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Paul Biya Sworn In for Eighth Term After Disputed Cameroon Election

International organizations are pressing for an independent investigation into the post-election crackdown.

People walk on the empty streets of Garoua, northern Cameroon, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Pascal Welba Yamo )
Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma, protest on the streets of Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)
A vandalised campaign billboard of Cameroon's President Paul Biya after the Constitutional Council declared him as the winner of the October 12 presidential election in Douala, Cameroon, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Cameroon's President Paul Biya casts his ballot at the Government Bilingual primary school Bastos in Yaounde, Cameroon, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/Angel Ngwe, File)

Overview

  • Cameroon’s Constitutional Council certified Biya with 53.66% of the vote against 35.19% for Issa Tchiroma Bakary.
  • In a heavily secured ceremony in Yaounde, the 92-year-old pledged to restore order and lauded the electoral process.
  • Casualty figures are disputed, with two U.N. sources citing 48 civilians killed as the government offers no overall toll after earlier confirming at least five.
  • Tchiroma rejects the result, has called for protests and "dead city" actions, and faces planned legal proceedings over alleged calls for insurrection.
  • Reports describe nationwide demonstrations, more than 1,200 arrests, and continuing calls for accountability as Biya’s new term could run to 2032.