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World’s oldest serving head of state declared winner in Cameroon election
Paul Biya, 92, said to have won 53.66% of vote after volatile two weeks since election when opponent claimed victory Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, has been declared the winner of Cameroon’s election, granting him an eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. The country’s…
Two dead and dozens arrested amid Cameroon election crackdown
Wave of unrest as polling suggests victory in presidential race for 92-year-old incumbent Paul Biya At least two people have been killed and dozens of protesters arrested in Cameroon as the government cracks down on dissent before the announcement of final results in this month’s presidential elections. Local media reports, citing preliminary data from the…
Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election
Issa Tchiroma Bakary calls on 92-year-old president to accept end of reign, although results have yet to be released The Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October presidential election and called on the incumbent, Paul Biya, to accept the end of his 43-year rule. “Our victory is…
France acknowledges role in repression of Cameroon independence movements
Emmanuel Macron writes to Cameroonian president with findings of joint commission on country’s colonial past France has acknowledged its role in decades of violent repression of independence movements in Cameroon, the latest stage in a slow process of reckoning with its brutal colonial past. In a letter to the Cameroonian president, Paul Biya, dated 30…