Could This Be Paul Biya's Fate?

Paul Biya's Terrorist Regime Should Not Be Recognized By International Community

Paul Biya made a post-election speech thanking Cameroonians for putting their confidence in him by re-electing him for the umpteenth time as president. This speech demonstrates that the man is delusional. Having forced himself on Cameroonians through a sham election which has been widely denounced, he shamelessly addressed the people in an effort to legitimize his loot. The irony is that at the time he was making his speech, his soldiers were out in the streets of the country terrorizing the people. The international community should cite Biya as a terrorist. The United States Ambassador to Cameroon took the first step by noting that the Biya regime is currently illegal because it came to power through massive fraud. Now, the United States should follow that up by not recognizing the regime. 

The Dictator's Son Is A Thief

The United States has filed charges against Obiang Nguema's son, in hope of recuperating over 70 million dollars which he stole and bought all kinds of lavish property. Among the property are Michael Jackson memorabilia, like the glove pictured here. Read more here.

CAMEROON'S BISHOPS DESERT THE PEOPLE FOR PAUL BIYA

In spite of the glaring fact that Paul Biya has regularly been stealing elections in Cameroon, Cameroon's Roman Catholic Bishops, who lead the biggest denomination in the country, have largely been silent. Their latest conspiracy with the Biya regime is their call on the people to accept the current stolen election in the name of a false peace. One would have thought that these bishops should know that peace is not simply the absence of war, even as ordinary people die of want. These bishops, who should have known better, have decided to stand on the side of power instead of being followers of the Christ who cares for the neglected people of society. It is amazing what power and wealth would do even to bishop. If bishops cannot denounce such a massive and blatant theft orchestrated by Paul Biya, I wonder what they preach to their flocks on Sundays. It is a shame when bishops prey on the ignorance of their flock rather than helping them to stand up for their human rights.

France Attempts To Mask Its Blatant Support For The Biya Dictatorship In Cameroon

When the sham presidential election was held in Cameroon on October 9, French Foreign Minister volunteered that the hoax took place under the best conditions. After the US Ambassador to Cameroon condemned the election, France issued a statement saying that there were some irregularities with the election. Instead of condemning the fake process, the statement rather said that care should be taken that such irregularities do not happen in the future. In order words, France is endorsing Biya's stolen presidency just as it did in 1992. France has therefore gone down as the first country to recognize the illegal and illegitimate Biya holdup of Cameroon. It is an open secret that France has been sponsoring the Biya regime that has been oppressing Cameroonians for 30 years now, just as they sponsored Ben Ali's despicable regime in Tunisia. The French people need to hold their politicians accountable for the neocolonialism which they are perpetrating in Africa. They need to begin by throwing Nicholas Sarkozy out of power. Sarkozy has been shameful in his hypocrisy when it comes to his perpetration of neo-colonialism in Africa.

Just Before Egypt's Hosni Mubarak Fell, He Also "Won" An Election Like Paul Biya

This so-called declaration by Cameroon's corrupt supreme court that Biya has won this sham election must be rejected by all Cameroonians. Biya is an illegal and illegitimate leader who has usurped the prerogative of leadership through all kinds of manipulation. He must therefore not be recognized by Cameroonians and the international community. Cameroon's soldiers should not kill their own people in the name of this corrupt and power-hungry individual. Without the support of Cameroon's army, this illegal and illegitimate regime will not stand. We therefore call on the Cameroonian army not to support Biya, unless they want to be against their own people. The army is supposed to defend their people from dictators like Biya rather than being on his side. We also call on the international community not to recognize the Biya dictatorship.
We must not forget that just before he fell, Hosni Mubarak of Egypt also won a sham election like the one Biya is purported to have won. Biya, like Mubarak, will not last.

United States Condemns Cameroon's Sham Presidential Election

Read more here.

Some Remaining African Dictators In Pictures

Obiang Nguema (Equi. Guinea)

Paul Biya (Cameroon)

Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)

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   Isaias Afwerki (Eritrea)   

Yaya Jammeh (The Gambia)

Yoweri Museveni (Uganda)

  

The Dictator's Son Goes To UNESCO

Obiang Nguema, the rapacious dictator of the tiny oil-rich country of Equatorial Guinea, has now decided to send his equally rapacious son, Teodorin, the erstwhile minister of agriculture of the impoverished country, as envoy to UNESCO. So father and son have decided to sit on the heads of their impoverished people, sqandering the wealth of their country, all with the complicity of international organizations like UNESCO.

