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Biya has had his era; Cameroon must now be allowed to enter its next one

25, August 2026

Biya has had his era; Cameroon must now be allowed to enter its next one 0

Cameroon has reached a moment when political loyalty must give way to a more fundamental question: how much longer can the country be governed under a system that appears increasingly unable to meet the demands of the present?

President Paul Biya has served Cameroon for more than four decades. His longevity in office is extraordinary, but longevity should never become an argument for indefinite political stagnation. A country of young people, ambitious citizens and enormous potential cannot remain trapped in a political era that seems increasingly disconnected from the realities of a new generation.

Recent public appearances by the president have raised serious questions about his ability to carry the enormous physical and political burden of the presidency. Images of him requiring assistance at public events, reports and footage that appear to show him struggling during international engagements and the increasingly limited public presentation of his day-to-day activities have intensified concerns about the future of Cameroon’s leadership.

These observations should not be turned into cruelty or ridicule. Age and physical frailty are human realities and Biya deserves dignity. But respecting the dignity of an elderly head of state does not mean refusing to ask legitimate questions about the capacity of the presidency and the future of the nation.

Cameroon is not a Biya family possession, nor should the presidency become an institution organized around one individual indefinitely. The country belongs to its citizens, including the millions of young Cameroonians who have never known another president.

The current difficulty in forming or reshaping a government only adds to the sense of political inertia. At a time when Cameroon needs decisive action on unemployment, insecurity, corruption, infrastructure, education, healthcare and economic opportunity, the country cannot afford prolonged uncertainty at the very top. There comes a time when leadership means knowing when to make way.

President Biya should therefore consider a dignified transition of power and hand the responsibility of governing Cameroon to a new generation. Such a transition would not erase his place in the country’s history. On the contrary, voluntarily creating space for renewal could become one of the most consequential decisions of his political career.

Cameroon needs fresh ideas, new energy and leaders who understand the aspirations of a generation shaped by a very different world from the one in which Mr. Biya began his political journey.

This is not a call for humiliation. It is not a call for chaos. And it is certainly not a call to deny the president his dignity. It is a call for renewal.

Enough of a political system in which the future of an entire nation appears tied to the health, age and continued presence of one man. Enough of waiting for change to happen by accident. Cameroon deserves a deliberate, constitutional and peaceful generational transition. President Biya has had his era. Cameroon must now be allowed to enter its next one.

The time has come to hand over the baton.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Biya’s hand: a source of glory and shame

23, August 2026

Biya’s hand: a source of glory and shame 0

President Paul Biya’s return to Cameroon after more than two months abroad should have been a moment of reassurance. Instead, it has once again placed the question of presidential visibility at the centre of public debate.

At Yaoundé-Nsimalen International Airport, Cameroonians were not given the familiar image of a president stepping out before the cameras, greeting the nation and demonstrating that he was firmly in command. Television images instead showed the presidential convoy leaving the airport, while a hand was briefly seen waving from inside the vehicle believed to be carrying the 93-year-old president.

That Biya’s hand has become more than a hand. It has become a symbol. For Biya’s supporters, the gesture can be read as a sign of resilience: the hand of a president who, despite his age and long absences, has returned to the country and continues to exercise the authority of the state. His subsequent reception of the Cameroon female national football team at the State House reinforced the message that he remains present and engaged in the affairs of the nation.

But for many Cameroonians, the same hand evokes an uncomfortable question: why must the country repeatedly search for evidence of its president’s presence?

A presidential hand waving through a car window may appear harmless, even reassuring. Yet when such a gesture becomes the clearest public image of a head of state, it also exposes the deeper problem of presidential communication. A country of nearly 30 million people deserves more than glimpses and speculation. It deserves clarity.

The hand is therefore both a source of glory and shame.

It is a source of glory because it represents survival, endurance and the remarkable longevity of a political career. Few leaders anywhere have occupied the presidency for as long as Biya has. To his admirers, his continued presence is evidence of political strength and stability.

