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Africa: Two Candidates Claim Victory in Cameroon Vote
VOA, 10 October 2018
Authorities in Cameroon are appealing for calm after hundreds of youths marched through the streets of Yaounde, celebrating what they called the victory of their candidate, Maurice… Read more »
Two Candidates Claim Victory in Cameroon Vote
No results have been released but authorities are calling for calm after hundreds of youths marched through the streets after Maurice Kamto of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement Party declared himself the winner, while Cabral Libii of the opposition Universe Party announced he is leading the vote count.
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Cameroon: Presidential Poll Underscores the Need for Term Limits
The Conversation Africa, 8 October 2018
The official results of Cameroon's October 7, 2018 presidential election are due in two weeks. But they're not expected to yield any surprises. Paul Biya (85), who became president… Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Elections - the Youth Who've Only Known One President
RFI, 6 October 2018
If you were born after the year 1982 in Cameroon, you will have only ever known one president your entire life. Young people make up a significant part of the country's population… Read more »
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Cameroon: Vote Counting Continues, Opposition Declares Victory
DW, 9 October 2018
Vote counting in Cameroon continues after Sunday's polls. Meanwhile, the government has called opposition candidate Maurice Kamto an 'outlaw' after he declared himself the winner… Read more »
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Cameroon: Lockdown in Anglophone Regions After Polls
DW, 8 October 2018
Vote counting is underway after Cameroon's Sunday presidential vote. The polls were marked by deadly violence in the English-speaking regions. But the African Union gives it a… Read more »
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Cameroon: Proposed Anglophone General Conference Deserves National and International Support
Crisis Group, 17 September 2018
Following the deaths of at least 400 civilians over the past year in Cameroon's Anglophone regions, an Anglophone community conference scheduled for 21 and 22 November 2018 could… Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Elections Hit By Violence in Anglophone Regions, Calm and Quiet in Douala
RFI, 8 October 2018
Counting is underway in Cameroon following presidential elections marked by violence in the country's Anglophone regions. Gunfire rang out in the north-west city of Bamenda on… Read more »
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Cameroonian political parties have criss-crossed the country ahead of the presidential elections on Sunday October 7. Eight candidates representing a string of opposition parties ... Read more »
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Voting has closed in Cameroon despite a low turnout in Buea, the capital of the southwestern region. Some administrative officials were seen casting their ballots after local ... Read more »
