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Woman Opposition Candidate Detained in Cameroon

Woman Opposition Candidate Detained in Cameroon

Paul Biya has been the President of Cameroon since 1982.  He is being challenged this fall by Kah Walla, a dynamic woman who previously served as a city council member in Douala, Cameroon.  Ms. Walla has been recognized by the World Bank as one of seven women entrepreneurs in Africa working on business environment reform and by Vital Voices for her leadership in public life.  Her firm, STRATEGIES!, works for multinational firms as well as development organizations.   Ms. Walla was detained on May 20 in Cameroon, and released later that day.  Here is a link to her account of what happened:

http://stepheniefoster.com/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=255&Itemid=54

 

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Stephenie Foster

With over 25 years of experience in domestic and international policy Stephenie’s consulting practice advises clients on issues ranging from public/private partnerships, global networking, political strategy and lobbying. Her international work has taken her to more than 20 countries. Previously she served as Chief of Staff to two United States Senators (Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT)), held senior positions at Legacy and Planned Parenthood and was appointed by President Clinton as General Counsel for the U.S. General Services Administration. Stephenie was a former law partner in California and is currently a Professorial Lecturer at American University, where she teaches classes on Women & the UN and Women World Leaders. She is an author and blogger and you can follow her work at StephenieFoster.com.