2025 Presidential: What is Biya’s balance sheet 43 years later?

2025 Presidential: What is Biya’s balance sheet 43 years later?

By Hans Ngala There’s an adage that “Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over and yet expecting a different outcome”. This saying is especially relevant in the Cameroonian context now, as an almost 100-year-old Paul Biya seeks to convince Cameroonians that, after 43 years at the helm of the nation, he has achieved so much. But what exactly has Biya achieved in his close to 50 years as the sovereign ruler of Cameroon? While some progress …