Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election. Tchiroma made the statement in a nearly five-minute speech posted to social ...

Supporters of long-standing president Paul Biya and of opponent and former minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary both claimed Monday to be leading Cameroon's presidential race as vote counting was under way.

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Cameroon President Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to his former boss, claiming to have defeated him in ...

Presidential opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma casts his ballot at a polling station in Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 (AP Photo / Welba Yamo Pascal) YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon ...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary - a prominent minister and long-time ally of President Paul Biya - has quit Cameroon's government, in the hope of ending 92-year-old Biya's four-decade grip on power in upcoming ...

Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya has been declared the winner of heavily disputed elections by the Constitutional Council He got 53.7% of the vote compared to the 35.2% of his main ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon’s opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory early Tuesday in the Oct. 12 presidential election, urging President Paul Biya, who has been in power for ...

Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary says he will continue to reject the results of this month’s presidential election until he secures a “final victory” over incumbent Paul Biya.

As Cameroon‘s presidential election approaches, Issa Tchiroma Bakary and Bello Bouba Maïgari are competing to win over voters in the Anglophone North-West and South-West regions – constituencies that ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed victory Tuesday in the Oct. 12 presidential election ahead of the release of official results, urging President Paul ...