But it is also a source of shame because it symbolises the extraordinary distance that has developed between the presidency and the people. When citizens must scrutinise television footage to determine whether their president is physically present and well, something has gone fundamentally wrong with the relationship between public office and public accountability.

The issue is not whether President Biya waved his hand. The issue is why that hand has been left to carry such an enormous political burden.

A modern presidency cannot be reduced to rumours, convoys, carefully controlled images and fleeting gestures. Leadership requires visibility, communication and confidence-building. Citizens should not have to interpret a movement of the hand as a political message.

Biya’s return should therefore be an opportunity for more than ceremony. It should be an opportunity to restore transparency around the presidency and to demonstrate, unmistakably, that the head of state is capable of communicating directly with the nation.

The hand that waved from inside that vehicle may have been intended as a simple greeting. Yet it has become a mirror reflecting Cameroon itself: proud of its endurance, but uneasy about its leadership; respectful of the office, but hungry for openness.

For nearly four decades, Paul Biya’s presidency has shaped modern Cameroon. His latest return should not merely answer the question of whether he is back. It should provoke a larger question: what kind of presidency does Cameroon want to see going forward? The answer cannot be found in a waving hand alone.

That hand may still command glory. But after so many years, it also carries the weight of shame.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

So, Cameroonians, what exactly do you want from President Biya?

20, August 2026

So, Cameroonians, what exactly do you want from President Biya? 0

For more than three decades, one political chorus has echoed across Cameroon with the consistency of a national anthem: “Biya must go! Biya must go!”

From the 1990s through protests, elections, political debates and social-media battles, the message seemed perfectly clear. After more than four decades in power, Cameroonians who wanted political change appeared to have settled on one simple solution: Paul Biya must leave.

Fair enough. But now comes the plot twist worthy of a Cameroonian comedy. Biya has been gone from public view for about two months, and suddenly another chorus is rising: “Where is Biya? We have not seen our president!”

Excuse me? So, Cameroonians, please help the rest of the world understand. When he was there, you said, “Biya must go!” Now that he is not there, you are saying, “Biya must appear!”

This is beginning to sound less like a political demand and more like a complicated romantic relationship.

“Leave me alone!”

“Okay.”

“Why did you leave me alone?”

At this point, even President Biya might be wondering whether he is supposed to govern the country or simply maintain a daily attendance register. Perhaps Cameroonians should clarify the job description. Is the head of state required to be physically visible, or merely constitutionally present?

Must he appear on television every morning, perhaps waving from the Unity Palace just to reassure the nation?

“Good morning, Cameroonians. I am still here. The electricity is still expensive. The roads are still under construction. Emergence 2030 will begin soon!! Have a nice day.” Maybe that would solve the problem because the current situation is becoming wonderfully paradoxical.

For years, people complained that Biya was everywhere politically but nowhere physically. Now, when he disappears from public view, some of the same voices become anxious about his absence.

This raises the obvious question: What exactly do Cameroonians want from President Biya?

Do you want him to go? Or do you want him to stay? Do you want him visible? Or do you want him invisible? Do you want him to govern? Or do you simply want proof that he is alive?

And perhaps the most important question of all: If Biya finally leaves, what exactly are Cameroonians expecting to happen next? Because removing one man is not the same thing as repairing a country.

A political system is bigger than the person sitting at the top. Institutions matter. Elections matter. Parliament matters. Courts matter. Civil society matters. The economy matters. And, most importantly, citizens matter.

So perhaps this is the perfect moment for Cameroon to move beyond the wonderfully convenient political slogan of “Biya must go” and start answering the much harder question: “Biya goes—and then what?”

Because shouting “go!” for 36 years is easy. But designing the Cameroon that should come after him is considerably harder.

And if Cameroonians really want Biya gone, they should probably stop treating his disappearance like a missing-person mystery. After all, you cannot spend decades shouting “Biya must go!” and then, when he actually goes quiet,  you start shouting “Biya, where are you?”

At some point, even the president deserves to ask: “My people, make wuna decide. You want me to go, or you want me to report for duty?”

Cameroonians, the microphone is yours. What exactly do you want from President Biya?

