Overview
- The Constitutional Council awarded President Paul Biya 53.66% of the Oct. 12 vote, with challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary at 35.19%.
- Protests erupted in Douala, Garoua and Maroua as security forces used tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds and made numerous arrests.
- Regional authorities in the Littoral region reported four deaths in Douala and at least 105 arrests during Sunday’s clashes, though casualty counts vary across reports.
- Tchiroma’s campaign said about 30 allied politicians and activists were detained, including MANIDEM leader Anicet Ekane and Union for Change figure Djeukam Tchameni.
- Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji described the arrests as a response to an insurrectional movement, while Tchiroma maintains he won and refuses to accept other results.