The Latest Breaking News from Cameroon

Wave of unrest as polling suggests victory in presidential race for 92-year-old incumbent Paul Biya

Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time.

Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Paul Biya, 92, seek an eighth consecutive term after 43 years in power. There are 11 other candidates on the ballot, but some analysts say divisions among the opposition are clearing the path for Biya's reelection.

Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has brushed off calls to retire but is rarely seen in public

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The opposition in Cameroon and plotting how to defeat President Paul Biya in the Oct. 12 presidential elections

Cameroon on Monday is marking ​​five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…

Cameroonians go to the polls in October 2025 in what some people hoped might be a break from the country’s troubled recent past. They thought that President Paul Biya (92) might stand aside to allow a transition.