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...
MAURICE KAMTO’S DISQUALIFICATION: END OF DEMOCRACY OR BEGINNING OF LIBERATION? Introduction The recent disqualification of Maurice Kamto—one of Cameroon’s most prominent opposition leaders—has shaken the political landscape. For many, this is the final nail in the coffin of democracy in Cameroon. But for others, it is the spark of a new awakening, a reminder that true liberation will not come from borrowed systems but from Afrisocracy. The Death of Democracy in Cameroon Cameroon’s democracy has long been a façade. Elections are manipulated, opposition leaders are intimidated, and institutions are controlled by the executive. Kamto’s exclusion is not an isolated event; it is part of a broader strategy to suffocate multiparty politics and maintain a one-man, one-party state. No fair competition: Disqualification ensures Paul Biya and his party face no real threat. Judicial complicity: Courts, instead of defending the people, act as political weapons. Citizens’ disillusionment: Each rigge...