This will be the problem in Cameroon. This is the problem and its has always been the problem in some parts of the world where a corrupt client rulers like President Paul Biya of Cameroon.
On the one hand, they want money. On the other hand, the more money they get away with, the more they feel they must demonstrate their independence from the donor state.
One of the reasons why they need money is to put on great shows of independence, ceremonial bitings of the hand that feeds them...
Dictator like Paul Biya today in Cameroon is of course, all about power, and the less secure he feels, the more vigorously he must assert his manhood. This is what it is happening now in Cameroon.
Biya and wife and the army
Biya has to demonstrate to his own satisfaction that he takes no dictation from anyone. Not from the divided opposition and from the rising youth unemployment and even from the foreign potentates such as the young President Obama.
Sarkozy,( France) and Cameron (UK) for their part, have been having to deal with not one but 4 angry over sixty year old opposition leaders.
John Fru Ndi from the divided social democratic front and leader of the opposition in the parliament, Bello Bouba Maigari from the democracy progress for the national unity, Adamou Ndan Njoya for the Cameroon democracy union and the acting president of the southern Cameroon national council. Bello and Adamu worked as ministers with former first Cameroonian president and have Paul Biya as Prime Minister and now as president.
They know the man in power. Most donors stated think that Biya must be allowed to stay and oversee the transition to real democracy.
The Sdf members rally in support to Biya
Then he must leave with his dignity intact. The irony is that this British and French handling of Cameroon , unpromising thought it has been shown so far not to be a major piece of Cameron and Sarkozy`s policy that seems to have attracted some measure of bipartisan support.
It is true that there have been voices of dissident. What donors states are expecting now from Cameroon it is a real transition of power and also fair and free elections.
There have been anti-government demonstrations long time ago in Cameroon and the army has been called to intervene and to bring back peace and controlled the streets and there is no way going back to these dark days of the Cameroonian type of revolution or angry for change.
There is a huge need of a peaceful and pacific demonstration of pro-government and not riots and bloodshed. Since 2008, the role of the army has became more and more pivotal in case of any imminent change in Cameroon.
if Biya manages to keep the army`s allegiance and cling to power without sharing and even introducing real political reforms, there will surely be more violence in some parts of the country and the most heavily armed institution will have to use their force against their own people once more...
On the one hand, they want money. On the other hand, the more money they get away with, the more they feel they must demonstrate their independence from the donor state.
One of the reasons why they need money is to put on great shows of independence, ceremonial bitings of the hand that feeds them...
Dictator like Paul Biya today in Cameroon is of course, all about power, and the less secure he feels, the more vigorously he must assert his manhood. This is what it is happening now in Cameroon.
Biya has to demonstrate to his own satisfaction that he takes no dictation from anyone. Not from the divided opposition and from the rising youth unemployment and even from the foreign potentates such as the young President Obama.
Sarkozy,( France) and Cameron (UK) for their part, have been having to deal with not one but 4 angry over sixty year old opposition leaders.
John Fru Ndi from the divided social democratic front and leader of the opposition in the parliament, Bello Bouba Maigari from the democracy progress for the national unity, Adamou Ndan Njoya for the Cameroon democracy union and the acting president of the southern Cameroon national council. Bello and Adamu worked as ministers with former first Cameroonian president and have Paul Biya as Prime Minister and now as president.
They know the man in power. Most donors stated think that Biya must be allowed to stay and oversee the transition to real democracy.
Then he must leave with his dignity intact. The irony is that this British and French handling of Cameroon , unpromising thought it has been shown so far not to be a major piece of Cameron and Sarkozy`s policy that seems to have attracted some measure of bipartisan support.
It is true that there have been voices of dissident. What donors states are expecting now from Cameroon it is a real transition of power and also fair and free elections.
There have been anti-government demonstrations long time ago in Cameroon and the army has been called to intervene and to bring back peace and controlled the streets and there is no way going back to these dark days of the Cameroonian type of revolution or angry for change.
There is a huge need of a peaceful and pacific demonstration of pro-government and not riots and bloodshed. Since 2008, the role of the army has became more and more pivotal in case of any imminent change in Cameroon.
if Biya manages to keep the army`s allegiance and cling to power without sharing and even introducing real political reforms, there will surely be more violence in some parts of the country and the most heavily armed institution will have to use their force against their own people once more...
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