US EditionCameroon’s leader sets the next presidential election for October without saying if he will run
CAMEROON, JUL 12 – Cameroon schedules presidential election amid political tension and an undecided 92-year-old incumbent with opposition candidates emerging, including Maurice Kamto, officials said.
- Cameroon’s president Paul Biya officially announced that the presidential election will take place on October 12, 2025, in Yaounde.
- Biya, 92 years old and Africa’s second longest-serving leader, has not declared if he will seek another term amid pressure and defections.
- The election will follow a 2008 constitutional reform allowing indefinite terms and occurs amid ongoing separatist violence, Boko Haram threats, and political unrest.
- Biya signed the election decree on a recent Friday, and candidates must apply within ten days after the electoral college convenes, with main opponent Maurice Kamto facing police intimidation.
- The upcoming election presents a pivotal moment for Cameroon’s nearly 30 million citizens, as former close allies break away to run for office amid ongoing issues with corruption and conflict.
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Presidential elections will be held in Cameroon on October 12, Paul Biya, the second longest-serving president in Africa, announced today.
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Cameroon will hold presidential election on October 12, a decree signed by the Central African nation’s President Paul Biya showed on Friday. The vote will decide who will lead the cocoa and oil-producing nation of nearly 30 million for the next seven years. Presidential hopefuls must submit their applications within 10 days after the electoral college is convened, as mandated by the electoral code. Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state…
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