Cameroon: Cavayé’s Ousting as National Assembly Gives Ripples of Hope

By Hans Ngala

For the first time in our national life, we are seeing power change hands. While it is still the same party and likely the same policies, there is a glimmer of hope. Cavayé Yéguié Djibril is out, and for many Cameroonians, that’s all that matters. This moment holds a personal resonance for me. I was just three months old in March 1992 when Cavayé first took over as president of the National Assembly. He himself was 53 already – slightly on…