After 43 years of zombified rule, Biya’s candidacy at 93 years, is a declaration of war on Democracy There are tyrants – and then, there is Paul Biya, the nonagenarian necromancer of Yaoundé, who has shamelessly decided to plunge the grotesque theatre of Cameroonian politics into yet another farcical act of brigandage-the world’s oldest head(ache) […]
In a searing indictment of embezzlement and misappropriation and reckless corruption, Cameroon has been thrust into the eye of an international storm; its name dragged through the mud by the very scandal that ought never to have happened: the mismanagement of precious funds meant to save lives. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and […]
President Paul Biya said Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power. Biya, 92, posted the announcement on X in French and English. “I am a candidate for the 12 October 2025 presidential election. Rest assured that my […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, who has died age 82 in a London clinic, was a former military ruler and self-styled converted democrat who returned to power through elections but struggled to convince Nigerians he could deliver on the change he promised. Never a natural politician, he was seen as aloof and austere. But he retained […]
Cameroon on Friday set the next presidential election for Oct. 12, according to a statement from the country’s longtime president. The vote comes at a key time for the west African nation whose 92-year-old leader has not ruled out that he would seek another term. Paul Biya, Africa’s second longest-serving president after Teodoro Obiang of […]
Cameroon’s national elections will take place on October 12, the country’s president and president-in-waiting announced Friday. The vote is expected to be another closely watched affair in a nation with a history of violent and disputed elections. The announcement through a presidential website also set 8 am for opening of polling stations and 6 pm […]
The ruling party has had an uneasy several weeks. Ministers and party officials are now in open disagreement about the possible candidacy of President Paul Biya in the upcoming October elections. While some see this as a diversionary tactic, for residents of the capital, the country is no longer being governed. “This internal battle says […]
As the October presidential election draws near, the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) faces a grim internal outlook. The party is grappling with high-level disagreements, overlapping strategic efforts, and even dissident candidates. In a July 8 editorial in party media L’Action, senior party member Christophe Mien Zok offered a stark assessment. “Never has a […]
More than 150,000 children have gone missing in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions amid the ongoing armed conflict, now in its eighth year. The figures were revealed during the 7th session of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development (PPRD) of the North-West and South-West regions, held on July 4 in Bamenda, under the chairmanship of […]
US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC with the leaders of five African states, an event the White House sees as an “incredible” commercial opportunity. Trump’s guests include the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal – all countries with small populations and economies. The meetings are expected to concentrate […]
