US EditionCameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results
Opposition leaders Anicet Ekane and Djeukam Tchameni were arrested amid protests fueled by claims of election rigging and security force crackdowns, MANIDEM members also reportedly kidnapped.
- Two Cameroonian opposition leaders were arrested at their homes on Friday by armed military forces.
- They supported presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who claimed victory over 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya in the recent election.
- Protests have erupted amid allegations of manipulation and calls to annul the official results if they differ from Tchiroma's claimed victory.
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Two top opposition leaders arrested in Cameroon as post-election tensions mount ahead of results
Two top opposition leaders in Cameroon have been arrested, their Union for Change political platform said in a statement on Friday. The news is further adding to post-election tensions in the country.
Two Cameroonian opposition figures held after contested vote
Two Cameroonian opposition figures and backers of presidential hopeful Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who challenged President Paul Biya's 43-year grip on power in recent elections, have been arrested.Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, aged 92, has been in power since 1982 and has won every election in the past 20 years with more than...
The opposition figures Djuikam Chameni and Anicet Ekane, respectively presidents of MDI and Manidem, were questioned in Douala, while the publication of the official election results is expected on Monday, 27 October.
In Cameroon, at 48 hours from the announcement of the results of the presidential election, scheduled for Monday, 27 October 2025, the political climate is increasingly tense. On Friday 24 October, at the end of the day, the authorities arrested two of the main supporters of the FSNC candidate, Issa Chiroma Bakary: Anicet Ekane and Djukam Chameni.
At least four people were killed in Cameroon's commercial capital, Douala, on Sunday when shots were fired at opposition protests.
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