Overview
- Cameroon’s Constitutional Council confirmed 92-year-old Paul Biya re-elected with 53.66% of the vote, placing Issa Tchiroma Bakary second with 35.19%.
- Authorities in Cameroon reported at least four people killed in Douala protests before the results, with more than 100 arrests and further clashes reported in Garoua.
- Ivory Coast’s election commission announced Alassane Ouattara won 89.77% for a fourth term, with runner-up Jean‑Louis Billon at 3.09%.
- Key Ivorian challengers, including ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam, were barred from the ballot, and many opposition strongholds saw sparse voting.
- Official turnout was about 46% in Cameroon and roughly 50% in Ivory Coast, as authorities deployed large security forces and AFP tallied at least six election‑related deaths in Ivory Coast alongside hundreds of detentions.