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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eromo Egbejule in Douala and Yaoundé

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Paul Biya holds a piece of paper up next to a plastic box containing votes
Paul Biya voting in 2018, when he won a seventh term as president of Cameroon. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

Opposite Treasure Hunter, one of four casinos on the same street in Douala, Cameroon’s commercial capital, money changers and motorcycle taxi drivers such as André Ouandji mill around, calling out to potential clients.

Ouandji has worked in the area for three years but has not entered the casinos. He prefers to frequent the sports betting shop in his local neighbourhood of Bonabéri.

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