From Uganda to Cameroon, how Africa’s ‘leaders for life’ stay in power
Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.
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Ivory Coast fight back against Gabon to top AFCON group ahead of Cameroon
Ivorians to face Burkina Faso in last 16 while Cameroon meet South Africa and Mozambique play Nigeria.
Mozambique win first ever AFCON game, while Algeria reach last 16
Elsewhere in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025, Cameroon and Ivory coast draw 1-1, while Sudan see off Equatorial Guinea.
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West African culture takes center stage at Dakar’s ECOFEST 2025
ECOFEST 2025 in Dakar, Senegal focuses on how culture fosters resilience amid political crises in West Africa.
Published On 5 Dec 2025
Cameroon’s opposition leader Anicet Ekane dies in military detention
Veteran politician Anicet Ekane’s death sparks accusations of medical neglect and intensifies post-election crisis.
Cameroon opposition leader flees to Gambia for ‘safety’ after disputed vote
The Gambia hosts Issa Tchiroma Bakary after Paul Biya, Cameroon’s leader for 43 years, wins yet another election.
Cameroon’s Biya, world’s oldest ruler at 92, sworn in for eighth term
Deadly protests followed the 92-year-old president’s re-election, which opponents have called ‘fraudulent’.
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Four dead in election-related clashes as Cameroon’s Biya wins eighth term
Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has won a record eighth term with 53.66% of the vote.
Published On 27 Oct 2025
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Biya declared victor of Cameroon election: Why deadly protests broke out
Paul Biya, world’s oldest leader at 92, has won eighth term as president. Opposition supporters say election was stolen.
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Deadly violence in Cameroon ahead of presidential election results
Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet
Published On 27 Oct 2025
Four killed in Cameroon as protests intensify ahead of presidential results
Protesters killed in clashes in Cameroon’s Douala as opposition accuses President Paul Biya of seeking to rig elections.
