Alors qu’il présidait la traditionnelle réception organisée au palais présidentiel à l’issue du défilé de la Fête de l’Unité, le chef de l’État camerounais a été victime d’un malaise. Coulisses.
Paul Biya's health scare during Cameroon's Unity Day celebrations isn't just palace drama. It's a stark reminder that Africa's gerontocracy remains its most dangerous political tradition. While the continent's median age sits at 19, we're still governed by men who've outlasted the Berlin Wall, and Biya's 42-year grip on power exemplifies how personal rule has stunted an entire generation's political imagination across francophone Africa.
Paul Biya's health scare during Cameroon's Unity Day celebrations isn't just palace drama. It's a stark reminder that Africa's gerontocracy remains its most dangerous political tradition. While the continent's median age sits at 19, we're still governed by men who've outlasted the Berlin Wall, and Biya's 42-year grip on power exemplifies how personal rule has stunted an entire generation's political imagination across francophone Africa.
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