US EditionCatholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term
President Paul Biya begins 8th term amid claims of electoral fraud, post-election violence killing 48 people, and widespread international non-recognition, escalating political instability.
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In Cameroon, Hopes for Change Have Been Stifled
In October’s election, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, retained his four-decade-long grip on power. Electoral fraud and repression trap Cameroon in a system inherited from colonization, designed to serve foreign interests and a small elite.Even as Cameroon gained formal independence in 1960, colonial power France moved to keep loyalists in charge. This October’s presidential election showed that even two-thirds of a century later, t…
From the MRC to the PCRN through the UDC, the Cameroonian political class commented extensively on the remarks made by President Paul Biya in his inaugural speech, following the ceremony in which the Head of State was sworn in for an eighth term.
Catholics in Cameroon not enthused as President Biya begins 8th term
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Cameroon President Paul Biya has been officially sworn in for an 8th term in office, extending his 43-year rule. The swearing in ceremony took place November 6 at the Cameroon National Assembly. Biya, who is 92-years-old, was declared winner of the October 12 Presidential election with 53 percent of the vote, but his main rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary rejected the verdict and has claimed he is the President-elect. In his policy…
On 6 November, he took an oath for the first time on 6 November 1982, inaugurating a new era, that of republican continuity after Ahmadou Ahidjo. Forty-three years later, on 6 November 2025, he repeated the same gesture, at the same place, now renovated and sumptuous, as if to complete a historical cycle and affirm the permanence of power beyond generations. This coincidence of dates is not annoyed: it transforms 6 November into a founding and q…
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