The USA has just given a formidable lesson of democracy to dictatorships and more precisely to Cameroon. The strength of the institutions has triumphed over the attempt to personalize power as it is prevalent in the banana republics .

The judiciary, the army, the republican governors of the federated states, almost all the civil servants of the Trump administration as well as several elected members of the Republican Party to which President Trump belongs have systematically refused to obey the latter's injunctions. For democracy to triumph.

These are the positive lessons to be drawn from recent events in the United States.

Hon. Jean Michel NINTCHEU
Member of Parliament

The National Executive Committee of the SDF met on December 12, 2020 in Yaounde under the chairmanship of Chairman John Fru Ndi. At the end of the discussions the following resolutions were issued. 

24/10/2020 | Douala

The Social Democratic Front (SDF) is devastated by the carnage perpetuated on young children in their classrooms in Kumba today, in search of knowledge. Innocent students killed and mutilated during classes by armed groups who have as their lone agenda, terrorism.

The SDF condemns in the strongest possible terms this barbaric terrorist attack on innocent children and calls on the perpetrators to be punished accordingly. These terrorists are well known to many as well as all those enjoying the fall out of this dirty war are known as well.

After four blank academic years, a couple of completely lost generations and an educational gap burden that will certainly hunt Cameroonians for the next decades, schools showed encouraging signs of resumption in the North West and South West regions for this academic year. These marauders are trying in vain to mortgage the future of our country by perpetrating such inhumane acts. As a people, we must not yield. Following this e

Every political party that wants to be democratic has its own tendencies and internal movements. A political party cannot exclude internal debate but all this must lead to a movement whose aim is the reconstruction of the country which, in Cameroon, involves the removal of the murderous regime of Mr. Biya from power. BIYA MUST GO!

As far as our political family is concerned, let me be clear. Given the situation of our party since the last presidential election and more importantly the current situation of our country after 38 years of Mr Biya's disastrous reign, it is normal that there are internal tendencies of thought today. This debate is necessary.

I believe that it is about proving wrong those who believe that the SDF has given up. To prove wrong those who think that the SDF is no longer important. It is also about proving more than ever before the strength of the commitment of the SDF. And generally speaking, it is about proving wrong those who think that politics is no longer or will no longer generate enthusiasm, that our political family can no longer count on the massive mobilization of its militants and supporters in particular and the people in general. What we need to do now, after these last two difficult years, is to generate internally the desire to discuss, exchange ideas and reflect on the right direction to take. It is not simply a question of saying who is doing or will do what. It's about getting our political family out of a period of lethargy, laxity and division which is felt by those watching us from the outside and which has made us almost inaudible and has humiliated us a little.