Paul Biya (Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo)

President Paul Biya's regime has survived much but until now none of his opponents dared play the pink card...

On 4 October the Post newspaper of Cameroon published a front-page story alleging corrupt links between Social Democratic Front leader Ni John Fru Ndi and President Paul Biya...

As President Paul Biya settles in to his fifth consecutive term of office with seven more years stretching ahead there is no sign of any serious challenge to the 71-year-old's almost nonchalant command (AC Vol 45 No 20)...

President Paul Biya will win a comfortable majority over his 15 opponents and there won't be another presidential election until 2011...

With first oil from the Chad-Cameroon pipeline set to reach Kribi port in September this new source of revenue will come at a perfect time for President Paul Biya to seek re-election in October 2004...

Patassé's election campaign in 1999 was partly financed by President Paul Biya of Cameroon with discreet backing from France...

President Paul Biya has always been very reticent about regional politics though the size and geographical position of Cameroon imply that it should play a stronger role...

In Cameroon President Paul Biya will aim for an early presidential election encouraged by the opposition's poor showing in last year's parliamentary election but must also resolve a dispute with Nigeria over the Bakassi Peninsula...

Privately France and the EU pressed President Paul Biya to be more generous...

President Paul Biya is now likely to exploit June's electoral triumph by bringing the presidential poll forward a year to late 2003...