Cameroon: Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms

Cameroon: Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms

Cameroon is due to hold a presidential election in October and tensions are high. President Paul Biya's party has held power since 1960

Maurice Kamto in Douala: Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms – Cameroon Concord News

Tempers flared Sunday in the city of Douala, as activists and supporters of Maurice Kamto’s MRC party fought to access their headquarters blocked off by security forces. Since Saturday, parts of the city and the airport had been off-limits to motorcycle taxi drivers, as authorities anticipated Maurice Kamto’s arrival in Douala, where he was due to hold a meeting at his party’s regional headquarters. “They say Professor Maurice Kamto is arriving.…

Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms

Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms. Cameroon is due to hold a presidential election in October and tensions are high. President Paul Biya’s party has held power since 1960 The post Police, opposition supporters clash as election looms | +video appeared first on CameroonOnline.org.

Police, Opposition Clash in Cameroon as Election Looms

Tempers flared on Sunday in Douala, Cameroon’s economic capital, as activists and supporters of Maurice Kamto’s Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) clashed with security forces while attempting to reach the party’s regional headquarters, which had been cordoned off. Authorities had imposed restrictions since Saturday, limiting access to parts of the city and the airport—particularly targeting motorcycle taxi operators—in anticipation of Kamto’s …

Cameroon: Security forces block opposition rally as election tensions mount – The North Africa Post

Political tensions escalated in Douala Sunday as security forces clashed with supporters of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, preventing access to the headquarters his party, the Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC), ahead of October’s presidential elections. Authorities had restricted movement in parts of the city and around the airport since Saturday, anticipating Kamto’s arrival […]