a chance to unseat hi...
Vol 57 No 13 | CAMEROON Bird flu ruffles feathers 24th June 2016 The government has moved swiftly to counter an outbreak of deadly bird flu but the economic toll risks stoking political discontent The much-loved rotisserie restaurants and cafés of Yaoundé stand dark and deserted in the otherwise bustling streets of the Cameroon capital, after the government recently declared...
Vol 57 No 10 | CAMEROON Biya's time added on 13th May 2016 The fast-approaching presidential elections in France and the United States have given President Paul Biya's close circle cause for concern. Biya, 83, who has ruled for 32 years, i...
Vol 56 No 8 | CAMEROON Biya’s emerging dream 17th April 2015 Dealing with Eurobonds appeals more to a President of 82, who still has no heir, than tackling Boko Haram Could there be substance to President Paul Biya's claim that Cameroon can secure 'emerging market' status by 2035, leisurely as that deadline is? The potential to attract investmen...
Vol 55 No 18 | CAMEROON Bickering over Boko Haram 12th September 2014 The political class falls out over the Islamists while the military claims a 'stinging setback' against them On 4 September, President Paul Biya returned from his customary holiday at Geneva's Intercontinental Hotel to find ruling party politicians accusing each other of being in league w...
