US EditionPaul Biya: 92-Year-Old President Struggles to Woo Young Cameroonians on Social Media
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Cameroon has the second-best performing economy in Central Africa, which looks good on paper, but a third of the population lives on less than $2 a day, and according to the country’s own statistics office, eight out of ten people work in the informal sector in 2023. The median age is 18, and life expectancy is 63. For years, we have given up on counting on the government for anything, André Oaundji, a 20-year-old motorbike taxi driver, told the…
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At 93, You Don’t Have a Future, You Have a Past – Agbor Balla Tells German TV
By Hans Ngala Renowned Cameroonian lawyer and human rights activist, Agbor Balla stated that “At 93, you don’t have a future. You have a past”. Balla was speaking to German broadcaster, DW on Saturday when he made his remarks. He was answering a question from DW anchor, Christine Mhundwa about what would happen if Biya ended up passing on in office.Mhundwa asked: “President Biya is old or is believed to have been experiencing health problems. As…
Social media revamp by 92-year-old president struggles to woo young Cameroonians
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