YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroon’s prime courtroom on Monday declared incumbent Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, the winner of the most recent election.
Clashes with safety forces in Cameroon left at the very least 4 protesters useless forward of the announcement as opposition supporters rallied to demand credible outcomes.
The 92-year-old Biya has led the central African nation since 1982. The Constitutional Council stated he obtained 53.66% of votes on Oct. 12 whereas former ally-turned challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary obtained 35.19%.
The 4 protesters had been shot useless in Douala, the financial capital, on Sunday, whereas greater than 100 had been arrested as a whole lot of individuals stormed streets in a number of cities. Tchiroma had claimed victory days earlier than the election, citing outcomes he stated had been collated by his get together. Biya dismissed the declare.
In keeping with Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, governor of the Littoral Area that features Douala, a number of members of the safety forces had been additionally injured in Douala by the protesters. He stated at the very least 105 protesters had been arrested.
Movies on-line confirmed protesters clashing with safety forces, who fired tear gasoline and tried to disperse individuals barricading main roads in Douala and different cities, together with Garoua and Maroua within the north.
Dozens of opposition supporters, activists and leaders were arrested in latest days. Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji advised reporters on Saturday that the federal government arrested a number of individuals plotting violent assaults.
Tensions constructed forward of the election in Cameroon, a rustic of almost 30 million individuals. The choice by Biya, who has been in energy for almost half his life, to hunt reelection angered youth and the opposition.
The opposition has accused Biya of getting a hand within the disqualification of his strongest rival and of utilizing “state equipment” to control the election in his favor.
One protester, Oumarou Bouba, a 27-year-old dealer within the northern metropolis of Maroua, stated, “I’m able to stake my life to defend my vote. I voted for Tchiroma as a result of I need change.”
