Paul Biya, the presidential candidate who doesn’t hold campaign rallies
A billboard advertising the candidacy of Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya on October 4, 2025 in Doula, Cameroon. Biya is seeking an eighth term in a presidential election scheduled for October 12.
All except one of the 12 candidates in Cameroon’s October 12 presidential election have been crisscrossing the country to woo potential voters since the official two-week campaign period opened on Saturday, September 27.
While opposition candidates have been organising public rallies across various regions, incumbent President Paul Biya— who is seeking an eighth term after ruling uninterrupted since 1982 — has not held a single campaign rally with only a week to go until election day.
