Politics Deaths in protests after presidential election in Cameroon
According to official figures, at least four people died in protests shortly before the presidential election results were announced in Cameroon.
27.10.2025, 05:10
SDA
Four people were killed and several security forces injured in clashes between security forces and opposition supporters in the city of Douala, explained the governor of the Littoral region, Samuel Dieudonné Ivaha Diboua, on Sunday evening. According to Diboua, the demonstrators had attacked a police station in the city.
Elections were held in Cameroon on October 12. The official results of the presidential election are expected on Monday. In Cameroon, it is forbidden to announce the final result of the election before the official declaration by the Constitutional Council. However, the opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary had already declared himself the winner immediately after the election.
Despite a ban on demonstrations, supporters of the opposition candidate and former labor minister Tchiroma took to the streets in several cities across the country over the past few days.
Oldest incumbent head of state in the world
Tchiroma had challenged former President Paul Biya, who was running again at the age of 92 after 43 years in power. According to polls, Biya, the oldest incumbent head of state in the world, had good prospects of continuing his decades-long rule. However, Tchiroma generated surprisingly high levels of enthusiasm among voters and there were fears that there could be electoral fraud.
Biya has ruled the Central African country with a firm hand so far. He was up against eleven rivals, all of whom promised a fresh start for Cameroon - away from Biya's tight grip on public life.
