October 2025

YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON: Cameroon is currently paralyzed by an unprecedented constitutional crisis, teetering on a knife-edge of dual legitimacy. Two men now claim the presidency, each asserting the mandate of the Republic and accusing the other of violating the very charter they both invoke. This is more than a policy dispute; it is a profound schism […]

YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON: Cameroon is currently paralyzed by an unprecedented constitutional crisis, teetering on a knife-edge of dual legitimacy. Two men now claim the presidency, each asserting the mandate of the Republic and accusing the other of violating the very charter they both invoke. This is more than a policy dispute; it is a profound schism

In Abidjan and Yaoundé, the drums of democracy are beating but the sound is strangely hollow. Two presidents, two cities, two countries bound by the same weary ritual: the coronation of men who no longer need to campaign, because the crown has long since fused with their skulls. In Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara 83 years

In Abidjan and Yaoundé, the drums of democracy are beating but the sound is strangely hollow. Two presidents, two cities, two countries bound by the same weary ritual: the coronation of men who no longer need to campaign, because the crown has long since fused with their skulls. In Ivory Coast, Alassane Ouattara 83 years

In Cameroonian jurisprudence, it often seems like there are no fixed rules, only fixed outcomes. This bitter truth looms large as the controversial Constitutional Council prepares to announce the results of the October 12, 2025, presidential election. Leaks have confirmed what many feared: Paul Biya, the 92-year-old president with a shuffling gait and a blank

In Cameroonian jurisprudence, it often seems like there are no fixed rules, only fixed outcomes. This bitter truth looms large as the controversial Constitutional Council prepares to announce the results of the October 12, 2025, presidential election. Leaks have confirmed what many feared: Paul Biya, the 92-year-old president with a shuffling gait and a blank

In the sweltering heat of October 12, 2025, Cameroonians marched to the polls not as subjects, but as sovereigns reclaiming a nation long held hostage by inertia and malfeasance. Abraham Lincoln once warned that “you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but

In the sweltering heat of October 12, 2025, Cameroonians marched to the polls not as subjects, but as sovereigns reclaiming a nation long held hostage by inertia and malfeasance. Abraham Lincoln once warned that “you can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but

YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon votes today, but few believe the outcome will surprise. At 92, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest and longest-serving elected leader, stands poised to claim an eighth term in office, extending his 43-year rule until the age of 99. The ballot, for many, feels less like a choice than a ritual of submission.

YAOUNDÉ — Cameroon votes today, but few believe the outcome will surprise. At 92, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest and longest-serving elected leader, stands poised to claim an eighth term in office, extending his 43-year rule until the age of 99. The ballot, for many, feels less like a choice than a ritual of submission.