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goldcoinhub: 4:19pm On Oct 22, 2018
The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya wins re-election bid with 71% of the vote, the constitutional council has announced, extending his 36-year rule and cementing his place as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers.

The widely-expected win, announced on Monday, gives the 85-year-old a seventh term in office and could see him in power until at least the age of 92. The only current African president to have ruled longer is Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Most Cameroonians have known just one president.

Victory in the 7 October election came amid claims from opposition candidates that the election was marred by fraud, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation. The constitutional council rejected all 18 petitions claiming fraud last week.

In addition, violence connected to a separatist movement in the western anglophone regions forced tens of thousands to flee in the lead-up to the vote, and kept the vast majority there from casting their ballot.

The announcement follows two weeks of political tension in the coffee and oil-producing country, during which Biya’s leading rival Maurice Kamto claimed victory based on his campaign’s figures, and as police tried to silence opposition marches in the port city of Douala.

Monday’s official results showed Kamto won 14% of the vote. Biya won with a big margin in nine of the 10 regions. In the South and East regions he won over 90% of the vote.

Authorities have defended the process.

“The election was free, fair and credible in spite of the security challenges in the English-speaking regions,” said the president of constitutional council, Clement Atangana, on Monday.

https://lailasnews.com/cameroons-85-year-old-president-paul-biya-wins-re-election/

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sarrki(m): 4:20pm On Oct 22, 2018
Our youths are rebel

We have seen the likes of Nnamdi

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Shelumiel: 4:22pm On Oct 22, 2018
It is only in Africa is you see rubbish like this

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delugajackson: 4:23pm On Oct 22, 2018
Africa is cursed.

Over here in Nigeria, some zombies are still championing the return of the dead. What would a forward-thinking country be doing with a lifeless, incompetent man at the helm of affairs? This backward mentality is what is keeping us many light years behind the whites. Truly, there is something fundamentally wrong with the Black man.

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Kenekingisback: 4:24pm On Oct 22, 2018
Ok. Buhari needs to congratulate him on this feat angry
falcon01: 4:24pm On Oct 22, 2018
angry
Blue3k(m): 4:25pm On Oct 22, 2018
President for life Biya.

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PortHardcore: 4:25pm On Oct 22, 2018
Long Live Our Oppressors! angry angry angry
Nwaikuku2(m): 4:26pm On Oct 22, 2018
Why is it that Africans prefer old men to rule them?

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waleadex(m): 4:29pm On Oct 22, 2018
Wow...so PMB will only be closer to age 80 if he wins second term.

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Maxymilliano(m): 4:29pm On Oct 22, 2018
Africa is indeed a funny place, why wasting resources on elections ?

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Sirpaul(m): 4:45pm On Oct 22, 2018
NEVER AGAIN!..
RockHard: 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
Smh. This wicked old man just wants to die there. Selfish man.

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madridsta007(m): 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
goldcoinhub:
The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya wins re-election bid with 71% of the vote, the constitutional council has announced, extending his 36-year rule and cementing his place as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers.

The widely-expected win, announced on Monday, gives the 85-year-old a seventh term in office and could see him in power until at least the age of 92. The only current African president to have ruled longer is Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Most Cameroonians have known just one president.

Victory in the 7 October election came amid claims from opposition candidates that the election was marred by fraud, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation. The constitutional council rejected all 18 petitions claiming fraud last week.

In addition, violence connected to a separatist movement in the western anglophone regions forced tens of thousands to flee in the lead-up to the vote, and kept the vast majority there from casting their ballot.

The announcement follows two weeks of political tension in the coffee and oil-producing country, during which Biya’s leading rival Maurice Kamto claimed victory based on his campaign’s figures, and as police tried to silence opposition marches in the port city of Douala.

Monday’s official results showed Kamto won 14% of the vote. Biya won with a big margin in nine of the 10 regions. In the South and East regions he won over 90% of the vote.

Authorities have defended the process.

“The election was free, fair and credible in spite of the security challenges in the English-speaking regions,” said the president of constitutional council, Clement Atangana, on Monday.

https://lailasnews.com/cameroons-85-year-old-president-paul-biya-wins-re-election/


's puppet.
Hence Macron, the poster boy for European neocolonialism will say nothing.

