Paul Biya, a hated african despot

Paul Biya constitutionally succeeded the forced by the forces of darkness resigned Ahidjo as president in 1982.

 Even Ahidjo later then has regretted his choice of successors, but his supporters failed to overthrow Biya in a 1984 coup attempt. He has survived almost 1984, 1990 and 2002 coups attempt in cameroon.

Biya won single-candidate elections in 1984 and 1988 and flawed multiparty elections in 1992, 1997, and 2004.

His Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM) party holds a sizable majority in the legislature following 2007 elections--153 deputies out of a total of 180.

Paul Biya  is empowered to name and dismiss cabinet members, judges, generals, regional governors, prefects, sub-prefects, and heads of Cameroon's parastatal (about 100 state-controlled) firms, obligate or disburse expenditures.

He has the dictatorship power to approve or veto regulations, declare states of emergency, and appropriate and spend profits of parastatal firms.

Paul Biya is  not required to consult the National Assembly according to the constitution and this has been ongoing since 1982.

And as a result the incumbent, Paul Biya, according to a secret report for the Us state department files was re-elected with 70.92% of the vote.

Nothing in fact has really changed in Cameroon even opposition leaders still acting like those who during night collude with the government. None of these opposition parties that joined the so called coalition government never resigned for the sake of the interest of their political party agenda.

 None. They are so just there to partake the Cameroonian cake with those corrupted members of Biya `s administration. 

For the next election,  U.S, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium. China, Japan and many more  Embassies present in Cameroon will   provide monitors for the  parliamentary, municipal and presidential elections and will concurre with the analysis of other observers and diplomatic missions, who have for a while and long time ago noted some improvements but persistent flaws, especially in the registration of voters and the prevention of voter fraud.

The government is hugely involved and present during the registration process of voters while some political parties are absent.

Thousands of Cameroonians are now more than ever fed-up with the corrupted government, and want change, the real change, even the outcome of the next presidential election is already known.

There will be no change and the risk will then be an instability and a social unrest. In Cameroon, there is a huge demand of change, improvements in living conditions as well as real political change.

The gap between poverty and wealth is still wide and no real effort has been made by the government to bring that change needed by thousands of Cameroonians.

 Unemployment is on the rise in Cameroon especially from the youth and the newly graduates from state universities and private as well..Hilary Clinton, the US Secretary of State has already in many occasions called on Paul Biya to respond swiftly and boldly to the legitimate needs of the people.

 A cabinet reshuffle after or before the presidential election will not longer be an option to respond to the legitimate needs of millions of Cameroonians.

Biya`s administration putting politics before growth, says GICAM

The government has put politics before economics, implemented initiatives for political reasons and been apparently careless of the damage that they might do to business and to job creation, according to the acting president of the Gicam, Groupement Interpatronal du Cameron, Olivier Behle..

He added that the government was not firing on all cylinders and for the last 6 months politics appear to have trumped economics on too many occasions. Department of industrial development, agriculture, youth and sport,  finance and the one in charge of job creation, the national fund for employment have not taken a hard look at the role creating jobs and growth in Cameroon.

The government is more likely to do the talking shop rather then to create jobs. The Gicam wants the government to be more of an action oriented growth champion now and less politics..

Talking about growth without acting really is not for the good of the economics, says the Gicam.

Because of the coming presidential election in Cameroon the government according to the Gicam has no real plan at the moment for growth and has even taken decisions for political reasons and this  doesn`t pleased the leaders group.

The Gicam has always supported government actions and also been part of the implementation of government economics plan for growth and now it is another sound.

By supporting government action they look first at the protection of their own business in case of trouble period. The International Monetary Fund expects global growth in 2011 to be just slightly slower than last year`s rate of 4.75% its deputy managing director said on Monday 24 February.

John Lipsky said that while the rate of growth was impressive, much of it was driven by emerging markets and Cameroon is not even yet listed as one of the emergent market just because Biya`s administration has done nothing to improve that situation. The private sector now has a non political obligation as well  to create that growth without the help of the government

Today Olivier warns that the country needs economics growth to sustain the politics, and only for that, they will support any government action to boost growth and job creation ahead of the presidential election, their position will serve to dissuade speculation and will the create indubitably jobs before the next crucial presidential election.

Mugabe denies report of illness while in a state of a weak heart

The president, Robert Mugabe, 86  has described reports that he is ill and underwent surgery in Malaysia as  naked lies crafted by the Western-manipulated media.

Mr Mugabe arrived home on Sunday , February 23 from his annual holiday and  said he had been in Singapore, not Malaysia.

Reports in the British, South African and Independent Zimbabwean media said that Mr Mugabe was operated on for an inflamed prostate gland..

Those are the lies they put across from year to year, Mr Mugabe told state radio. Where in other countries state media keep inform citizens about the annual holiday of their head of state and where he is going and who is member of the selected delegation, in Zimbabwe and in Cameroon, authorities just keep secret everything and citizens have no single idea where is their head of State.

The right to inform and to communicate directly with the people in these countries does not really exist and it time that for the international community to act and in order to force Zimbabwe and Cameroon to constantly use the freedom of information to communicate to and with the people..

Today Zimbabweans and Cameroonians don`t need reminding about the visible and physical  weakness of their actual head of state and those surrounding them and working closed with them and not serving the people..

He has long fended off challenges to his leadership, but now believed to be losing his grip on his party, according to the latest report from Associated Press.

Will Camair-co be ready to take off on next April?

While the International Consolidated Airlines Group ( IAG ) has became the first wholly foreign incorporated firm ever to trade on the London Stock Exchange as a FTSE100 firm, following the merger of British Airways with Spanish carrier Iberia, Camair-co in Cameroon still struggling to find his own way to the sky. The newly created firm over the death body of the Camair is not even yet registered with the IATA and not associate members.

 The company before his political launch on April this year according to the CEO declaration to the medias in Cameroon must pass the IATA Operational safety audit ( IOSA)..Camair-co will be incorporated under Cameroonian law and pays taxes in Cameroon, yet with his headquarter will then be in Douala, economic capital city of Cameroon and will probably, probably list on the Douala stock Exchange..

At the moment there is no official news about the number of aircraft that will be flying and destinations. Everything is still secret or kept secret in Cameroon as the government opacity of the governance by Biya`s administration. Camair-co is still on the recruitment process and has to decide where to have his headquarter and when and where to buy the new aircraft for the company. They have at the moment according to sources, 2 B767 and 2 B737 and no ideas about the total cost of the purchase of that..

Obviously the Cameroonian airline should be opened to the globalisation and at the moment it is not doing that. Globalisation according to the Ernst and Young globalisation index, must be promoted by business and governments as a positive force for economic and social good and authorities must avoid any descent into protectionism.

Cameroon at the moment according to the Ernst and Young globalisation index is not listed as one of the globalised economy.  Camair-co still on the stage of the risk for  the government and it is time now to move to the stage of opportunity for growth and development for the country.