President Alassane Ouattara won 89.77 percent of the vote, but critics called the elections flawed after two main challengers were barred from running.
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Paul Biya Is Declared Winner of Cameroon Election
Official election results gave him an eighth term that, if completed, will last until he is 99. Mr. Biya is one of many leaders well over 70 across Africa, the world’s youngest continent.
Fire in Party Office Raises Tensions as Cameroon Awaits Election Results
The blaze and arrests of protesters highlight the strife in the country, whose longtime president faced rare electoral opposition.
Will Paul Biya of Cameroon, the World’s Oldest President, Win Again?
President Paul Biya of Cameroon would be nearly 100 years old by the time he completed his eighth term, but he has promised that “the best is still to come.”
After Biden’s Withdrawal, Some Want Their Aged Leaders to Follow His Lead
Most of the world’s oldest leaders — in their 80s and even one in his 90s — are in Africa, which happens to have the youngest population of any continent.
As a Son Risks His Life to Topple the King, His Father Guards the Throne
A student’s vow to overthrow one of Africa’s last ruling monarchs faces a roadblock: his own father, a soldier sworn to protect the throne.
U.S. Reduces Military Aid to Cameroon Over Human Rights Abuses
The move to withhold equipment and training opened a noteworthy rift with a strategically important partner in the fight against terrorism.
Cameroon Students Have Been Released, Officials Say
While the circumstances of the mass kidnapping remain unclear, more than 70 teenagers were returned to their school by masked men.