Cameroon’s electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main challenger to long-serving President ...

Outrage in Cameroon over the disqualification of Maurice Kamto from October’s presidential election. As he waits for the ...

On July 26, 2025, Cameroon's Election Commission (ELECAM) approved 13 out of 83 prospective candidates, including the 92-year ...

Exclusion of Maurice Kamto, President Paul Biya’s main rival, has fuels fears of unrest in the West African nation.

Cameroon's electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in an ...

Cameroon's opposition leader Maurice Kamto has been excluded from the list of candidates in the 12 October presidential election. Only 13 of the 83 names submitted to the country's electoral body ...

Cameroon’s electoral commission, Elecam, on 26 July released the provisional list of candidates cleared to contest the ...

Maurice Kamto's exclusion leaves just 12 out of more than 80 applicants hoping to replace the 92-year-old Biya in the field.

Kamto’s surprise endorsement could re-energize the opposition and test the strength of the ruling party’s grip ahead of the October polls.

The President of Cameroon is named Paul Biya. He’s been the president of Cameroon since 1982. Before that, from 1975, he was prime minister. Depending on how you count it, Paul Biya of Cameroon is one ...

The Cameroonian government arrested opposition leader Maurice Kamto on Jan. 28. Kamto is shown in October during his unsuccessful campaign for president of Cameroon. (Zohra Bensemra/Reuters) The ...

Maurice Kamto, a prominent opposition figure and vocal critic of Cameroon's long-time President Paul Biya, has been excluded ...