This Monday, August 24, 2026, Ahmadou Ahidjo is said to have been 102 years old. Born on August 24, 1924 in Garoua, the man who gave Cameroon his flag, his anthem, his unity and his institutional foundations is still far from the land that saw him born. His remains, buried in the cemetery of Yoff in Dakar since November 30, 1989, remain the most painful symbol of an unfinished national reconciliation. They called him the "Grand Camarade". Behind…
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This Monday, August 24, 2026, Ahmadou Ahidjo is said to have been 102 years old. Born on August 24, 1924 in Garoua, the man who gave Cameroon his flag, his anthem, his unity and his institutional foundations is still far from the land that saw him born. His remains, buried in the cemetery of Yoff in Dakar since November 30, 1989, remain the most painful symbol of an unfinished national reconciliation. They called him the "Grand Camarade". Behind…