Cameroon after 12 months of President Biya’s extended term: policy paralysis and investor skepticism

Twelve months into President Paul Biya’s extended mandate, Cameroon stands at a crossroads where ambitious rhetoric meets policy inertia. The head of state, in power since 1982, had outlined a vision centered on national dialogue, economic revitalization, and state modernization. Yet behind closed doors in Yaoundé and within diplomatic corridors, a growing chorus of frustration questions why so few of those promises have translated into action. The ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (RDPC) now faces mounting pressure to justify a reform agenda widely perceived as stalled by civil society and…

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