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Cameroon Opposition Figure Kamto Rejects 'Abitrary' Election Ban

Summary by France24
Prominent opposition figure Maurice Kamto on Friday rejected what he denounced as his "arbitrary" exclusion from running in Cameroon's presidential election in October. Kamto's candidacy was rejected Tuesday by the country's constitutional court.

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On Tuesday, the Constitutional Council definitively rejected the opponent's appeal against the decision of Elections Cameroon at the end of July not to stand for election.

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The former president of the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) did not give any voting instructions, nor did he indicate whether he would withdraw, thus keeping suspense on his political future and that of his electorate. Behind the scenes, the negotiations are intense. And sometimes harsh.

The French government officially appointed Sylvain Riquier as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Cameroon by decree published in the Official Journal of 8 August 2025. This appointment will take place on 1 September, in a tense political context marked by the controversial exclusion of Maurice Kamto from the presidential election of October 2025. Administrator of the State of the second grade, Riquier succeeds a French diplomacy his…

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France24 broke the news in France on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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