President Paul Biya

President Paul Biya, has just celebrated the 26th anniversary of his accession to power amidst mixed feelings by Cameroonians. By Yemti Harry Ndienla They are clearly disappointed with their head of state. That despite inheriting a prosperous Cameroon from his predecessor, Ahmadou Ahijdo, he has ended up plunging the country into political – socio – economic chaos. However, a few people see him as having recorded some success. “Paul Biya’s 26 years in office have not been a complete... Read Full Story

Media debate on the president’s 26 years in office is raging. He is a god who has done a perfect job, say partisans, while enemies think he is a tragic villain who brought misery to Cameroon. He has shone very well in some regards and failed woefully in others, we think. The mandate extension ambition is certainly an error because of the many problems ahead. We think the president should leave it and make sure there is a transparent transition permitting Cameroonians to elect another leader... Read Full Story

Cameroonians have generally enjoyed superlative freedom of expression since 1990 following the re-introduction of democracy and the enactment of new liberty laws. Before then, the one-party regime in place was uncomfortable with all forms of anti-government bashing. By Yemti Harry Ndienla However, the tides are changing. The government is increasingly cracking down on outspoken civil society activists, journalists and musicians especially since the dawn of 2008 was marked by constitutional... Read Full Story

By Innocent Chia President Paul Biya of Cameroon has returned to his forsaken nation this Saturday, November 01, 2008.  It is exactly 43 days after hopping aboard the Presidential Jet on September 16th heading to New York for the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. But the absentee landlord’s return comes on the wake of a viral rumor that had the septuagenarian for dead at the exclusive “Clinique Générale-Beaulieu” in East Geneva. If anything, the Cameroon press mill and... Read Full Story

By Innocent Chia A week-to-date on the aftermath of the multiple Bank bomb-ins in the Cameroon coastal town of Limbe, government talking heads are giving more tonic to keen observers that are not ready, and rightly so, to score the robbers with an “A” for execution. The incident on the night of September 28, 2008 did not only cost human life. The robbery of 240 million CFA frs ($515,185 or $½ a million) of taxpayer money from AMITY Bank was characterized by the Minister Delegate at the... Read Full Story