Here is the New Year Message of Paul Biya, President of the Republic of Cameroon. Biya has been in power since November 06, 1982. He has "won" every allegedly heavily rigged election since then. Biya, 80, presides over 20 million people with unofficial unemployment rate at 80%. The economy of…
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2013: President Biya, 80, to "preside" over 80% unemployment rate. Biya New Year Speech
Final list of 2011 Presidential candidates in Cameroon: Old wine in old bottles
Below is the full list of candidates who have been selected by Cameroon’s Electoral body ELECAM, for the October 9, 2011 presidential elections. A total of 52 postulants submitted their files and 21 were retained including incumbent Paul Biya, who has been in office since November 6, 1982. 31 postulants were rejected with reasons ranging from the none legalisation of copies of documents, late submission of files, fake receipts or non payment of payment of the FCFA 5 million caution among others.
Cameroon: STARTLING REVELATIONS: Vice PM fears Anglo-Bami power, denounces corrupt opposition and military.
In a WikiLeaks cable released on September 1, 2011 Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seal, Amadou Ali, makes startling revelations and declarations in a very confidential chat on February 27, 2009, with the former US Ambassador to Cameroon, Elizabeth Janet Garvey. After reading through the cable, these are the salient points I have taken for you. I have divided them under corruption, the military and politics.
Impunity in Cameroon: When ministers “have not stolen enough to be arrested”
A recent Wikileaks cable on Cameroon has revealed to the bewilderment of Cameroonians that in the course of a discussion with former US ambassador to Cameroon HE Janet Garvey, President Paul Biya literally admitted that inertia and impunity in Cameroon have destroyed the country under his watch for the past 29 years. This is supported when he is quoted in the cable as saying some ministers, and notably Inoni Ephraim “have not stolen enough” to be arrested. The questions are how much, must a minister steal to be arrested. Despite the ongoing selective arrest of suspected embezzlers, corruption continues as before.
Lebialem-Cameroon: The untold part of the curious journey
By Aloysius AGENDIA
In a bid to tell the world about Lebialem, The Post on its website published
an
article titled The Curious Journey to
Lebialem laced with generalised utterances, hasty observations and loose
statements. Without questioning the prolific, imaginative, and creative skills
of the writer, the article which was an excellent prose though, failed to paint
a real picture of Lebialem and at best, it could be said it was misleading.
This might have been as a result of the writer’s lack of knowledge on Lebialem and
its history and certainly because his journey to the division was meant for
something else. This is supported by the fact that the article was not
accompanied by any picture. The picture used online in a different website to promote
the article was not taken by the writer or a photographer of his media housed despite
the fact that he had been there for a couple of days.
Financial Scandal: Cameroon's Ambassador to Italy and Swedish PM pay same amount for rents
By Aloysius AGENDIA
Le Jour newspaper, (one of Cameroon's French language daily) on its website on May 11, 2011 revealed that Cameroon’s Ambassador to Italy, Awono Essama has been living in a rented apartment worth 5000 Euros (FCFA3.250.000) a month since June 2008. The revelation was made in…
Lessons from North Africa: Rising up for ourselves and counting on ourselves
By Aloysius AGENDIA
The current wave of events in North Africa indicates that true freedom can only come through a genuine popular revolt and not tele-guided by some external forces who claim to love us more than we love ourselves. The streets spoke and the Tunisian dictator, Ben Ali, a hitherto darling of those who claim to speak for the international community fell. The streets again are speaking in Egypt and another dictator who has oppressed his people and supported by the same group of external forces is about falling. These two events if totally successful in bringing about radical changes in the most facets of the Egyptian and Tunisian society according to the wishes of the people, would be in no way different from the Iranian 1979 Revolution that brought down the “international community” backed dictator or again the revolts could be likened to the 1879 French Revolution that transformed France.
