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Coup Scare:Kagame and Biya Purge Military Leadership Amidst Regional Power Struggles”

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90 Year Old Cameroonian leader Paul Biya

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">In response to recent power seizures in Niger and Gabon&comma; Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Cameroonian President Paul Biya have taken swift action to reinforce their control by dismissing key military chiefs&comma; as revealed in their official statements&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"6j38kmFw" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">&NewLine;Rwandan leader Paul Kagame&comma; aged 65&comma; made a decisive move by relieving almost 200 military officials of their duties&comma; including renowned figures like four-star generals James Kabarebe and Fred Ibingira&comma; as well as three-star generals Charles Kayonga and Frank Mushyo Kamanzi&period; The announcement was disclosed by the Rwandan outlet The New Times&comma; which cited an official government communication&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"rgLyp91w" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Notably&comma; President Kagame also retired 83 senior officers&comma; 06 junior officers&comma; and 86 senior non-commissioned officers&comma; along with 678 end-of-contract officers&period; Additionally&comma; 160 officers were discharged on medical grounds&comma; according to the official statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Meanwhile&comma; 90-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya&comma; who primarily resides in Switzerland&comma; exhibited a similar stance against potential instability&period; In response to the unfolding power dynamics&comma; he swiftly shuffled military officers across the army&comma; air force&comma; and marine units&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">These sweeping changes in leadership within the military hierarchies of Rwanda and Cameroon come shortly after the coup in Gabon&comma; where President Ali Bongo Ondimba was ousted and subsequently confined to house arrest by the intervention of military personnel&period; Though the two leaders did not explicitly acknowledge the coups in Niger and Gabon as catalysts for their actions&comma; the timing suggests a strategic move to preempt any similar disruptions within their respective nations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"RFedFtqj" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Notably&comma; the military junta that seized control in Niger in late July faced sanctions from the Economic Community of West African States &lpar;ECOWAS&rpar;&period; Despite these measures&comma; efforts to encourage the junta to relinquish power to the democratically elected leadership have thus far been ineffective&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Cameroonian President Paul Biya&comma; in a statement shared on Twitter&comma; disclosed his decree to terminate certain soldiers and reassign others within the nation&&num;8217&semi;s defense department&period; The appointments of new senior military chiefs have been instrumental in solidifying leadership&comma; with figures such as Ajeagah Njei Felix&comma; Kamdom Lucas&comma; and Nguema Ondo Bertin Bourger being designated for key roles in the army&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left">&NewLine;<p dir&equals;"ltr">Mr&period; Biya&&num;8217&semi;s enduring administration&comma; which began in 1982 when he assumed power at 49 years old&comma; has been characterized by both critics and observers as having minimal impact on Cameroon&&num;8217&semi;s economy&period; Over the past decade&comma; as his health gradually declined due to advanced age&comma; President Biya has largely governed his nation&&num;8217&semi;s approximately 30 million people from his residence in Switzerland&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div align&equals;"left"><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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