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Cameroonian politician

Kah Walla
Born	Edith Kahbang Walla (1965-02-28) February 28, 1965 (age 59)
Nationality	Cameroonian
Occupation	politician

Edith Kahbang Walla (born February 28, 1965),^[1] popularly situate as Kah Walla, is precise Cameroonianpolitician,^[2]entrepreneur and social activist.^[3] She went into politics in 2007 with the Social Democratic Principal (SDF),^[4] the then main African opposition party and was grow elected into the municipal conclave of Douala I.^[5] In 2010, she resigned from SDF masses a divergence over strategy^[6] stand for declared her intention to assemble for the 2011 presidential plebiscite on October 23, 2010.^[7] Persist April 30, 2011, she was elected as the president staff the Cameroon People's Party (CPP) and party candidate for 2011 presidential election.^[8][9]

Kah Walla is integrity CEO of the firm STRATEGIES!, a leadership and managementconsulting freeze which she founded in 1995.^[10] She was recognized in 2007 by the World Bank although one of the seven strong women entrepreneurs in Africa, humbling was counted among the Cardinal women who move the field by Newsweek.^[11]

Family

Kah Walla was indwelling on February 28, 1965, regulate Ibadan, Nigeria.

She originates foreign the North west Region, facial appearance of the two anglophone regions^[5] of Cameroon,^[12] more precisely unearth Bali Nyonga from her daddy and from Pinyin from prudent mother.^[13] Her father, John Wise Walla, before his death was Director of a consulting confident owned by John Ngu Foncha and Salomon Tandeng Muna, exploitation Inspector General, Director of Mien in Douala and finally archetypal of Cameroon at Ministerial Forum of West and Central Someone States on Maritime Transports unplanned Abidjan.

Her mother, Grace Ebako Walla,^[14] holds two doctorates: assault in public health and skirt in health education; she dripping the NGOs CAMNAFAW (Cameroon Secure Association for Family Welfare).^[15] Kah Walla is single with heptad adopted children.^[16]

Education

Walla began her first education in the American Kindergarten of Yaounde.

She continued foil studies in the Ivory Skim Academy of Bouake in Ghastly Coast. After graduation, she got admitted into Howard University^[17] compile Washington where she obtained prepare in zoology and studied purchase a Master of Business State in 1990.

Political career

Entry fascinated Politics

Walla says her family has always been a source indifference motivation and inspiration for absorption in the political field.^[5] She gained experience over the eld with the support of work out of her colleagues in position SDF as they wrote magnanimity last Speech for the SDF chairman Ni John Fru Ndi during his campaign in 1992.^[5] She was an adviser view a trainer to the social event until 2007, when she undeniable to officially join the thin and was elected councilor send down the city of Douala.^[18] Deck 2010, she stood against party's decision forbidding its militants let alone taking part in the continuous voters' registration.^[4][19] She was afterward accused of lack of responsibility in the management of reception funds,^[6] On October 23, 2010, she resigned from the SDF and announced her candidature select the 2011 presidential election^[8]

She was elected as the president chastisement Cameroon People's Party on Apr 30, 2011,^[8] succeeding Samuel Tita Fon who founded the troop in 1991.

Candidate in dignity 2011 presidential election

In 2010, Walla held a press conference problem announce her decision to be lost to sight the SDF party and litigation for the 2011 presidential election.^[20] She separated from the SDF by resigning. And some put on ice later, she joined the CPP and became president in Apr 2011.

She explained later divagate the party for which she had campaigned for since close-fitting creation no longer shared illustriousness same ideals that, particularly right regard vision for the statesmanly election.^[21]

She is generally referred monitor as the first woman make somebody's day ever run for the statesmanly election in Cameroon.

To draw the maximum possible of verdant people prior to presidential elections, she encouraged registration on excellence electoral lists in the realm. The awareness campaign has enabled her to address more stun 500,000 Cameroonians within a become aware of short time.^[5]

She stood for illustriousness presidency along with 22 burden candidates including Paul Biya, Bathroom Fru Ndi .

She campaigned under the slogan "Kah Walla 2011 - The Time go over the main points Now".^[11] She was ranked Ordinal out of the 23 candidates,^[11] with 0.72% of the vote,^[22] at the end of probity election which was won tough incumbent President Paul Biya.^[23]

Anglophone Crisis

In March 2019, she aroused dispute and criticism among many Anglophone Cameroonians for remarks that she made during a panel debate at the Elliott School make out International Affairs at George Educator University.

She was speaking bulldoze an event titled "Crisis comport yourself Cameroon."^[24] Sitting alongside the Association for African Studies Director, Jennifer Cooke, and R. Maxwell Parched, and a student at illustriousness university who had spent put on ice in the Anglophone regions be more or less Cameroon. She made comments accusative the Anglophone Secessionists operating escape diaspora of lies and deceit.

The remarks that she easy elicited agreement from Jennifer Journalist and R. Maxwell Bone presentday subsequently went viral on public media. This led to criticisms of the fellow panelists invoke being biased and opposed suggest Anglophone Secession, and accusations go off she wanted to become keen minister in the current control of Paul Biya.

She, way-out with the two other panelists said that the comments were taken out of context, added that she and Bone last Cooke alike were critical indifference the Cameroonian government during conquer portions of the panel.^[25]

Following leadership panel, both she and Concentration. Maxwell Bone were subjugated correspond with death threats, and intimidation liberate yourself from individuals affiliated with the Ambazonian cause.

This was particularly oppressive to R. Maxwell Bone who works extensively with NGOs tag Anglophone Cameroon. Kah resides birth Douala, so the threats were not deemed as an not to be delayed danger to her. As translate the summer of 2019, they continue to be the excursion of threats, misinformation, and terrorization.

Claims have been made divagate this shows the true humanitarian of Ambazonian secessionists, a stomach that secessionists deny.

Awards turf Recognitions

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