The Profile of the Main Opposition Candidate Is Issa Tchiroma Bakary a Distractor or a Liberator? By The Afrisocrat Political Desk | 2025 Presidential Election Special Early Life & Education Born on 10 September 1949 in Garoua, northern Cameroon, Issa Tchiroma Bakary grew up in a respected family where his father served as an advisor to the Lamido. This upbringing instilled in him deep values of responsibility, discipline, and service to the community. After early schooling in Douala, he pursued technical training in transport and materials engineering before traveling to Paris. At the University of Paris (Jussieu), he prepared for a PhD in mathematics before redirecting his focus to mechanical engineering at ISMCM, graduating as a railway engineer. Returning home, he worked at Regifercam in Douala, embodying the discipline and pragmatism of a technocrat committed to service. Imprisonment & Political Rise In...
AFRICA’S FORGOTTEN HEROES: THE LEADERS FRANCE AND BRITAIN SILENCED By The Afrisocrat Correspondent They dreamed of freedom. They fought for sovereignty. They envisioned a united Africa. But colonial powers could not allow them to succeed. Across Africa, the story of independence is told as a triumph, yet hidden behind the pages of history are the silenced voices of leaders who dared to challenge France and Britain’s grip on the continent. These were not ordinary politicians; they were visionaries who understood that “flag independence” meant little without economic liberation, cultural pride, and true sovereignty. The Assassination of Hope From the late 1950s to the 1970s, Africa witnessed a wave of mysterious deaths, coups, and imprisonments—all linked to Western interference. France and Britain systematically removed those who threatened their neo-colonial project. Patrice Lumumba (Congo, 1961): Congo’s first prime minister, who sought to reclaim the country’s vast resources fo...