Cameroon: Independent candidates as viable alternatives in the electoral process

By Ajong Mbapndah L (Originally published in AfricaFiles)

After more than a decade of elections generally believed to have multiple flaws, Cameroon seems to have embarked on an exercise to overhaul the electoral process. While this may just be another exercise in futility aimed at distracting attention or cajoling the international community, many however agree that there is need for vital reforms to be carried out ahead of municipal and legislative elections scheduled for 2007.