Cameroon opposition rejects election results
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The threat against Issa Tchiroma Bakary comes a day after he was declared the runner-up in disputed presidential polls.
As President Paul Biya extends his four-decade rule, opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary faces shrinking choices in a system seemingly designed never to change.
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The world’s oldest president, Cameroon ‘s 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country’s top court said Monday, after days of protesters’ clashes with security forces left at least four people dead as opposition supporters demanded credible results.
President Paul Biya, at 92 years old, secured an eighth term, igniting protests across Cameroon as opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary challenges the results amid allegations of election irregularities and violence.