Paul Biya est toujour en haut. Il doit descendre en bas. Nous serons la bas (Paul Biya is still up there; he has to come down, we are there/we are the BAS). Those could be the words of some of the 5,000 anti-Biya protesters at the foot of the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva at the weekend. The pun could be read variedly. It could mean Biya is still in power, he ought to step down or be deposed. Literally, it means Biya is in a standoff with the Brigard anti-Sardinard or the Anti-Sardine Brigade, fashioned by those (mainly supporters of…
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