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Movie review: Koma: Beyond Awakening has so much b*obs on display to shock you
Koma: Beyond Awakening shocked me a few minutes into the movie due to the display of b**bs by girls. The Nollywood film is centred on the culture of an ethnic group living on the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, specifically in Adamawa. The...

Cameroon’s Opposition Candidate Bakary Declares Victory Over President Biya
Cameroon’s main opposition challenger, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, on Tuesday, declared victory in the country’s presidential election, claiming to have defeated long-serving President Paul Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation for 43 years. In...

Cameroon Presidential Poll: Opposition’s Tchiroma Declares Win, Urges Biya to Concede
Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary on Tuesday claimed election victory against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, with official results from Sunday’s vote not expected for two weeks. “Our victory...

Cameroon opposition leader Tchiroma declares victory over Biya
Cameroon’s former employment minister turned opposition candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, on Tuesday declared victory in the country’s presidential election, challenging long-serving President Paul Biya, even as official results are not expected...

Cameroon election 2025: Opposition candidate declares victory over president Paul Biya
Opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared victory in Cameroon’s presidential election, challenging President Paul Biya’s 43-year rule Tchiroma urged the government to respect the will of the people, warning of unrest if the results...

Cameroon opposition challenger claims victory in presidential election
Cameroon opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FNSC) casts his ballot in Garoua on October 12, 2025. - / AFP Cameroon's opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on...

Cameroon’s Issa Tchiroma Bakary claims presidential election victory
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 media early on Tuesday. Although official...
Cameroon’s opposition candidate Tchiroma declares victory in presidential vote
LIBREVILLE (AFP): Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on Tuesday against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, although official results for the weekend vote are not expected...
OPPOSITION DECLARES VICTORY IN CAMEROON, ENDS 43 YEAR REIGN OF PRESIDENT BIYA
OPPOSITION DECLARES VICTORY IN CAMEROON, ENDS 43 YEAR REIGN OF PRESIDENT BIYA The opposition Leader Issa Tchiroma has declared victory in the Cameroon presidential election ending the 43 year reign of President Paul Biya. President-elect Tchiroma...
Cameroon misses out on automatic World Cup spot as Cape Verde qualifies
YAOUNDE, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cameroon's bid for direct qualification to the 2026 FIFA World Cup ended in frustration after a goalless draw with Angola in its final Group D match on Monday. Needing victory in Yaounde to keep their hopes alive, the...

Today in Africa — October 14, 2025: Cameroon Opposition Leader Declares Victory in Presidential Election, Madagascar President Is Impeached as Military Seizes Power, Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Heads to Oscars
NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Cameroon opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary casts his ballot on Sunday, October 12, 2025. He declared victory in the presidential election today. by...

Finding the real Bryan Mbeumo
Maeva Gouge saw the rumours on social media. Everyone was saying her younger brother Bryan Mbeumo was moving from Brentford to Manchester United but he had not told her anything. When she forwarded the messages to him, Mbeumo replied: “Mort de...

VPN usage up 35,000% in Afghanistan as authorities restrict access to social media – here's what we know
Social media restrictions imposed in Afghanistan on October 7 have led many to turn to VPNs Proton VPN recorded spikes in usage of +35,000% above baseline The social media ban follows a 48-hour complete internet shutdown on September 29, 2025...

Video: Opposition candidate declares victory in Cameroon election
NewsFeedCameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election. Tchiroma made the claim in a social media address, inviting long-term incumbent, 92-year-old President Paul Biya to...

Cape Verde qualify for World Cup, Cameroon’s hope dims
Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after a 3-0 win against Eswatini. This victory secured the top spot in their African qualifying group, leaving Cameroon as the second team in the group. A tiny country with a...

Bakary upbeat as Cameroonians elect president
Voting ended on Sunday evening in Cameroon’s presidential election, where 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is seeking an eighth term in office. Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation for 43 years,...
BREAKING: Cameroon's Opposition Leader Tchiroma Claims Victory Over Paul Biya With Official Results Still Pending
Cameroon’s opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election, despite no official announcement from the electoral authorities. In a five-minute video posted to social media early...

Cameroon vs Angola Today — Live Streams & Countdown to Kickoff
CameroonOnline.ORG | One of the standout matches in the African qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes place this Monday at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé, as Cameroon hosts Angola in a high-stakes encounter. The Indomitable Lions...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary – from Cameroon government mouthpiece to Biya challenger
By Bate Felix 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 the October 12 presidential...

Uganda's Museveni, Cameroon's Biya deploy giant mannequins for re-election campaign
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has left tongues wagging after deploying mannequins as his stand-ins during a recent street campaign, a move that has since gone viral across East Africa. The 81-year-old leader, who has ruled Uganda since 1986,...