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...
EDITORIAL: PAUL BIYA’S 8TH TERM – A CONTRACT WITH FRANCE, CHINA AND ISRAEL, NOT CAMEROON When history is finally written about Cameroon’s long descent into political captivity, one truth will stand out: Paul Biya’s presidency has never been for Cameroonians. At 93, seeking an unprecedented eighth term, the dictator is not fighting to serve his people but to preserve the interests of foreign powers—France, China, and Israel. His candidacy is not a patriotic call; it is an international project, engineered to keep Cameroon under permanent foreign domination. FRANCE: THE COLONIAL MASTER STILL IN CHARGE It is no secret that Paul Biya’s real loyalty lies in Paris, not Yaoundé. The clearest evidence? He has ignored Cameroonian elites—clergymen, chiefs, ministers, and delegations who waited endlessly at the Unity Palace—yet he rushed to meet the outgoing French Ambassador. This is not diplomacy; it is servitude. For over four decades, France has held Cameroon by the throat. From exploiting re...