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Cameroon Election Board Bars Kamto, Key Contender to Paul Biya
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Cameroon Election Board Bars Kamto, Key Contender to Paul Biya
Maurice Kamto, the main challenger to President Paul Biya in Cameroon’s 2018 election, won’t be permitted to contest the next ballot on Oct. 12 after his candidacy was rejected by the country’s election board.
In an exclusive interview with Young Africa, the President of Manidem claimed to have overwhelming evidence and announced that he would file an appeal before the Constitutional Council.
Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president's main rival - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
Cameroon’s electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in an upcoming presidential election, raising the risks of protests and the likelihood of another win for the incumbent. The chief of the electoral commission, ELECAM, announced the decision in a press conference on Saturday when he read out a list of 13 approved candidates which did not include Kamto. No reasons were given. Those …
Tensions Rise in Douala as Manidem Headquarters Stormed After Kamto’s Disqualification
CameroonOnline.ORG | This morning in Douala, tensions escalated when security forces stormed the headquarters of the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (Manidem). Their mission: to prevent a scheduled press conference by the party’s president, Ekane Anicet. The crackdown comes amid a heated political atmosphere following the rejection of Maurice Kamto’s candidacy for the … The post Tensions Rise in Douala as Manidem Headquarters…
A climate of high tension is feared in Yaoundé as the list of candidates selected for the presidential election is being published on 12 October 2025. Following a communiqué by the President of the Cameroonian Electoral Council dated 24 July, the United Nations, through its Department of Security and Security (UNDSS), issued an official security notice to its agents and partners operating in the Cameroonian capital. The alert follows the announc…
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