Iss1/B2 How to Become a Dictator (a Friend was Asking)

Chris and Charley cover the darkly fascinating cloak-and-dagger story of Ahidjo’s rise to power – with help from the French, of course. Subscriber link to bonus chapter: https://www.finitemag.org/2025/04/rise-of-ahmaduo-ahidjo-dictator-cameroon-france-neocolonialism/ Not a subscriber? Subscribe here: https://www.finitemag.org/shop/ ____________________________________ Issue 1: Climate Change and Freshwater Intro: Why did Lake Chad collapse and why are Cameroonians so thirsty? Chapter 1: Desertification of the Sahel and Cameroon’s water infrastructure Chapter 2: Cameroon gains “independence” from France Chapter 3: Poverty, structural adjustments, and dictators Chapter 4: The US New Deal’s Soil Conservation Service is a proven model Bonus 1: More on Cameroon’s independence movement Bonus 2: How did Ahidjo make himself a dictator? Bonus 3: How did Biya take control from Ahidjo? _____ Issue 1 is available in written and podcast format __________