Cameroon’s octogenarian president, Paul Biya, who has held power for 36 years, has won another term after an election marred by allegations of fraud and in which many people were too scared to vote. Biya was declared the winner on Monday with 71.28% of the votes cast in the election on 7 October. Maurice Kamto, the […]
A leading opposition politician and critic of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has appeared in court on corruption charges, less than a week after he stepped down as state governor. Peter Ayodele Fayose pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of criminal breach of trust and theft totaling nearly $18 million (15.5 million euros). The Federal High […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world’s longest sea bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China Tuesday. The 55-kilometer crossing, which includes a snaking road bridge and underwater tunnel, links Hong Kong with the southern mainland city of Zhuhai and the enclave of Macau, across the waters of the Pearl River Estuary. Xi […]
In a genuine democracy or even any context, there is something really absurd in one man ruling a country for 36 years. Biya is 85 years old and has held office for 36 years. He did not even bother to campaign for his re-election and his surrogates showed little interest in the exercise, aware Biya […]
According to ELECAM, Biya obtained 89.21% of the votes in a region with some unedifying statistics. Even before the Boko Haram insurgency ravaged the region, the Far North, was and remains the poorest part of the country. According to the World Bank, 74% of the population lives below the poverty line, compared to the national […]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation. Mr Biya, at 85 sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader, took 71.3% of the vote, according to official results. Opposition calls for a re-run of the presidential election were rejected by the Constitutional Council last week. Riot […]
Dear Francophones, I am indeed very pleased that you guys did not take to the streets today after the contested election results were released by a controversial Constitutional Council. I was indeed scared that in the event of any violence, many of you who are all barks, and no bites, would simply pack up your […]
One of the world’s most experienced autocrats has clinched another seven-year term by bending the rules of the game in his direction in ways both old and new. It’s no accident that Paul Biya is the second-longest-ruling head of state in the world who isn’t a monarch. Nor that Cameroon’s constitutional council confirmed today that […]
The Republic of Cameroon has a brand new Head of State. He is the 85 year old President Paul Biya who has ruled the country for 36 years. There are scenes of celebration across French Cameroun and many Francophones are happy to have the ailing Chief Executive as their new Head of State. It should […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to reveal the full truth over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a meeting with his party MPs on Tuesday. “We are looking for justice here and this will be revealed in all its naked truth, not through some ordinary steps but in all its […]
