Yaounde: African election management bo...

The high-level meeting, which ran from October 6 to 7, 2025, brought together election experts and representatives from across Central Africa to chart a common vision for credible, transparent, and inclusive electoral processes in the sub-region....

At 92, Paul Biya eyes 8th term as Cameroonians vote

Cameroonians headed to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election where 92-year-old Paul Biya — the world’s longest-serving head of state still in office — is widely anticipated to clinch another term, extending his four-decade rule over the...

Cameroon's 2025 Presidential Race: Profiles of the 13 Contenders in a High-Stakes Contest for Change

Yaoundé, Cameroon – October 11, 2025 – As Cameroon stands on the precipice of its presidential election tomorrow, October 12, the nation grapples with profound questions of continuity, reform, and renewal. At 92 years old, incumbent President Paul...

Cameroon Braces for Presidential Poll: Paul Biya's Grip on Power Tested Amid Calls for Change

Yaoundé, Cameroon – October 11, 2025 – As the sun rises over the bustling markets of Yaoundé and the misty highlands of Bamenda, Cameroon stands on the precipice of a pivotal moment. Tomorrow, October 12, more than 8.2 million registered voters...

Biya poised to win 8th term as Cameroon holds presidential poll

Voting began Sunday as Cameroon holds presidential elections which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is expected to win, extending his already 43-year grip on power. Biya faces 11 opponents, including former...

Biya Seeks 8th Term As Cameroon Holds Presidential Poll

The world’s oldest serving head of state, Paul Biya, is currently seeking 8th term in office as Cameroon holds presidential elections on Sunday, October 12. Sunday Telegraph reports that the 92-year-old Biya faces 11 opponents, including former...

DY6 Metals begins fast-tracked auger drilling at Central Rutile

The company is fast-tracking exploration at its Central Rutile project in Cameroon. Pic: Getty Images. DY6 starts 91-hole auger drilling program at Central Rutile project Program follows shallow auger drilling that returned up to 0.84% rutile...

Feature: Cameroonian women rebuild livelihoods through empowerment projects in conflict zones

by Arison Tamfu, Wang Ze YAOUNDE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet village in northern Cameroon, a group of women gather around baskets of sweet potatoes, peeling, drying, and grinding them into enriched baking flour. It is a rare scene in the...

92-Year-Old Biya Poised For 8th Term As Cameroon Holds Presidential Poll

Voting began Sunday as Cameroon holds presidential elections which 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is expected to win, extending his already 43-year grip on power. Biya faces 11 opponents, including former...

‘Cameroon is a powder keg’: Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president

DOUALA, Cameroon (RNS) — Cameroon’s presidential campaign kicked off Sept. 27, but 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya, seeking reelection to extend 43 years in power, was nowhere to be found. Rumored to be in Geneva, Switzerland, Biya was a...

Cameroon inaugurates controversial dam despite local dissent

The inauguration of Cameroon’s Nachtigal dam has boosted the country’s electricity supply. The dam’s construction has also led to loss of livelihoods for fishers and sand miners on the Sanaga River around the dam site. In 2022, these workers...

Brain drain industry booms as Cameroon’s young look abroad

DOUALA, Cameroon: With more than 40 percent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country’s young people dream of emigrating - and businesses helping them leave are thriving. “We don’t promote immigration but...

NOTAP to Track Firms With Unregistered Technologies, Launches Nigeria Outsourcing Value Acceleration

Oghenevwede Ohwovoriole in Abuja The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) has disclosed that it has engaged auditors to fish out technologies that have not been registered in the country, even as it plans to launch...

Cameroon: Biya Seeks Eighth Term Amid Rising Dissent

Home Africa Cameroon: Biya Seeks Eighth Term Amid Rising Dissent Biya rarely appears in public, fuelling consistent speculation that he is in poor health. The government last year banned public discussion of the topic. Cameroon’s long-serving...

Cameroon Commissions Two New Solar Power Plants to Expand Rural Electrification

(Business in Cameroon) - The Cameroonian government, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Energy has commissioned two new solar photovoltaic power plants in Songmimbias and Nkelassi, both in Bikok Subdivision, Mefou and Akono Division of...

‘I’m leaving, whatever the country’: Brain drain industry booms as Cameroon’s young look abroad

DOUALA (Cameroon), Oct 11 — With more than 40 per cent of Cameroonians living below the poverty line, over half the central African country’s young people dream of emigrating — and businesses helping them leave are thriving. “We don’t promote...

EXPLAINER - Cameroon’s presidential election: All you need to know

​​​​​​​ Main contenders include President Paul Biya’s former allies Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Bello Bouba Maigari Candidate with most votes wins, as no absolute majority required ISTANBUL Cameroonians will head to the polls Sunday in a presidential...

Brain drain industry booms as Cameroon's young look abroad

It charges 45,000 CFA francs ($80) for three months' work. Bofia also offers a personalised support service that costs "millions of CFA francs". Agricultural engineer, Martial, aged 27, paid another agency in Douala nearly three million CFA francs...

Cameroon election: The tough road to unseat President Biya

At 92, President Paul Biya, entrenched in power for 43 years, is pushing for an eighth term, while a fractured opposition scrambles to front a challenge that could break his long, unshaken grip in Cameroon. Early this week, Biya made a rare public...

Cameroon’s Biya vies for eighth term, former spokesperson challenging him

Audio By Carbonatix By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroonian President Paul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, seeking to overcome frustration with his decades-long...