Biya Returns

Biya’s return heightens nations’s angst By Norbert Wasso Binde After leaving the country on June 7 for what was officially described as a “brief private stay in Europe,” the Head of State returned to Yaoundé on August 20, ending what has been widely reported as his longest absence from the country since taking office in 1982.  But after 74 days away, President Biya does not simply return to Etoudi. He returns to a long list of questions, expectations, unfinished business and a country where many citizens are waiting to see whether his return will bring the long-awaited decisions that have…