African Universities Rank Abysmally In World

Of the world's top 400 universities, only two are in Africa and both of them are in South Africa. While the University of Cape Town ranks #156, Wits University ranks #399. If higher education has anything significant to contribute in making a better future for a people (as it obviously does), then many African countries are in deep trouble.

How An African System Of Government Influenced Occupy Wall Street

An interesting read.

OCCUPY CAMEROON

ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD THE MARKET IS THE PROBLEM;

IN CAMEROON PAUL BIYA IS THE PROBLEM

BIYA IS KILLING OUR DREAMS!!!

LET'S OCCUPY CAMEROON UNTIL BIYA LEAVES!

GATHER IN YAOUNDE AND DOUALA

DATE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011


YAOUNDE: STADE AMADOU AHIDGJO

DOUALA: ROND POINT

TIME: 12:00 NOON - BOTH EVENTS BEGIN AT THE SAME TIME

THIS IS A PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST PAUL BIYA

WATCH THIS VIDEO. ALSO SEE THIS LINK.

In Africa, Cameroon Ranks 38th In Governance

The Mo Ibrahim Index of governance in Africa has recently been published. It ranks Cameroon 38th of the 53 African countries monitored. According to the index, Cameroon has an overall governance score of 45.05 on 100. That is a fail. If Paul Biya needs more evidence that his government has failed and is continuously failing, here is one more. Of course, since in Biya's warped view the world is not a "perfect" place, Cameroon can go nowhere but down.

Mandela And Tutu Should Speak Out Against Corruption In South Africa

One of the most deadly epidemics that is eating at the very fabric of South African society today is corruption. Even though the issue of racial inequality is still rampant, it is our view that both former president Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu should turn their sights against corruption in the country. It has been the bane of many African countries that states people who contributed so much in fighting colonial subjugation of Africans often maintain deadly silence when it comes to ills perpetrated by their erstwhile freedom fighters. Even scholars who are often outspoken when it comes to the pointing out the ills orchestrated on Africans by others often fail to rail against the misdeeds of their own compatriots; they instead cozy up to power. Many South African scholars are a disappointment in this regard.

Granted that Mr. Mandela is old and frail, he has been remarkably silent about some of the most pressing misdeeds of the governments that have come after him. This is especially the case with the issue of corruption which is eating at the very fabric of South African society. Archbishop Tutu, on his part, has been very outspoken when it comes to civil rights issues but hardly so about the widespread corruption which contributes to undermining the prosperity of the country. Before this cancer of corruption turns South Africa to become like most of her neighbors in sub-Saharan Africa, voices of conscience like those of Mandela and Tutu must be heard. These people are going to pass from the scene soon but before they do so they should begin another very important fight for the well being of their people - the fight against corruption.

Colonial Crimes: A Forgotten Genocide In Namibia

Read more here and here.

"The World Is Not A Perfect Place," Says Paul Biya

After voting last Sunday in the sham presidential election he has orchestrated in Cameroon, the Paul Biya was asked about the fraud that has characterized the whole process. His response was that since "the world is not a perfect place" we should expect fraud in democratic elections. Leaving aside the fact that Biya endorses fraud, let us reflect for a moment on his claim that the world is not a perfect place. His idea that the world is not a perfect place undoubtedly comes from his years of learning from Niccolo Machiavelli. The problem with this claim is that Biya gives the impression that by decrying his fraud people are asking for the world to be a perfect place. But nothing could be farther from the truth. No one expects perfection from Biya or anyone else. To ask that Biya should stop the blatant theft of elections is not to ask that the world should be made a perfect place. We are only asking that he should make the world less evil by stepping down. There is no doubt that the man has contributed in bringing much evil in the country by facilitating pauperization and early deaths. Biya will not even make the world a perfect place if he steps down; he will make it more bearable. No one is asking perfection from him and so he should not give the impression that the world wants him to be perfect. There is corruption everywhere in the world but Biya's level of corruption is among the highest. His regime can only be compared to regimes like the ones in Burma, North Korea, Gaddafi's, Mugabe's, and the like. Asking him to step down in order that a better future can be made for the country without him is not asking for perfection.  Even without Biya Cameroon will not be perfect but it will be better. This sham election which the man has orchestrated must be rejected by all persons of goodwill. The single goal should be to remove the man from power, now, because his corruption is higher than average and has lasted for a shamefully long time. We ask for this not because we seek a perfect world but because we seek a more humane world where people like Biya do not hold others in thrall for all their lives.

At Last, A Worthy Winner!

