Biya’s Cameroon, why history can’t wait

When the next history of Cameroon is written, there will be two stop points for reflection. In the course of this reflection, Cameroonians will be engaging themselves in appraising the leadership qualities of the two major actors; the founding president, Ahmadou Ahidjo and his successor Paul Biya. They both shared the grace of having saddled this nation for more than half a century of its independence and reunification. Ahidjo stayed in office for 22 years and, only last week marked Biya’s 37th anniversary in office. We can only wish Mr. President the best in office. We will however be quick…