Wikileaks: France to intervene in Cameroon and Gabon in case of internal unrest
By Aloysius Agendia
In another secret
diplomatic cable of US Embassy in Paris, France dated September 09, 2008 and released
on January 09, 2011 by WIKILEAKS, it has been revealed that France has the
obligation to intervene militarily to defend the neo-colonial government and
secure its interests under the France Afrique secret deals signed with Cameroon
in 1960 and later modified in 1974 and that which was signed with the Gabonese
Government in 1960. The cable titled “France’s Changing Policy in Africa part
III”, states, “Equally troublesome and outdated are certain
"secret" portions of some of the Agreements. According to
Marechaux, the Defense Agreements with CAMEROON and
Gabon,
for example, contain "absurd" provisions obligating France,
upon request, to provide internal security in case of
domestic unrest in those countries”
WikiLeaks: How Francophone Africa gets indebted through theft and manipulation
As we continue to
deplore the continuous manipulation of Francophone Africa by successive
colonial administrators and their master France,
we also urged on the need
for us to come together and take our own destiny into our hands. Among others, we
have to cancel the so called “debts we owe” these vampires, as well as
nationalise all their assets and related unscrupulously-privatised corporations
in Cameroon and the rest of the continent. We express the urgent need to cut
all monetary (FCFA) ties with France and implore on our imminent future leaders to
work with them as partners if we must continue collaborating. Anything short
of this, we must also add and accentuate deals with potential partners
like Brazil, Turkey, Argentina,
Venezuela, Iran, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Mexico, South Africa, Malaysia,
Indonesia etc. Below is a WikiLeaks US Embassy-Cameroon confidential cable released on December 28, 201o and dated
July 07, 2009. It reveals how the vampires ruling
the Central African sub Region (CEMAC) through the regional bank BEAC, connived with France to steal billions
of our funds to fund French politics. Soon the same guys ruling us will go after loans
from this same France and her allies with fabulous sums as interest rates. Read on
WIKILEAKS: The West wary of Sino-Cameroon relations: Links between Communist Party and the ruling CPDM
By Aloysius AGENDIA
In a recent WikiLeaks cable of the US Embassy in Cameroon revealed on December 08, 2010, the former US Ambassador Cameroon, H E. Janet Elisabeth Garvey expresses worries over increasing Chinese influence in Cameroon and the difficulties the “west” can face with increased Chinese presence in the country.
The cable dating February 18, 2010 and titled “China’s growing presence in Cameroon” also discloses that the ruling Chinese People Communist Party has strengthened its relations with the ruling Cameroon People Democratic Movement CPDM after the former gave some computer equipment to the latter.
Cameroonians: Stand up and say NO to the Bretton Woods and the NWO
By Aloysius AGENDIA
During my Economics lessons in school, our teacher told us that privatization was a key element in developing the economy of any country. According to him, privatization does not only allow for competition- hence better services, it also pumps in more money into the government coffers. 
This is academically true and it is good if it is well implemented.
However, all that is theory as privatization nowadays has nothing to do with improving services. It is just the control of power and profits. The privatization especially that preached by the World Bank/IMF is rooted in allowing a totally free market in all sectors with little or no government control. It is just like the economic partnership agreements APE signed by many African countries with some developed nations. Privatization in Cameroon and most of Africa has had no impact in quality services.
The Southern Cameroons Affair: Theory versus pragmatism
By Aloysius AGENDIA
Some of my readers have asked me to write about the SCNC- the secessionist Movement in Cameroon known as The Southern Cameroons National Council. I have never wanted to write about the SCNC and the myriad of derivatives because I do not want to be labelled a secessionist by the Cameroon government neither do I want to be called a sell-out by my fellow brothers of the former British Southern Cameroons. This does not mean that I cannot opine on this.
What has pushed me to scribble this is the debate on Cameroon Politics chat-group on the “struggle” of Southern Cameroons. The debate has been more useful to me than any history lessons I ever had on the history of Cameroon.
Cameroon: Why Participation In 2011 Presidential Elections May Be Poor
By Aloysius AGENDIA
Cameroon has over 200 political parties, with more than
three-quarter being mushroom parties with the sole objective of causing confusion and ensuring
current dismal, divide and rule political continuity.
Since 1985, the Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement, CPDM, a transformation of the Cameroon Nation Union has been in power. Current
party Chairman Paul Biya, has been the unchallenged ruling party
presidential candidate since then. In 2008, he used his absolute majority in the National Assembly to abolish presidential term limits in the constitution. This move has been widely interpreted as his desire to eternalise himself in power.
According to the constitution of Cameroon, and following the electoral calendar, the next presidential election is expected in 2011. Some ruling party militants who claim to speak for the masses are calling on President Biya to stand and inundating the press with "motions of support" for the president. A semilar thing is happening with some opposition parties though at a much more smaller and insignificant scale.
Old age and intellectual disservice to Cameroon
It was with mixed feelings that Cameroonians at home and abroad received the news of the death of former Minister of Culture, Ferdinand Leopold Oyono, on June 10, 2010. Ferdinand Leopold Oyono, who died at 81, worked under Cameroon in different capacities such as Ambassador to the UN, minister, roving ambassador etc. I have deliberately used the phrase “worked under Cameroon” because in my opinion, he did not serve Cameroon or Cameroonians.
France, La Francophonie, French and African dictators
France, La Francophonie, French and African dictators
From the 17 to 19 of October 2008, leaders of countries with French as a common language met in Quebec, Canada as part was what was known as the 12 summit of La Francophonie. Its Secretary General and long-time ex president of Senegal, Abdou Dio…
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