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Zambia’s Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote

18, August 2026

Zambia’s Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote 0

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government.

Thursday’s election in the copper-rich nation was largely peaceful but the run-up was tainted by opposition claims of intimidation, arrests, violence and irregularities.

The result was widely expected, with Hichilema — in power since 2021 — facing a crowded field of 13 challengers led by a former provincial minister, Brian Mundubile, making his first bid for the presidency.

Mundubile, 55, secured nearly 38 percent of the vote, Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis said.

Five of the 226 constituencies had not been tallied, she said. However, “The outstanding results are not likely to materially influence the overall result of that election.”

In a statement after his victory was announced, 64-year-old Hichilema said: “We are truly humbled by the trust you have placed in our hands.”

He added: “To those citizens who preferred the ideas presented by our opponents, we hear you, and we will continue to work for you.”

Hundreds of his supporters wearing the red colours of his UPND party poured onto the streets of the capital Lusaka, singing and dancing in celebration and lighting firecrackers.

‘Militia activity’

On Monday, Mundubile alleged there had been irregularities in the counting, claiming — without providing evidence — that documents listing the results had been tampered with, which he said risked the “integrity” of the tally.

“There are also allegations that officials in Southern Province were pressured to modify figures, with some of the alleged communication said to have been made through local government structures,” he said in a video message posted on social media.

Hours earlier, his NRPUP party angrily rejected government claims that its members were involved in militia or insurgent activity.

This followed the government’s announcement late Sunday that police had arrested 11 people, including six opposition figures, in a raid against “militia activity”.

They were “in possession of high-grade military weapons, ammunition and other materials for use in armed insurrection,” it said.

The NRPUP said shots were fired in the raid, which took place at Mundubile’s home, and a parliamentarian was hit.

It “rejects with absolute disdain the spurious and entirely false claims made by the Zambian Government that the NRPUP, its leadership or its members have been involved in insurgency, militia activity or any related conduct whatsoever,” it said.

Suspension, ‘stolen ballots’

The electoral commission was criticised for suspending vote counting for around six hours on Friday following reports of violence against polling staff and the alleged theft of ballot papers.

The count resumed after it announced the “security threat” had been contained.

International observer missions, including the European Union, said the pause risked the credibility of the process as well as voter confidence.

They also warned at the weekend that restrictions on the opposition in the campaigning period may have contributed to an uneven contest.

Oxford Economics Africa said Monday events around the vote, including the arrests, had “raised serious questions about the integrity of the results”.

“Hopes of a calm and credible election in Zambia have been dashed,” the think-tank said, warning the country was “very tense”.

The vote was seen as a test of Hichilema’s first five years in office during which the economy has returned to growth.

While he touts debt restructuring and lower inflation as key achievements, critics say the gains have yet to translate into better living standards for ordinary people.

More than 70 percent of the 22 million population lives on less than $3 a day, according to the World Bank.

Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, has a long record of peaceful transfers of power through the ballot box, with every change of president since the return to multiparty politics in 1991 achieved through elections.

Source: AFP

Battle For Etoudi: Tchiroma announces ‘imminent’ return

14, August 2026

Battle For Etoudi: Tchiroma announces ‘imminent’ return 0

Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the self-proclaimed “elected president” of Cameroon, in exile in The Gambia since November 2025, say his return to the country is imminent.

Tchiroma lost the October 12, 2025 presidential election to veteran leader Paul Biya.

The opposition leader said his return to Cameroon is near after initiating legal proceedings in France and Switzerland against alleged perpetrators of the post-election repression.

He did not specify a date for his return.

In its statement, his team indicated that several people had suggested dates for his return and that some had even expressed “malicious intentions.” After consultations, the opposition leader stated that he wants to finalise the necessary arrangements for a return that he hopes will be “orderly.”

He called on Cameroonians residing in the country and in the diaspora to “remain mobilised and ready” to welcome the man he continues to present as “the people’s choice.”

Issa Tchiroma Bakary maintains that the institutional situation in Cameroon since October 12, 2025, strengthens his resolve to return “as soon as possible” to take over the leadership of the country.

