This article is part of a series examining the influence of Power 237, a book published in January 2025, on the policy platforms of the twelve candidates who contested Cameroon’s presidential election on 12 October 2025. Drawing on the analytical framework developed by the African Centre for Competitive Intelligence (ACCI) — built around the hard, soft and smart power triptych — this impartial analysis explores how deeply the national power strategy proposed by Dr Guy Gweth for the 2025–2050 horizon has shaped each candidate’s vision. In this edition, the focus turns to Cabral Libii, candidate of the Parti pour le Changement et la Renaissance Nationale (PCRN), and his ambitious economic and social agenda.
Strategic Alignment: Economy and Innovation
Cabral Libii’s programme sets a five-year horizon for every Cameroonian to feel the tangible benefits of growth — in their meals, their jobs and their households. His emphasis on youth employment, entrepreneurship, technical and vocational training, and the creation of a National Innovation Fund directly reflects the core ideas of Power 237. The book asserts that “the mobilisation of domestic resources and the stimulation of innovation are essential drivers for building national power.” The candidate’s plans for local resource transformation, industrial development, modern economic zones and digital infrastructure follow this same logic of productive and sovereign power.
Human Capital and Social Cohesion
Libii’s social programme includes free education, financial support for families of civil servants who die in service, and the establishment of universal social protection. These proposals align with the vision of Power 237, which identifies human capital, national cohesion and civic mobilisation as indispensable “drivers of power” that strengthen a nation’s stability and influence. The programme also promotes sport, culture and the creative industries — key vectors of soft power in building a multidimensional national strength.
Security and Sovereignty
The candidate’s defence agenda — which includes reforming military doctrine, modernising equipment, enhancing intelligence services and strengthening cybersecurity — translates the hard, soft and smart power triptych into the security domain. As Power 237 emphasises, “a modernised army integrated into national projects is both a lever of power and a pillar of stability.” Libii’s concrete measures to reinforce security and defence embody this principle in practice.
Conclusion
The comparative analysis reveals a strong alignment between Cabral Libii’s economic, social and security agenda and the strategic principles developed in Power 237. His approach — combining resource mobilisation, innovation, social cohesion and military strength — demonstrates the tangible influence of Dr Guy Gweth’s work on the formulation of strategic development policies, confirming its status as a reference for political leadership and governance in Cameroon.
The Editorial Team
