Cameroon has been celebrating 51 years as unified nation with a military and civilian parade on National Unity Day in its capital Yaounde. For all but 10 of those years it has been ruled by just one man, President Paul Biya. Some of those who watched the parade sounded optimistic about their country's future and welcomed the day. But one francophone journalist described the unity of the country as a "facade." On Friday, on the eve of National Unity Day, the authorities closed down some of Yaounde's food markets to prevent the spread of the deadly bacterial disease.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 21, 2023 18:13 UTC