Cameroon: Tensions Deepen at Elecam: Staff Plan Strike, DG Targets Protest Leaders

The Director General of Elections Cameroon (Elecam), Erik Essousse, has reportedly called for the identification and punishment of staff members threatening to go on strike. Employees of Elecam are said to be planning industrial action to express their dissatisfaction over what they describe as “unbearable” working conditions, marked by long-standing injustices and suffering.

Essousse’s response, observers warn, risks escalating tensions and pushing employees toward more…