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Cameroon army unrest puts Paul Biya on red alert

Unpaid bonuses and family allowance cuts fuel anger in the ranks.
By Mathieu Olivier
Soldiers from the rapid intervention battalion, BIR, march during the National Day celebration in Yaoundé on 20 May 2023.
Soldiers from the rapid intervention battalion, BIR, march during the National Day celebration in Yaoundé on 20 May 2023. © MABOUP

“We defend the nation, but who defends our families?” The question, posed on 4 June in a letter by soldiers and non-commissioned officers from the rapid intervention battalion, BIR, based in Wum in the North West, marks a turning point.

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