Cameroon: Meet Patricia Balme, Paul Biya’s devoted spin doctor

The Africa Report | For decades, she has managed PR for several African presidents, including Senegal’s Macky Sall, Côte d’Ivoire’s Alassane Ouattara and Cameroon’s Paul Biya. After several weeks of silence and rumours about Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s health, the president’s private office announced on 8 October that he would be returning to Yaoundé “in the … The