Thursday, December 25, 2025

Unveiling Tomorrow's Cameroon Through Today's News

Breaking

The security atmosphere in Cameroon has been rather unfriendly to Biya's taste. Boko Haram up north, Anglophone Problem, and the recent failed strike action by some soldiers are some of the thorns in Biya's flesh.
That's  certainly why he dispatched the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence to major military headquarters across the nation.
Joseph Beti Assomo embarked on the mission at the weekend . He visited Kolofata, Koutaba...to tell his boys that there was no room for 'indiscipline'.
This perhaps was a strong warning following the strike action by some soldiers fighting the terror group in the Far North.
The men in uniform had voiced their concerns about unpaid bonuses and other expenses some weeks back.
But Biya had reacted like a hungry lion in the land of stray goats.  
They were airlifted to Yaoundé the following day, pending 'disciplinary actions.'
Assomo has considered them 'militiamen' , not soldiers. He also reminded the soldiers that they could not compare their pay with that of  UN soldiers involved in peacekeeping missions.
Joseph Beti Assomo's delegation also went to assure Biya's loyal ninjas that the country's strong man was with them in wake of sporadic suicide bombings by Boko Haram.
Like every other dictator, Biya loves and protects men who carry arms. After all, every nation relies on men in uniform for security and survival. No doubt the US is what it is today.