Cameroon opposition disputes Biya win amid deadly protests

Supporters of the Cameroonian opposition presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma protest after the Constitutional Council declared Paul Biya the winner of the October 12, 2025 presidential election, in Douala, Cameroon. 

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Cameroon's opposition leaders rejected presidential election results that extended President Paul Biya's rule for another seven years, saying the outcome did not reflect the will of the people in a country already battling a separatist conflict.

The central African nation's constitutional council on Monday declared Biya, 92, as the winner of the disputed vote with over 53 percent of the ballots, triggering violent protests in several cities in the oil- and cocoa-producing nation.