On October 9th, 2011, Cameroon held a presidential election. On the
evening of October 21st, the results were announced. The announcing of
results began at 11 in the morn and finished at 8 pm at night.
Everyone was listening to the radio for the results. The incumbent,
Paul Biya, won with a landslide majority of 77%. The second place
candidate, Furundi, held 10% of the votes. Next year, 2012, will be
Biya's 30th anniversary as president of Cameroon. My small village of
close to 2,000 voting-citizens voted 100% Biya, I was told by someone
who helped out with the election.
Note: these are the facts of the election that recently passed in
Cameroon. I do not feel it is appropiate for me to share my opinion
about how the election was held or the result.
Other news from the village
-Harvest time. Daily, corn and beans by the sack-full are being hauled
in from the fields. Huge trucks passing on the road are filled to the
brim with sacks of beans to sell in the city. Many harvesters are
buying new motorcycles or Tvs with their hard-earned cash.
-Health Club is up and running at the high school. Yours truly is the
proud "coordonatrice".
-It is still raining. August and September, which are supposed to be
the rainiest months of the year, have come and gone...and yet the rain
is still here.
-Is it fall already?
evening of October 21st, the results were announced. The announcing of
results began at 11 in the morn and finished at 8 pm at night.
Everyone was listening to the radio for the results. The incumbent,
Paul Biya, won with a landslide majority of 77%. The second place
candidate, Furundi, held 10% of the votes. Next year, 2012, will be
Biya's 30th anniversary as president of Cameroon. My small village of
close to 2,000 voting-citizens voted 100% Biya, I was told by someone
who helped out with the election.
Note: these are the facts of the election that recently passed in
Cameroon. I do not feel it is appropiate for me to share my opinion
about how the election was held or the result.
Other news from the village
-Harvest time. Daily, corn and beans by the sack-full are being hauled
in from the fields. Huge trucks passing on the road are filled to the
brim with sacks of beans to sell in the city. Many harvesters are
buying new motorcycles or Tvs with their hard-earned cash.
-Health Club is up and running at the high school. Yours truly is the
proud "coordonatrice".
-It is still raining. August and September, which are supposed to be
the rainiest months of the year, have come and gone...and yet the rain
is still here.
-Is it fall already?
