Politics
The race for Cameroon’s highest office has opened with an unprecedented 81 preliminary candidacies. Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) closed the submission window at midnight on 21 July and released the complete roster a few hours later. The figure surpasses every previous presidential tally since the 2012 Electoral Code set today’s requirements.
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By Andrew Nga, Cameroon Concord — Yaoundé, July 19, 2025
The political scene in Cameroon was electrified this afternoon as Professor Maurice Kamto, flanked by MANIDEM leader Anicet Ekane, addressed the press in Yaoundé to explain his unexpected yet strategic move to leave the MRC and contest the October 12 presidential election as MANIDEM’s candidate.
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Mbabane, July 18, 2025 — Five foreign nationals deported from the United States under the Trump administration are being held indefinitely in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in what human rights observers describe as a disturbing case of indefinite solitary confinement.
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Yaoundé, July 18, 2025 – The race to Etoudi has officially widened. This Friday morning, Cameroon’s Elections Management Body (ELECAM) confirmed receipt of two new candidacy declarations for the upcoming October 12 presidential election.
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Yaoundé, July 17, 2025 — In a dramatic turn of events this Wednesday, embattled media magnate and businessman Jean-Pierre Amougou Belinga suffered a major setback in his ongoing legal battle over the murder of journalist Martinez Zogo.
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WASHINGTON/MBABANE, July 27, 2025 (Cameroon Concord) — In what critics call a stark display of American double standards, the Trump administration has escalated its controversial deportation policy by offloading five foreign nationals convicted of crimes onto the tiny African kingdom of Eswatini, a nation they have no ties to.
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# Paul Biya and his regime
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