Maurice Kamto

Cameroon
Yaoundé looks to postpone yet again its legislative elections

The government is considering delaying the vote as it has become a perilous challenge for Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement. To justify the decision, they are expected to cite a religious constraint.

Cameroon
Issa Tchiroma Bakary's plan to claim victory in presidential poll

Paul Biya's opponent has claimed victory in Cameroon's 12 October presidential election. He is now working from his stronghold in Garoua on the next stage.

Cameroon
Opposition still weighing up consensus candidate for looming presidential election

While a new political movement, the Union Pour le Changement, is pushing for a united opposition nominee, who exactly that may be remains unclear. The choice has been narrowed down to Issa Tchiroma Bakary or Bello Bouba Maigari, with Maurice Kamto already sidelined.

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Cameroon
Robert Bapooh Lipot, Biya's operative in Bassa country

Without waiting for the Covid-19 crisis to ease, President Biya is making preparations to recapture central Cameroon voters won over three months ago by the young opponent Cabral Libii.

Cameroon
Amid Covid-19 pandemic, revenue vs safety debate divides Cameroon government

The pandemic has led to the further isolation of the Cameroonian president, who now addresses the population only via social media, and has aggravated the war between government factions, who have to choose between closing bars and keeping alcohol tax revenue flowing.

Spotlight | Cameroon
Anglophone crisis plays into hands of government hardliners

The sudden flaring up in less than a fortnight of the latent security crisis in the north-west and south-west (‘No/So') anglophone regions, together with tensions generated by the 9 February elections, has upset the delicate balance achieved by President Paul [.

Cameroon
Maurice Kamto nurtures his ties with Washington

Present in Paris since early January, the Cameroonian opposition politician [...]

Cameroon
Dalami Mahaman launches All Must Go citizens' platform

On 1 December, Akéré Muna's political advisor, the Paris-based Cameroonian opposition figure Dalami Mahaman, launched the citizens' movement All Must [...]