27, July 2019
Stricken with cancer and at war with Ambazonia; Biya is planning to settle in France 0
President Paul Biya of French Cameroun, stricken with cancer and at war with the people of Southern Cameroons has dispatched his Secretary Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh to France to locate a placid corner from where he could continue receiving treatment.
The 86-year-old dictator has been having sleepless nights ever since the Swiss government ordered him to leave the country. Biya was reportedly planning to have a surgery and some rest at his Intercontinental Hotel before a massive demo staged by French speaking Cameroonians compelled the Swiss government to force him out of the country.
People close to him, and his neighbors, think he is living his last days on earth. For the first time yesterday Friday the 26th of July 2019, he personally came out of the Unity Palace and shared a conversation with security guards in which he wondered aloud why the Swiss had to treat him with contempt after all what he has done for the European nation.
Essentially, Biya will be leaving Yaounde to France for good as the days of running the country from abroad are now over. In fact, Paul Biya has been ruling by remote control for years. Biya had hardly spent 2 months in Yaounde in a year where his prime minister and his cabinet sit.
Stay with Cameroon Concord News Group for a detail report on the Biya situation later today
By Soter Tarh Agbaw-Ebai
27, July 2019
UK: Boris Johnson’s Critical Next Three months Diary 0
Boris Johnson has finally realized his dream of residing at No. 10 Downing Street. As a child he aspired to be “world king”; now he has at least the opportunity to save the embattled kingdom in his own country.
Johnson’s ascent to the premiership coincides with arguably the most challenging political time for the UK since the Second World War.
With just over three months to go before Britain exits the European Union (EU), Johnson has to reach a speedy deal with the Europeans or risk the country crashing out of the union without a formal agreement.
To compound his problems, Johnson has to contend with a tense situation in the Persian Gulf largely brought about by foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt’s decision to inflame tensions with Iran.
With the clock ticking fast to the end of October, here are the key dates for Britain’s new prime minister in the weeks and months ahead:
August 01: Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. This is a key test for Johnson and his inner circle. With a working parliamentary majority of only 2 seats, the Tories can ill-afford to lose this seat in Wales. Johnson’s headache is exacerbated by the fact that the Tories’ rivals, notably the Greens and the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru, have agreed to withdraw from the race and back the Liberal Democrats, who are currently at the top of the polls.
August 24: G7 Meeting. The G7 leaders are set to meet in Biarritz in south-west France. This is a test for Johnson to properly balance his relationship with US President Donald Trump and European leaders. If he distances himself from key European leaders, notably Emmanuel Macron of France and Germany’s Angela Merkel, then the public and the markets will interpret it as a further sign of an imminent no-deal Brexit.
September 03: End of parliamentary recess. The House of Commons reconvenes after the summer break. Johnson is likely to face a hostile parliamentary environment if by this point he has failed to reach an accommodation with the EU leaders on an orderly Brexit.
September 29: Conservative party conference. Johnson is like to view the conference as a big opportunity to energise his support base in the Tory machine and to prepare them psychologically for the next general election, which some analysts think could come as early as next spring.
October 17-18: European Union summit. This is likely to be the last time Britain is formally invited to participate in high-level EU business. In view of Johnson’s bombastic personality, he is likely to use this occasion to set out a grand vision for his country’s future outside the EU.
October 31: Brexit deadline. Johnson has pledged to leave the EU by this point, even without a deal. A no-deal Brexit, which looks increasingly likely, will prove the litmus test of the Johnson premiership. If Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal, then Johnson will face massive challenges, including a possible general election in the spring of 2020 and a Scottish independence referendum in 2021.
Culled from Presstv