Cameroon: How Paul Biya locked down the transition to democracy
Cameroon: How Paul Biya locked down the transition to democracy
In 1991, with ‘ghost town’ strikes paralysing the country, the president refused the sovereign national conference demanded by the opposition and imposed tripartite talks instead, which opened on 30 October. The move helped divide his opponents and paved the way for his disputed re-election in 1992.
In 1991, with ‘ghost town’ strikes paralysing the country, the president refused the sovereign national conference demanded by the opposition and imposed tripartite talks instead, which opened on 30 October. The move helped divide his opponents and paved the way for his disputed re-election in 1992.