Election Legitimacy, Diplomatic Recognition, and the Politics of Congratulatory Messages: The Case of Cameroon
The 2025 presidential election in Cameroon presented foreign governments with a complex dilemma. Factors shaping their calibrated responses included: longstanding allegations of electoral manipulation, limited political competition, the Constitutional Council’s contested role, violent post-electoral protests By M. C. Folo, Independentist Contributor Abstract:This essay examines why foreign governments sometimes congratulate a political leader on their inauguration