After two years of going without a worthy winner, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation finally found a worthy winner of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for good governance in Africa. This is a prize awarded to African leaders who do what they were supposed to be doing anyway - creating a better life for their people. Because of their increasingly corrupt tendencies, Mr. Ibrahim created an incentive to make them less corrupt. This year, the prize has gone to Pedro Perez, the former leader of Cape Verde.

Archbishop Samuel Kleda Misreads The Cameroon Election

Before today's presidential election, Archbishop Kleda of the Douala archdiocese sent out a pastoral letter praying for peace before, during, and after the election. It was right for the letter to call for peace in the country, given that the country is on the verge of sliding into the kind of anarchy that has characterized many African countries. In the letter, the archbishop correctly diagnosed the situation in the country as one characterized by hopelessness, especially for many young people who have been forced by the Biya regime to eke out a living on the margins of society. The archbishop was, however, completely wrong in his hope that this elect might produce a leadership that is different from the one that has dumped the country in the gutter for 29 years now. In fact, his description of this election as democratic marks a profound misunderstanding of what is going on in Cameroon. The archbishop should have known that this election cannot be described as democratic by any stretch of the imagination - considering the various forms of manipulation which Biya has instigated up to this point. The archbishop is himself an astute politician. The fact that he decided to describe this election as democratic, even though he goes on to describe the hopeless situation of the Cameroonian youth, seems to suggest that he wants to be on the side of both the government in power and the impoverished people at the same time. As a pastor who has been listening to his people, the archbishop should have known that his people do not believe that this election is democratic. The election does not give any room for dialogue because the "dialogue" that took place was already skewed in favor of Biya. People of God are expected to tell the truth, especially when it comes to weighty matters of national life, like the one Cameroon has been experiencing. The fact that the archbishop appeared to give the impression that a better leadership may come from this election is quite misleading. A better reaction to this sham of an election in the country is denunciation. To correctly describe the dire situation of the country and then go ahead to endorse this sham election is to elect to be on the side of power. And too often the church in Cameroon has been on the side of power. The church has contributed in keeping Biya in power for 29 years. 

Egyptian Activist Addresses "Occupy Wall Street"

"Occupy Wall Street" protest is reportedly inspired by the revolution at Tahrir Square in Egypt that toppled Hosni Mubarak. That is probably why an Egyptian activist was invited to address the protesters.

Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama Circumvent South Africa, China

Under pressure from China, South Africa had denied the Dalai Lama entry into South Africa to celebrate the 80th birthday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. However, through the magic of technology, the two still had the opportunity to chat. Watch here.

African Women Win Nobel Peace Prize!

Read more here and here. One African female Nobel peace laureate passed away last month but is replaced by two!

ANC IS WORSE THAN APARTHEID, SAYS ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU

See ANC response here.

How China Is Breathing Down The Neck Of South Africa

South Africa, which is supposedly made up of fiercely independent-minded people who abhor imperialism with a passion, is now leaking the boots of China. The is especially the case with the recent denial of visa to the Dalai Lama by the South African government because the government claims that doing is "inconvenient." How inconvenient is granting a visa to an individual like the Dalai Lama? Is that inconvenience related to fact that China has currently extended its pressure to South Africa, thus making the South African government to be nervous?
The Dalai Lama was supposed to go to South Africa to celebrate the 80th birthday of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Even though this is not a hugely important matter, I trust the Archbishop himself will take time to chastise his country for selling itself to China.

Paul Biya: Le Choix Du Peuple Dans La Foret

Towering in a little bush somewhere in Yaounde, is a giant billboard portrait of a smiling Biya, with the caption: "Le choix du peuple." The man has already declared himself the people's choice because he has already rigged the election well in advance. He does not run on his record because he knows that his record is dismal. That is why he does not even bother to campaign. Having surrounded himself with the military and stooges, he knows he needs no record to run on; he simply needs to declare that he is the people's choice, and it will be so - like the decrees he has been signing. He does not even seem to be aware that the giant poster that bears his cynical smile is standing in a bush. He does not need to clean up his country because that is not his business. That is why he prefers to throw his people in the bush while spending most of his time in other people's countries in Europe. While some dictators, at least, pretend to have some patriotic fervor, Biya is just too scornful of Cameroonians that he does not even pretend to be a patriot. It is clear magic that a politician who never campaigns always wins elections! This farce of an election that he is running in Cameroon is null and void from the start. Biya is not a legitimate president. This coming election will make him more illegitimate as he seeks to declare himself winner.