Cameroon, the Nation That Gave Up A Reckoning with Cowardice

At 92 years old, Paul Biya is seeking an eighth term in office one that would see him ruling until the age of 99. But this article isn’t just about one man clinging to power; it’s a searing indictment of an entire nation’s silence. Once a symbol of popular resistance in the 1990s, Cameroon has become one of Africa’s most passive societies in the face of a crumbling regime. Broken roads, a collapsed economy, a lost generation either fleeing or folding into despair yet the people remain quiet.

Why does a nation of 27 million allow itself to be ruled by a clearly unfit, mentally declining old man? How deep does the fear run? How much has complacency replaced courage?

This article is not polite. It’s not comforting. It’s a wake-up call for a people sleepwalking through their own decline. A challenge to confront the question that now haunts every Cameroonian: how much longer will Cameroonians allow this?

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Cameroon stands at the edge of a political deception so deep, it risks becoming the most cynical chapter in its post-independence history. While Paul Biya, aged 92, is publicly positioned as a candidate for an eighth term, mounting evidence suggests he may not have even signed his candidacy, nor fully comprehend that an election is underway. In his absence, a silent power grab is taking shape

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Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh

Paul Nji Atanga

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