US EditionCameroon Leader's Ally Quits, Launches Challenge in Political Shake-Up
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The PrintCameroon leader's ally quits, launches challenge in political shake-up
YAOUNDE - A long-time ally of Cameroon's leader has quit the government to run for president in October elections - a defection that could reshape the West African nation's politics after more than four decades of Paul Biya's rule. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Issa Tchiroma announces presidential run after breaking with Biya government – Cameroon Intelligence Report
Minister Issa Tchiroma who resigned this week on Thursday confirmed he will stand in this year’s presidential election, stating he wants to “put an end to the old system”. Issa Tchiroma Bakary, long an ally of veteran President Paul Biya, first announced his intention to stand in an open letter posted on social media on Wednesday evening, then confirmed his ambition in a live online broadcast 24 hours later. The former employment and vocational …
The member of the national steering committee of the party and responsible for the mission to the Cabinet of the national president has slammed the door of the Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation. The Cameroonian Party for National Reconciliation loses a member of the steering committee a few months before the presidential election. Yahya Bello, responsible for the mission to the cabinet of the national president of the party, the depu…
Issa Tchiroma Bakary, now former Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, announced his candidacy for the presidential election, only 24 hours after the announcement of his resignation. But the undefeated president of Cameroon, Paul Biya, with his forty-three years of reign, has already implemented his repressive machine to block him from the road, analyses the country.
The leader of the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP) is scheduled to chair a "exceptional" session of his party's central committee on 28 June. A crucial meeting at which the remaining member of the government could announce the end of his alliance with the RDPC. Partly unveil his strategy for the next presidential term.
Cameroon: Influential Minister Resigns, To Challenge President Biya At Polls
By Enyichukwu Enemanna A prominent minister and long-time ally of Cameroonian President, Paul Biya has quit the government, hoping to end four-decade grip on power of the nonagenarian in the forthcoming elections. Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s exit comes just four months before the central African nation goes to the polls. He said Biya administration where he belonged to had “broken” public trust and he was switching to a rival party. “A country cannot…
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