US EditionBiya, 92, Declared Winner in Cameroon Vote as Protests Leave 4 Dead
Paul Biya won with 53.66% amid unrest and protests by youth demanding credible results; over 100 protesters were arrested and four killed, officials said.
- Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, won the election with 53.66% of the votes against Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who received 35.19% of the vote.
- Violent protests erupted after the election results in Douala, leading to the deaths of at least four people and numerous arrests, with protesters using debris and burning tires.
- Biya expressed sorrow over the violence, stating, 'My first thoughts are with all those who have unnecessarily lost their lives...'
- The International Crisis Group warned of escalating unrest, noting that many Cameroonians widely reject the official result.
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Many Catholics in Cameroon object to re-election of President Biya
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Jesuit Father Lado Ludovic has made an urgent rallying cry to the people of Cameroon, declaring the moment for nonviolent resistance is “now or never.” The call came even before the Constitutional Court declared President Paul Biya winner of the October 12 Presidential election. Biya won with 53.66 percent of the vote, according to the President of the Constitutional Council. Biya’s primary challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, p…
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, who has ruled since 1982, was declared a winner and will head an eighth seven-year term, while the main opponent, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, and also claimed victory. Biya, 92, obtained 53.66 percent of the votes against 35.19 of Tchiroma, the Constitutional Council reported. The opposition leader denounced in his networks that two people were shot in front of his home in the city of Garua. After the announcement of t…
Cameroon: Biya Declared the Winner Amid Post-Election Violence
Cameroon’s post-election period has been marred with violence with at least four people killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested across the country arrested since the October 12, 2025 presidential election.
The world's oldest sitting president, Cameroon's Paul Biya, 92, has re-elected, the country's top court said Monday, after days of clashes between protesters and security forces that…
The President of Cameroon, at the age of 92, was real for one of the top orders. Paul Biya, considered the oldest head of state in the world, received 53.7% of the votes, compared to 35.2%, who went to the opposition leader Issa Tchiro Bakary, announced to the Constitutional Council of Cameroon, according to BBC.
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