The statement, however, does not give a precise return date, merely mentioning ongoing preparations.

The announcement comes a few weeks after the filing of two criminal complaints with the Swiss courts, based on universal jurisdiction, targeting, according to him, the alleged perpetrators of violence and acts of repression committed after the contested presidential election of October 12, 2025.

In a statement, Issa Tchiroma Bakary asserts that these proceedings concern “massacres and other acts of repression” that he attributes to the Yaoundé government against Cameroonians contesting the election results.

The former minister indicated that this action in Switzerland was a continuation of complaints filed on June 12, 2026, with the French courts, also based on universal jurisdiction.

He added that similar procedures were being considered in other countries that are party to international conventions on combating torture and enforced disappearances.

According to him, the choice of Switzerland is particularly significant because of President Paul Biya’s regular visits to the country.

The opposition leader presented these steps as a way to combat impunity for those allegedly responsible for post-election violence.

Source: Apanews

Cameroon cannot be governed by absence: It is time for the CPDM to prepare a new leader

11, August 2026

Cameroon cannot be governed by absence: It is time for the CPDM to prepare a new leader 0

On June 7, 2026, President Paul Biya left Yaoundé with his wife for what the Presidency described as a “brief private stay in Europe.” Sixty-five days later, on August 11, he remains outside Cameroon.

The number matters. But the deeper issue is not the length of one presidential trip. It is what such a prolonged absence says about the resilience of the Cameroonian state.

A modern republic cannot depend on the physical presence of one individual to maintain political certainty. Nor can a country of nearly 30 million people be expected to operate indefinitely on assumptions, rumours and official assurances that everything is under control. The question before Cameroon is therefore no longer simply: When will Paul Biya return? It is: How long can the country continue without a credible transition plan?

President Biya has governed Cameroon since 1982. His political longevity is extraordinary, but longevity cannot itself be a substitute for succession. At 93, and after decades in power, the question of what comes after Biya should no longer be treated as an act of disloyalty. It is an unavoidable matter of national responsibility. The ruling CPDM party above all, should understand this.

The CPDM party has spent decades presenting itself as the guarantor of stability. But genuine stability is not the indefinite preservation of one political personality. Genuine stability is the ability of institutions to function, markets to have confidence, citizens to know who is responsible for decisions and the country to move from one generation of leadership to another without uncertainty or crisis. That is precisely why the CPDM should begin the process of ushering in a new leader.

This is not necessarily a call for the party to abandon its political identity or erase the legacy of Paul Biya. It is a call for the party to recognize that Cameroon is bigger than one man and the CPDM must be bigger than one presidency.

The economic cost of prolonged uncertainty is easy to underestimate. Investors do not only look at macroeconomic statistics; they look at predictability. Businesses need to know who is making decisions, whether policy will remain consistent and whether political succession can occur peacefully. Government itself needs clear authority. Public institutions need confidence. Citizens need to believe that the machinery of the state is working deliberately rather than simply continuing on autopilot. That perception matters.

Reuters has reported that Biya’s prolonged absence has already generated political concern, while his government has provided no clear timetable for his return. The CPDM itself held a senior-level meeting in July as criticism surrounding the absence mounted. Military leadership changes announced during the absence have added another layer of uncertainty.

None of this means that the Cameroonian state has collapsed. It means something more subtle and potentially more dangerous: the country is being forced to confront how dependent its political system remains on a single individual. That is an institutional weakness, not a personal accusation. The CPDM has an opportunity to correct it.

Instead of treating every discussion of succession as an attack on the President, the party should treat succession planning as an essential component of responsible governance. It should openly identify, debate and prepare a new generation of leadership capable of governing Cameroon in the decades ahead.

The alternative is to wait until circumstances make the decision for everyone. That would be irresponsible.

Cameroon has a young population, enormous economic potential and serious security and development challenges. It cannot afford a political system in which the most important question facing the nation is whether its president will return from a private European stay whose duration was never publicly defined.

