If Paul Biya does not like to appear in the front line and prefers to direct the country behind the walls of the presidential palace of Etoudi or from his place of residence in Switzerland, the head of the State of Cameroon nevertheless controls closely the ground.
While the crisis is raging in the English-speaking regions of the North-West and South-West, it relies on a network made up of unrivaled traditional leaders, faithful local elites and well-informed ministers. Here, in computer graphics, the Anglophones of Paul Biya.
In Cameroon, being a president since 1982 does not necessarily mean having perfect knowledge of the terrain, and particularly of the English-speaking regions of the North-West and South-West. Paul Biya , born in the extreme south of the country in 1933, knows it. In the midst of an anglophone crisis, the Cameroonian head of state knows that he has to rely on local relays, indispensable traditional authorities, parliamentarians on the ground or ministers of the French-speaking party who are trained in intelligence, in order to better manage an increasingly delicate situation.
Paul Biya has sent Anglophone cards to the government, including Paul Atanga Nji, and Ivo Desancio, the director of his security, if he sent his prime minister, Philemon Yang , a native of the northwest. He also consults Baba Danpullo , the richest man in the country and Northwestern authority, while Fon Angwafor III and Victor Nfon Muhete are unavoidable in their respective fiefdoms. Cameroon - Who Are The Anglophones of President Paul Biya?
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Cameroon - Who Are The Anglophones of President Paul Biya? |
Paul Biya has sent Anglophone cards to the government, including Paul Atanga Nji, and Ivo Desancio, the director of his security, if he sent his prime minister, Philemon Yang , a native of the northwest. He also consults Baba Danpullo , the richest man in the country and Northwestern authority, while Fon Angwafor III and Victor Nfon Muhete are unavoidable in their respective fiefdoms. Cameroon - Who Are The Anglophones of President Paul Biya?