Cameroon: Yaoundé and Malabo form a sovereign African front against Western interference
In a significant display of African solidarity, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea are strengthening a sovereign front against Western interference. Following his re-election in the October 12, 2025 presidential poll, President Paul Biya received a high-profile visit from Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, Vice-President of Equatorial Guinea, at the Unity Palace on November 19.
This first official audience with a foreign leader since the election carried substantial political weight, extending beyond mere diplomatic protocol.
The meeting served as a strong signal of international recognition and the affirmation of a strategic axis between two nations firmly asserting their sovereignty.
The discussions between the two leaders focused on enhancing security in the Gulf of Guinea, energy cooperation, economic exchanges, cross-border mobility, and diplomatic coordination.
This developing Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea axis, grounded in sovereignty and dignity, aims to reinforce stability in a strategically important sub-region often affected by external interference and international rivalries.
The visit carries particular significance given Vice-President Mangue’s recent denunciations of “systematic pressure” exerted by certain Western powers on African states.
By choosing Cameroon as his first diplomatic stop after these statements, he provided concrete diplomatic follow-through to his message of African solidarity and self-determination.
Through this meeting, both nations sent a clear message: Africa requires no guardians.
The continent possesses its own institutions, leaders, and vision, capable of defining its priorities, protecting its resources, and choosing its alliances according to its own interests.
The Yaoundé encounter embodies this vision of an Africa that is confident, sovereign, and master of its own destiny.
Paul FOCAM
