Ban on Political Debates: Cameroon wants democracy but practices the opposite

Ban on Political Debates: Cameroon wants democracy but practices the opposite

Published on 14.03.2018

Cameroon’s media regulator, dubbed the National Communication Council, NCC, has once again, banned political debates on air in the build-up to the country's Senatorial elections on March 25. Many analysts had thought the upcoming democratic exercise will be a platform to show case a country which really thirst after democracy.…

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