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Cameroon

Population: 30.7m
GDP: $60.57bn
Debt: 36.3% of GDP (2026 forecast)

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Biya's succession law fails to quash turf wars

A constitutional amendment rushed through parliament on 4 April hands President Biya sole power to appoint and dismiss a vice-president, stoking legal challenges

The parliament in Yaoundé voted 200 to 18 on 4 April to create a new office of vice-president whose holder would be appointed and could be dismissed solely...

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Biya’s grip falters as barons fight over a port contract

Infirmity is catching up with the President – 93 on Friday the 13th – with would-be successors battling over the spoils of office

The most convincing sign that President Paul Biya’s powers are waning is his inability to restrain ministers and close aides openly feuding over lucrative contracts. This would have...


Biya sworn in as resistance ebbs

With Tchiroma in exile and state repression in full flow the pendulum has swung back to the state as oppositionists ponder resignation or armed struggle

The opposition, fixed on the exiled figure of Issa Tchiroma Bakary, is beginning to lose heart after President Paul Biya was sworn in for his eighth term on...


The contest reaches flashpoint

The President and his challenger marshal their forces while the loyalty of the security forces remains in the balance

The contest for power in Cameroon looks set to reach a climax this week, as opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who claims victory in the 12 October presidential...


To the victor the spoiled ballot

Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the presidential election winner but few doubt that Paul Biya will ultimately prevail through electoral fraud

Citizens of Cameroon's main conurbations are bracing themselves as unrest spreads in the wake of the efforts by President Paul Biya and his ruling Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple...


Oppositionists struggle to unite on challenger to Biya

As his rivals bicker on the eve of the election, the President took a holiday in Geneva and promoted some generals

The campaign by Cameroon’s opposition coalition has been picking up speed but too slowly to unite and present a serious challenge to 92-year-old President Paul Biya in elections...


Splits appear in Biya regime’s façade

Once-stalwart loyalists are breaking with the regime just as opposition strength swells ahead of the October elections. The President’s team is nervous

The previously confident guardians of Paul Biya’s presidency are looking concerned as they absorb the impact of the defection of two previously dependable, even crucial, allies – Bello...


Biya’s reforms hint at succession plan

Amid a scheme to widen patronage and appoint a dauphin, the President may be at last be preparing for his exit

Top regime advisors are at work on reforms designed to broaden representation and increase the accountability of government through more parliamentary seats and new posts, according to sources...


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