Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, left, with Israeli Top Minister Shimon Peres, views an honour guard upon arrival August 25, 1986 at Cameroon capital’s airport in Yaoundé.
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Cameroon’s president Paul Biya had honest launched that he would as soon as over again be a candidate at th enext presidential election – and now, he has overhauled his military.
Top ranks in Cameroon’s militia were reshuffled on Wednesday following a decree printed on Tuesday.
Analysts instruct that the promotions and modifications on the heads of infantry, air power and navy are a ability for Biya to be obvious the military will make stronger his re-election bid.
The head of train promoted a colonel of the national gendarmerie and five military officers to the notorious of Brigadier Overall. Eight brigadier generals were lifted as much as the notorious of most important associated old. Within the navy, a captain became as soon as given the notorious of Rear Admiral.
At 92 years broken-down, Biya is Africa’s oldest head of train and has long relied on great safety forces to uphold his grip on the presidency, which he took in 1982.
Following his announcement that he would scuttle over again for president, some doubts surrounding his properly being and ability to rule the nation for over again duration, hang emerged.
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