A Decade of Cameroon: Politics, Economy and Society 2008-2017

Author:   Fanny Pigeaud
Publisher:   Brill
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9789004395251


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   18 April 2019
Format:   Paperback
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A Decade of Cameroon: Politics, Economy and Society 2008-2017


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This ten-year review of Cameroon's economic, social and political events covers a delicate period in the recent history of this Central African country, rich in natural and human resources. It begins with a difficult year: 2008 was marked by serious socio-political unrest linked to the wish of President Paul Biya, in power since 1982, to change the constitution, by removing the limitation on the number of presidential terms. Once the constitution was amended, the president was re-elected in 2011 for seven years. But in a predictable way and while the economy was stagnating, the political situation slowly deteriorated in the following years, leading in 2017 to the beginning of a civil war in one part of the country. This decade allows us to see a locked political system, inherited from colonization, but which seems more and more at the end of the race. Cette revue de dix ans de l’actualité économique, sociale et politique du Cameroun couvre une période délicate de l’histoire récente de ce pays d’Afrique centrale, riche en ressources naturelles et humaines. Elle commence par une année difficile : 2008 a été marquée par des troubles sociopolitiques graves liés à la volonté du président Paul Biya, au pouvoir depuis 1982, de changer la constitution, afin de supprimer la limitation du nombre de mandats présidentiels. Une fois la constitution modifiée, le président a pu être réélu en 2011 pour sept ans. Mais de manière prévisible et alors que l’économie stagnait, la situation politique s’est lentement dégradée au cours des années suivantes, jusqu’à déboucher en 2017 sur un début de guerre civile dans une partie du pays. A travers ces dix ans se dessine ainsi un système politique verrouillé, hérité de la colonisation, mais qui semble de plus en plus en fin de course.

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Author:   Fanny Pigeaud
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Weight:   0.151kg
ISBN:  

9789004395251


ISBN 10:   9004395253
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   18 April 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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Fanny Pigeaud is a French journalist. She was based for several years in Cameroon, Gabon, Ivory Coast and worked for different French media (Agence France Presse, Libération, Le Monde diplomatique, etc.). She is currently a regular contributor to the online newspaper Mediapart. She wrote three books (France - Côte d’Ivoire, une histoire tronquée, Vents d'ailleurs, 2015 ; Au Cameroun de Paul Biya, Karthala, 2011 ; Mahaleo, 40 ans d'histoire(s) de Madagascar, Laterit, 2011) and co-authored L’arme invisible de la Françafrique. Une histoire du franc CFA (La Découverte, 2018).

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