Issa Tchiroma grilled by French ambassador?
The Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, was received at length on Thursday in Yaoundé by the French ambassador to Cameroon, Boris Bertolt. Thr diplomatic meeting comes on the heels of a tense context, just days after the scathing remarks of the president of the Front pour le salut national du Cameroun (FSNC) against Biya's "43 reign . The unusually long duration of the interview and its timing raise questions about the nature of the exchanges between the protesting minister and the French representation.
The diplomatic audience takes on a particular resonance as Issa Tchiroma has crossed a point of no return politically. In front of his supporters in Garoua, the former government spokesperson openly denounced the one who "has been responsible for your misfortunes for 43 years", without naming Paul Biya but clearly targeting the Cameroonian president. This public break with the regime he has long defended now places the minister in a delicate position, especially as the executives of the RDPC believe that he has already "made the choice of breaking away".
The involvement of the French embassy in this pivotal moment in Cameroonian political life raises questions about the geopolitical stakes in the run-up to the presidential election. While the Far North, representing nearly 40% of the electorate, sees its traditional alliances faltering with the turmoil also at the UNDP of Bello Bouba, France seems to be closely following these political shifts. The meeting between Tchiroma and Ambassador Bertolt could thus be part of a logic of diplomatic temperature-taking, with France seeking to assess the new Cameroonian political dynamics before the crucial electoral deadline.
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