Negative Headlines Mark the Anniversary of President Biya’s Time in Office

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The gov­ern­ing record of Paul Biya, Cameroon’s cur­rent leader, is mak­ing the news rounds, again. Biya assumed office as pres­i­dent of the cen­tral­ly locat­ed African nation on Nov. 6, 1982. He’s been pres­i­dent now for 38 long years. Biya, now 87-years-old, became pres­i­dent after serv­ing as prime min­is­ter under the late Pres­i­dent Ahmadou Ahid­jo. That…

Cameroonians in Colorado Rally Against President Paul Biya

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Since Novem­ber 2016, the African nation of Cameroon has been embroiled in civ­il unrest marked by demon­stra­tions and boy­cotts against the Fran­­coph­o­ne-dom­i­­nat­ed gov­ern­ment of Pres­i­dent Paul Biya. Recent news reports point to many civil­ian deaths through police action, while oth­ers, includ­ing jour­nal­ists, lawyers, and civ­il soci­ety lead­ers, have been arrest­ed and placed on tri­al. The Cameroon administration…