The chance for peace and dialogue might have been missed. A civil war, for some, and a war between two countries for others, is more likely than not underway in the Cameroons.
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Why hire French campaign consultants for a Brazilian election?
The campaign gurus behind Emmanuel Macron’s rise from the margins to French president have arrived in Brazil
Is Nigeria behind Cameroon Anglophone separatist arrests?
Anglophones have decried the fact that the more than 50 years old regime of Yaounde exploited their vulnerability resulting from their being expended by Britain. Yaounde has gone on to treat them as second-class citizens.
French Women Win Record Number of Seats in Parliament
With 38.65% of seat, the election marks a record for female representation in the French parliament
Do Term Limits Have the Power to Save African Democracy?
In comparing African countries, those with term limits for the position of the Chief Executive are more likely to have democratic advancements or to be more democratic than those in which there are no term limits.
Some Interesting Local Contests From France’s National Assembly Vote
France’s newly elected president seems almost guaranteed a majority for his La Republique en Marche
Vietnam Revokes Citizenship of French Dual-National Dissident
Vietnam stripped a French-Vietnamese political prisoner and mathematics lecturer of citizenship
How do the French National Assembly Elections Work?
Closely watched elections for France’s National Assembly, take place in two rounds on June 11 and 18
Real Progress Made With New French Political Ethics Laws
French Justice Minister Francois Bayrou announces three ethics laws and a bank for democracy
The Bizarre French Election Stunt That Never Was
Francois Fillon ordered 15,000 pairs of fake glasses with comedy “bushy eyebrow” attachments for campaign