The Time is now: Biya Must Step Down

By Tekuh Felix There comes a point in the life of every nation when the question is no longer simply who won an election, but whether the country can continue pretending that an election has settled anything at all. For Cameroon, that moment has arrived. Paul Biya was declared the winner of the 12 October 2025 presidential election with 53.66 percent of the vote. His principal challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, was awarded 35.19 percent. The Constitutional Council has spoken, and legally, that may be the end of the counting. But it cannot be the end of the argument. Because a…