Two killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says

Hundreds of supporters of absorption statesmanlike campaigner Issa Tchiroma impeach President Paul Biya’s authorities of seeking to rig the vote.

At slightest 2 radical person been killed by gunfire successful Cameroon, arsenic protesters rallied a time earlier the announcement of statesmanlike predetermination results, the absorption run has said.

Hundreds of supporters of absorption campaigner Issa Tchiroma barricaded roads and burned tyres successful Cameroon’s commercialized superior Douala connected Sunday. Police fired teardrop state and h2o cannon to interruption up the crowds. A constabulary car was besides burned.

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The protesters accidental Tchiroma bushed seasoned person Paul Biya, 92, successful the October 12 polls and person accused authorities of preparing to rig the election.

Protests person flared successful respective cities, including the superior Yaounde, Tchiroma’s hometown Garoua, arsenic good arsenic Maroua, Meiganga, Bafang, Bertoua, Kousseri, Yagoua, Kaele, and Bafoussam.

The demonstrations came aft partial results reported by section media showed that Biya was connected people to triumph an eighth word successful office.

During the counting process, according to the figures, Tchiroma was declared the winner. But during the nationalist count, the electoral committee announced that Biya would beryllium the winner, which Tchiroma disputes.

He claims that helium has won the elections and that helium has grounds to beryllium it, which led to a telephone for nationalist demonstrations to request the information astir the ballot boxes.

Burning barricades are seen successful Garoua during a objection by supporters of the governmental absorption connected October 21, 2025 up of the merchandise of the results of the statesmanlike ballot [AFP]

‘We privation Tchiroma’

“We privation Tchiroma, we privation Tchiroma!” the protesters chanted successful Douala’s New Bell neighbourhood. They blocked roads with debris and threw rocks and different projectiles astatine information forces.

Reuters quality bureau reporters saw constabulary detain astatine slightest 4 protesters connected Sunday.

Cameroon’s authorities has rejected absorption accusations of irregularities and urged radical to hold for the predetermination result, owed connected Monday.

Earlier connected Sunday, Tchiroma’s run manager said authorities had detained astir 30 politicians and activists who had supported his candidacy, heightening tensions.

Among those helium said were detained were Anicet Ekane, person of the MANIDEM party, and Djeukam Tchameni, a salient fig successful the Union for Change movement.

Cameroon’s Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji said connected Saturday that arrests had been made successful transportation with what helium described arsenic an “insurrectional movement,” though helium did not accidental who – oregon however galore – had been detained.

Biya is the world’s oldest serving ruler and has been successful powerfulness successful Cameroon since 1982. Another seven-year word could support him successful powerfulness until helium is astir 100.

Tchiroma, a erstwhile curate and one-time Biya ally, has said that helium won and that helium volition not judge immoderate different result.