“We Hereby Ask RFI: To Stop Interfering In Cameroon's Internal Affairs

“The Cameroonian Government is shocked and outraged by the treatment that RFI has been making for some time of postelectoral news in Cameroon, which, as everyone may have realized, is an attack on the honour and dignity of the will of the Cameroonian people, as expressed on 7 October 2018 and proclaimed by the Constitutional Council on 22 October 2018.

The Government demands respect and consideration for the will of the Cameroonian people who, throughout its existence, has never accepted the diktat of a tutelary power when it comes to deciding on its future or fate. Cameroon is a rule of law, and as such, by virtue of its sovereignty, it does not accept any foreign interference, wherever it may come from.

Throughout the electoral process that has just ended, RFI has distinguished itself by a blatant lack of professionalism, characterized by a systematic refusal to observe elementary professional rules of fairness and balance. An illustration of this bias is the skillful shift RFI made by attributing to the entire episcopate of Cameroon, the personal opinion expressed by the Archbishop of Douala, His Lordship Samuel KLEDA, on the conduct of the presidential election in our country.

Moreover, it is common ground that the statements made in this case by this prelate are not based on any truthful argument that is likely to convince everyone. We therefore strongly denounce the way in which RFI echoes NGOs and other activists of all kinds whose fraudulent and hostile behaviour against our nation is common place.

President Paul BIYA has never waited for instructions from anyone to make dialogue the preferred means of resolving the problems facing Cameroon, particularly those in the North-West and South-West regions.

We hereby ask RFI to stop interfering in Cameroon's internal affairs in this way, and to stop giving a voice to warmongers who want to instrumentalize public opinion, with a view to provoking an insurgency and, ultimately, destabilizing our country. The Government commends the maturity and lucidity of the Cameroonian people who have invested themselves in ensu...