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Etizz: 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
To me if he is doing his job very well I don't care his age.....

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KOLLYPROF(m): 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
Cameroonians will never wise up
They are so dull to the extent of giving this man of 85years another chance to push them into cana
I wonder why they don't represent Africa anymore in the world cup
Mcheew

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soberdrunk(m): 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
............and they say Buhari is old..... angry

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BruncleZuma: 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
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Lucifer66(m): 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
To be an African is not a choice but a curse.

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saajus: 4:46pm On Oct 22, 2018
Continueee. All I know is that, you can't win death

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nepapole(m): 4:47pm On Oct 22, 2018
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this one go rule enter 150 years
Riversides2003(m): 4:47pm On Oct 22, 2018
At this age I will gladly be his vice. If you know you know. But what is wrong with African leaders and power.

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igwefivestar(m): 4:48pm On Oct 22, 2018
goldcoinhub:
The Cameroonian president, Paul Biya wins re-election bid with 71% of the vote, the constitutional council has announced, extending his 36-year rule and cementing his place as one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers.

The widely-expected win, announced on Monday, gives the 85-year-old a seventh term in office and could see him in power until at least the age of 92. The only current African president to have ruled longer is Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
Most Cameroonians have known just one president.

Victory in the 7 October election came amid claims from opposition candidates that the election was marred by fraud, including ballot stuffing and voter intimidation. The constitutional council rejected all 18 petitions claiming fraud last week.

In addition, violence connected to a separatist movement in the western anglophone regions forced tens of thousands to flee in the lead-up to the vote, and kept the vast majority there from casting their ballot.

The announcement follows two weeks of political tension in the coffee and oil-producing country, during which Biya’s leading rival Maurice Kamto claimed victory based on his campaign’s figures, and as police tried to silence opposition marches in the port city of Douala.

Monday’s official results showed Kamto won 14% of the vote. Biya won with a big margin in nine of the 10 regions. In the South and East regions he won over 90% of the vote.

Authorities have defended the process.

“The election was free, fair and credible in spite of the security challenges in the English-speaking regions,” said the president of constitutional council, Clement Atangana, on Monday.

https://lailasnews.com/cameroons-85-year-old-president-paul-biya-wins-re-election/

oh! Africa which way
Justbeingreal(m): 4:48pm On Oct 22, 2018
undecided

OH! Africa Which Way.


Presidents older than the country itselF.

Smh!

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ifymadu: 4:48pm On Oct 22, 2018
Africa!!! One person will be ruling a country for 40+ plus. Buhari is warming up.
Lordofthewest(m): 4:49pm On Oct 22, 2018
The same way our youths here are trying to bring back old buhari and Atiku..God give them brain. #Sowore2019

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CocoaOla: 4:49pm On Oct 22, 2018
black are better in take people as slave forever than white
NiajaXionist: 4:49pm On Oct 22, 2018
Remain Our Baba Buhari comes 2019. The greatest Nigerian president in history.

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Re: Paul Biya Wins Re-Election As Cameroon President At 85 by Nobody: 4:50pm On Oct 22, 2018
I see comments saying why do we like old men to rule over us in Africa, I laughing in anger.
Most of the people making those statements are either ing Atiku or Buhari who are old men.
Who is fooling who?
Talking about hypocrites, Nigeria is a case study...SMH.

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Stephenabudu960(m): 4:50pm On Oct 22, 2018
AFRICANS HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WE'VE REFUSED TO IT AND THAT'S THE FACT THAT WE PREFER TO BE BEHIND IN WISDOM

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jamjo: 4:51pm On Oct 22, 2018
delugajackson:
Africa is cursed.

Over here in Nigeria, some zombies are still championing the return of the dead. This backward mentality is what is keeping us many light years behind the whites. Truly, there is something fundamentally wrong with the Black man.



I agree with you 100% there is something wrong with us black all over the world.

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Re: Paul Biya Wins Re-Election As Cameroon President At 85 by Nobody: 4:51pm On Oct 22, 2018
ifymadu:
Africa!!! One person will be ruling a country for 40+ plus. Buhari is warming up.
Are u not in of it?

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