Nor should the answer be to manufacture rumours about the President’s health. Those rumours are neither a substitute for facts nor a foundation for responsible politics. The stronger argument is simpler: even a healthy president eventually leaves office and a serious political party prepares for that day before it arrives. The CPDM has had more than enough time to prepare. It now has a choice.

It can continue defending the permanence of one man and hope that the system survives every new test. Or it can demonstrate that the party understands the difference between loyalty to a leader and loyalty to a nation. The latter requires courage.

The CPDM should begin an orderly, constitutional and transparent process of political renewal. It should identify credible new leadership, establish a clear succession framework, strengthen the institutions that must outlive President Biya, and give Cameroonians confidence that the country’s future does not depend on the whereabouts of one individual.

Paul Biya’s historic contribution to Cameroon can be debated by history. But the future of Cameroon cannot be postponed until history is ready to write his final chapter.

The time has come for the CPDM to usher in a new leader—not because Cameroon has ceased to need stability, but because Cameroon now needs stability that does not depend on one man.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Iran Supreme Leader makes new appointments to top military posts

11, August 2026

Iran Supreme Leader makes new appointments to top military posts 0

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei has made new appointments to six top military posts, including the head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

In six separate decrees issued on Monday, Major General Ali Abdollahi was appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, with Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari as his deputy. Major General Ahmad Vahidi, promoted to the rank of Major General, was appointed commander-in-chief of the IRGC, with Major General Mostafa Izadi as his deputy.

Rear Admiral Ali Ozamaei was appointed IRGC Navy commander, and Hojjatoleslam Hossein Taeb was named head of the Basij Organization.

Gen. Abdollahi appointed Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces

In another decree, the Leader appointed Major General Ali Abdollahi as Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, following the martyrdom of his predecessor, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, in a US-Israeli airstrike.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the appointment was made in view of Mousavi’s “glorious and honorable martyrdom” at the hands of the Zionist-American enemy and in appreciation of Abdollahi’s worthy services and valuable experience.

Issa Tchiroma “I Am President of 30 Million Cameroonians”

8, August 2026

Issa Tchiroma “I Am President of 30 Million Cameroonians” 0

Opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary has renewed his claim to Cameroon’s presidency, declaring that he will continue to fight to defend the “stolen” victory of the October 12, 2025 presidential election.

Speaking on a Southern Cameroons platform, Issa Tchiroma Bakary said he remained committed to the will expressed by Cameroonian voters and vowed to take whatever steps necessary to reclaim his electoral mandate. “Mr Biya’s time is over,” Tchiroma declared. “Any decision taken by Mr Biya is null and void.”

This is the latest challenge to President Paul Biya from the leader of the Cameroon National Salvation Front and comes amid continued political uncertainty surrounding the country’s leadership.

Tchiroma argued that Biya had “confiscated power” and accused the president of seeking to transform Cameroon into a monarchy by preparing the ground for his son to eventually succeed him. He also rejected any constitutional changes that could facilitate such a succession, describing them as illegal and warning that he would not recognise them.

The opposition leader further dismissed any attempt to install a successor to Biya without what he considers a legitimate electoral mandate. “Whosoever is appointed to take over from Biya, we will not accept. I am the president of 30 million Cameroonians,” he said.

Tchiroma, who is a former Minister under President Biya’s government, also sought to dispel concerns about his own health, insisting that he was in good condition. “Mr Biya should understand there is nothing God has created that will last forever,” he said.

Disputed Presidential Election

Tchiroma has continued to maintain that he won the 2025 presidential election and that the official declaration of Biya as winner did not reflect the actual choice of voters.

Biya was declared the winner of the October 12, 2025 presidential election, securing another seven-year mandate. The election was, however, followed by allegations of electoral irregularities and disputes over the results.

The post-election period was also marked by deadly protests and arrests, with opposition and independent sources reporting significant casualties and thousands of arrests. The authorities, however, maintained the legality of the electoral process and the official results.

Tchiroma’s renewed declaration comes against the backdrop of continuing uncertainty over Biya’s prolonged absence from Cameroon. Government spokesperson René Emmanuel Sadi recently insisted that Biya remains president and is expected to return to the country soon, rejecting calls for a declaration of a vacancy in the presidency.

