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Shanda Tonme asks Paul Biya to adopt dual nationality

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Shanda Tonme asks Paul Biya to adopt dual nationality

Shanda Tonme, presented as the Universal Mediator, sent an official letter to Cameroonian President Paul Biya on 19 October calling for the urgent adoption of dual nationality. He criticised the current legislation, but the information reported does not allow its content to be conveyed in greater detail.

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