Cameroon: A nation on the edge
Presidential silence over burning issues spawns new resistance groups
In June 2019, protests at a five-star luxury hotel in Switzerland marked a turning point in Cameroon’s President Paul Biya’s traditional long stays abroad. More than 250 protesters, clad in military-style garb and waving Cameroonian flags, staged demonstrations against the presence of their “absent” president.
A woman holds a placard during a demonstration with other Cameroonian nationals living in different European countries against the presence of Cameroon President Paul Biya, in Geneva on 29 June, 2019. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
Swiss riot police broke up the protests, but the message was clear. Biya cut short his “brief private stay” abroad and returned to Cameroon a few days later. Since then, he has not left the country on one of his usual private trips.
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Campaign groups wanted to organise a formal vigil, but London’s Metropolitan Police said people should not gather due to coronavirus restrictions. (Photo: Reuters)
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A Lebanese anti-government protester wearing a water bottle as a shield points during clashes with security forces in front of the Serail (headquarters of the Governorate), in the northern port city of Tripoli, following a demonstration to protest against the economic situation, on January 28, 2021. Tripoli was already one of Lebanon s poorest areas before the coronavirus pandemic piled new misery onto a chronic economic crisis. Many of its residents have been left without an income since Lebanon imposed a full lockdown earlier this month in a bid to stem a surge in Covid-19 cases and prevent its hospitals from being overwhelmed. JOSEPH EID / AFP