Cameroon: Ben Modo’s Return to Biya Raises a Darker Question: Was His “Revolution” Ever Really Opposition?

The businessman who accused Issa Tchiroma Bakary of betrayal for refusing to force Paul Biya from power now says he supports Biya and is ready to work with his government. In Cameroon, where an armed conflict has already shown how quickly mass political resistance can be converted into a war that strengthens the very state it was meant to weaken, that reversal deserves more than surprise. It deserves scrutiny.

Ben Modo has completed an extraordinary political journey. Before…