Tagged: cameroon
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cameroon Elections To Go As Planned Despite Protests
Preparations for the upcoming regional elections in Cameroon are underway despite calls for a boycott by the opposition and an ongoing series of protests demanding the resignation of the country’s longtime leader, President Paul Biya. According to the Electoral Commission of Cameroon (ELECAM), about 10 political parties have provided the necessary documents required to participate […]
Farida Adamu
Cameroon Sets December Election Date
The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, has announced December 6 for regional elections to hold in Cameroon, an election in which 90 councillors will be elected. This is the first regional elections to ever hold in the West African country, as a move towards decentralisation of power which has mostly been domiciled in francophone Cameroon. Issues […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cameroon Opposition Wants Polls Cancelled
An opposition party in Cameroon, Central Africa, known as the Social Democratic Front (SDF) has petitioned the Constitutional Council to cancel the partial legislative rerun, which took place last Sunday in 11 constituencies located in the country’s Anglophone region. Voters in the North West and South West region of the country had been called upon […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Cameroon: Opposition Leader Arrested for Protesting October Elections
Three months after the presidential elections in Cameroon, Maurice Kamto, leader and candidate of the Cameroonian Resistance Party (MRC), has been arrested by the police, for leading several protests against the results of the October polls. The results being challenged returned longtime President, Paul Biya, to power. In an event sure to affect the Central […]
Staff Writer
Cameroon Presidential Results: No Surprises Here
During a interview with the French channel, RFI, the Cameroonian Minister for Information announced that the results from the country’s October 7 presidential elections are expected to arrive today. His comments come less than 24-hours after the Constitutional Council dismissed 18 petitions brought before it by individuals and parties seeking the partial to total cancellation […]
Asari Ndem
#CameroonDecides: Polls closed, counting underway
The polls closed in Cameroon at 6pm on Sunday, the 7th of October, and counting is currently ongoing in an election where the incumbent is more than likely to win again. If he wins, this will be Paul Biya’s 7th re-election since he became the President in 1982. Results are expected to be announced within […]
Staff Writer
Why the number 7 might be Cameroon’s unlucky number
Despite mounting pressure on the Cameroonian government to suspend its plans for an election, especially in the English-speaking regions of the country, President Biya has insisted that the presidential elections will still hold as scheduled. On the 7th of October, Cameroonians are expected to cast their ballot and decide who will steer the affairs of […]