Cameroonian Twitter Users Celebrate Biya's 30 years Anniversary with Sarcasm

“@JeanYvesMorio [fr]: November 6, 1982, I woke up without running water nor electricity. November 6 2012,  I woke up without running water nor electricity #30anssansmourir

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On Twitter, Cameroonian Jean Yves Morio makes light of the fact that president Paul Biya has been in power for thirty years to this day and yet not much has improved in the lives of most Cameroonians. Many twitter users have used the hashtag #30anssansmourir [fr] to mock the anniversary of Biya's access to power, one of the longest tenure in Africa and worldwide.

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