YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A long-time ally of Cameroon's leader has quit the government to run for president in October elections - a defection that could reshape the West African nation's politics after ...

Paul Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, presenting his long tenure as a guarantor of stability. Yet Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle, an expert on Cameroon, argues precisely the opposite: Biya’s prolonged ...

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.

Cameroon Justice minister Maurice Kamto prepares to sign documents transferring the authority Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in Archibong, Nigeria, Aug. 14, 2006. (Credit: George Osodi/AP.) Listen ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon's 92-year-old president announced Sunday he will seek his eighth term in the upcoming October elections. The announcement comes after months of speculation that the ...

Against the backdrop of security crises, four elections are due in 2018 in Cameroon. The opposition, led by the Social Democratic Front (SDF), hopes that new blood will improve its chances against an ...

Cameroon has rejected US criticism of the detention since January of opposition leader Maurice Kamto, insisting that it was not politically motivated. Kamto and more than 150 supporters are being held ...

Political News Cameroon's president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92 YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon's 92-year-old president announced Sunday he will seek his eighth term in the October ...

CFA58.3 billion from 2025 Feicom says it collected CFA235 billion for local governments in 2025 Fund reports strong ...

In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Friday announced he had ordered prosecutions to be dropped against "some" opposition leaders, including a number from the main Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon's 92-year-old president announced Sunday he will seek his eighth term in the October elections. The announcement comes after speculation the aging leader would not ...