Cameroon is preparing for a presidential election where President Paul Biya, 92, seeks re-election, having held office since 1982. A significant portion of the 7.8 million eligible voters has known no other leader. Among the contenders are former ministers Issa Tchiroma Bakary and Bello Bouba Maigari, who have defected from the presidential camp and questioned Biya’s fitness to lead. Observers suggest these individual campaigns may lack the cohesion to significantly challenge the incumbent. The Stand Up For Cameroon movement, led by Kah Wallah, has not supported elections since 2018, citing security concerns in the Anglophone North-West and South-West regions. President Biya held one campaign rally. The electoral context also includes a social media post from Biya’s daughter, Brenda Biya, initially urging against voting for him due to alleged suffering caused, a statement she later retracted but which remains widely circulated.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/12/cameroon-president-paul-biya-favourite-win-election