Cintia A. , Lebledparle.com
We begin the press review with La Voix des Jeunes, which headlines the 40th anniversary of the RDPC and asks: What is the assessment? While the RDPC celebrates its 40th anniversary this Monday, March 24, Cameroon is going through multiple crises: a struggling economy, growing poverty, endemic unemployment, persistent political tensions, a resurgence of tribalism, and security conflicts in several regions. See page 3 for more information.
Cameroun Tribune also raises the question: 40 years, and then what? The party, founded in Bamenda on March 24, 1985, is celebrating four decades of existence today. Despite numerous challenges, this political formation aims to prove that it remains the solution, especially as this event takes place on the eve of a presidential election. Read the journal’s focus on pages 9-16.
It is now official: Paul Biya is the RDPC’s candidate for the 2025 presidential election, Info Matin reports. According to the newspaper, Jean Nkuété confirmed this. On the occasion of the party’s 40th-anniversary celebration on March 24, the Secretary-General of the Central Committee provided details about the outgoing Head of State’s candidacy in an interview given last weekend to Cameroon Tribune. See page 3 for details.
Still on the 2025 presidential election, La Riposte asserts that The people are right to place their full trust in ELECAM. According to the newspaper, Cameroon is gradually moving toward the 2025 presidential election. The Election Regulation Agency, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), aware of this major political and democratic challenge, is making every effort to ensure free, transparent, and credible elections. Its high level of professional awareness, legendary impartiality, and unwavering patriotic spirit are undeniable.
In its edition this morning, Mutation focuses on the phantom pain of Soulédé-Roua, where the memory of researchers and their guide burned alive still haunts the population of Mbalda, in this district. A comfort service was held there yesterday, Sunday, in the presence of Dr. Manaouda Malachie, a local elite.
Regarding the Martinez Zogo affair, Le Jour headlines: Eko Eko demands a procedure free from pressure and interference. In a statement, the lawyers’ collective for the former DGRE (Directorate General of External Research) highlights several irregularities they raised before the Court of Appeal of the Center. See page 5 for more information.
We conclude this review with Repères, which headlines the rehabilitation of SONARA: technical aspects of the new refinery. The projected increase in crude oil processing is one of the major features of the plant’s reconstruction after the fire on May 31, 2019, which completely destroyed 4 out of 13 production units. A decisive step has been taken with the launch of the preliminary design phase, expected to last 42 weeks. This phase will explore various other configurations while providing crucial financial elements. See page 9 for details.
