Prominent Cameroonian writers and intellectuals have published key political essays and books that critically examine the authoritarian regime of President Paul Biya and its deep-seated ties to French neo-colonial influence (Françafrique).
Key Books and Writers
- Mongo Beti
(Alexandre Biyidi Awala)
- Lettre
ouverte aux Camerounais, ou, La deuxième mort de Ruben Um Nyobé (1986): An open letter
specifically targeting Paul Biya’s early years in power, criticizing the
continuation of authoritarian governance after Ahmadou Ahidjo.
- La
France contre l'Afrique: Retour au Cameroun (1993): A powerful critique
detailing Beti's return from exile, accusing France of prioritizing its
own economic and strategic interests by propping up African dictators,
using Cameroon under Biya as a prime example.
- Main
basse sur le Cameroun: Autopsie d'une décolonisation (1971): Though originally
targeting the Ahidjo regime, this foundational text laid the analytical
groundwork for understanding how French-engineered neocolonialism
persisted directly into the Biya era.
- Fanny
Pigeaud
- Au
Cameroun de Paul Biya (2011):
A piercing investigative account analyzing the mechanisms of Biya's
longevity, institutional corruption, and the decisive diplomatic and
military backing provided by Paris.
- Janvier
Tchouteu
- Paul
Biya of Cameroon: Three-plus Decades of Misrule under an Anachronistic
French-imposed System (2018):
An analytical work examining the socio-political stagnation of Cameroon
as a result of a system sustained by French geopolitical alignment.
- Célestin
Monga
- The
Anthropology of Anger: Civil Society and Democracy in Africa (1996): Explores the
stifling political climate of Cameroon under Biya and the rising
democratic resistance of civil society against post-colonial state
hegemony.
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