Tunisia's toll

The dust is settling on the announcement last night by Tunisia's president that he won't be standing for election again. This follows weeks of bloody protests ostensibly over unemployment. After two decades in power President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's actions may have other long-serving African leaders nervously looking over their shoulders. I wonder how events in Tunis are being digested in Cameroon for instance?
The latest Focus on Africa magazine has an interesting few pages on the state of affairs there in the run-up to elections later this year. Paul Biya has been in power longer than his Tunisian counterpart - but also faces the problem of swelling opposition to his rule via the internet, blogs and social media sites. Is he taking notes do you think?