Maurice Kamto Ran for President of Cameroon. Then He Was Arrested




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Summary: The President of Cameroon is Paul Biya. He's been the president of Cameroon since 1982. Before that, from 1975, he was prime minister. My guest today, Maurice Kamto, challenged Paul Biya for the presidency in national elections in 2018. Kamto lost in what he plausibly claimed were rigged elections. Maurice Kamto is a lawyer and professor of law with the University of Yaounde, in Cameroon. He is the leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, which is known by its French acronym the MRC.