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...
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 démocratique du...
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...
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...