By Tansa Musa
Cameroon's President Paul Biya appointed Philemon Yang, a former diplomat and senior official in the presidency, as prime minister in a government reshuffle on Tuesday, state media said. No reason was given for the removal of Ephraim Inoni, who had been premier for more than four years in the country of almost 19 million people, which has the biggest economy in central Africa.
State media did not announce the full list of new cabinet members immediately.
Inoni had been seeking rapid access to more than $140 million from the International Monetary Fund to help cushion Cameroon from the effects of the global financial crisis, according to a letter obtained by Reuters this week.
Biya, who has been in power for 27 years in the former French colony, has faced discontent over rising prices and the government last week announced cuts of 25 percent in the prices of staple goods such as rice, salt and fish.
Violent anti-government protests last year were also prompted by a change to the constitution to let Biya stand again in 2011 elections.
Despite a bigger gross domestic than countries such as Ghana and Senegal, oil-producing Cameroon lags in sectors such as health and education and is also ranked as one of Africa's most corrupt countries. //Reuters
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