Sadi argued that Cameroon’s Constitution clearly establishes the circumstances under which a vacancy can be declared, including death, resignation or permanent incapacity, and said none of those conditions had been formally established. The government has also maintained that state institutions continue to function normally despite the President’s absence.

Culled from PanAfricanvisions

Cameroon Concord News to put up an obituary announcement on Biya soonest

3, August 2026

Cameroon Concord News to put up an obituary announcement on Biya soonest 0

For weeks, the people of Cameroon have been left to grapple with one question that should never have become a national mystery: Where is President Paul Biya?

The prolonged absence of the world’s oldest serving head of state has fueled intense speculation both within Cameroon and across the international community. In any democracy, prolonged uncertainty surrounding the condition and whereabouts of a sitting head of state would demand prompt, factual and transparent communication from the authorities. Instead, Cameroonians have been met with silence, secrecy and a climate in which even discussing the president’s health has reportedly become a matter of legal risk.

Governments do not own the truth. They hold it in trust for the people they serve. When a nation’s leader disappears from public view for an extended period without credible official updates, speculation is inevitable. It is not journalists who create rumors; it is official silence that gives them life.

Unity Palace has both the responsibility and the means to put an end to the uncertainty. A clear, verifiable statement detailing President Biya’s whereabouts, his capacity to discharge the duties of his office and the constitutional arrangements in place—if any—would go a long way toward restoring public confidence. Such transparency would serve not only the Cameroonian people but also the country’s institutions and international partners.

Cameroon Concord News has a duty to report facts, not rumors. We also have an obligation to ask difficult questions when those entrusted with public office refuse to provide answers. We therefore call upon the Government of Prime Minister Dion Ngute to immediately issue a comprehensive and credible statement addressing President Paul Biya’s prolonged absence.

Should the government continue to withhold basic information regarding the Head of State’s status and whereabouts, Cameroon Concord News will be left with no other option than to put up an obituary announcement on Biya soonest. The burden of ending speculation rests squarely with Prime Minister Dion Ngute and his cabinet, which possesses the information the public, has every right to know.

History has repeatedly shown that transparency strengthens governments, while secrecy weakens public trust. Cameroon deserves facts, not whispers; accountability, not censorship; clarity, not uncertainty.

The time for silence has long passed.

By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai

Brazil’s Lula says he is ‘in great shape’ as he launches fourth term bid

3, August 2026

Brazil’s Lula says he is ‘in great shape’ as he launches fourth term bid 0

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 80, said Sunday he was “in great shape” as he launched his candidacy for October elections, with pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration looming over the campaign.

Lula, a leftist titan of Latin American politics who is loved and despised in near-equal measure in Brazil, highlighted what he called his stamina and good health as he addressed a convention of his Worker’s Party (PT) in Sao Paulo attended by around 3,000 people.

“I want to fight against old age. I don’t want to be shuffling along. That’s why I work out my legs. That’s why I work out my arms. That’s why I walk for an hour,” said the veteran leftist, adding he was far fitter than when he was first elected in 2002.

The former metalworker and union leader made a dramatic comeback when he returned to power three years ago after a stint in jail on corruption charges that were later annulled.

He is seeking a fourth and final term in office.

Brazil’s constitution allows presidents to serve two consecutive terms. After sitting out at least one term, they can run again, with no lifetime limit on the number of terms.

In his speech to a crowd awash in red, the colour of the PT, Lula compared himself to World Cup icons like Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo.

“What people don’t realise is that this World Cup of mine is the seventh,” he said, referring to the number of times he has run for the top job in the past four decades.

Standing next to his wife, Rosangela da Silva, 59, he said he would not run again, because “after we hand Brazil back to the Brazilian people in perfect shape – we’re going on vacation to focus on romance for another 20 years.”

Lula’s main election rival is Flavio Bolsonaro, eldest son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro.

The 45-year-old senator stepped into the role after his father was convicted of plotting a coup to prevent Lula from taking power in 2023.

Source: France 24

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