Cameroon opposition leader seized as Biya begins new term

Cameroon Renaissance Movement's (CRM) leader Maurice Kamto speaking at press conference in Yaoundé ON October 8, 2018. He claimed victory in the October 7 presidential election. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

The opposition Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) party leader, Prof Maurice Kamto, was Tuesday arrested as President Paul Biya was sworn-in for his seventh mandate.

Security agents pounced on Prof Kamto as he addressed his supporters in the capital Yaoundé.