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...
AFRISOCRACY 101: UNDERSTANDING THE PRINCIPLES OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE AND LEADERSHIP For centuries, Africa has been governed under systems imposed by colonial powers—systems that do not reflect our values, cultures, or historical experiences. The most dominant of these is Western democracy, which has too often served as a mask for neo-colonial exploitation and elite domination. Democracy, as practiced in Africa today, has created weak institutions, manipulated elections, and leaders who serve external interests instead of their people. But a new philosophy is rising—Afrisocracy. This is not a borrowed idea; it is a rebirth of indigenous African governance, rooted in community, accountability, and cultural authenticity. Afrisocracy is the African people reclaiming their right to lead themselves, their way. What is Afrisocracy? Afrisocracy can be defined as the African way of governance and leadership—a model built on African values of unity, justice, respect for elders, and collecti...