Maurice Kamto Barred from Cameroon’s Presidential Race: Biya’s Grip Tightens Ahead of 2025 Polls

Cameroon’s road to its October 12 presidential election has taken a dramatic turn following the exclusion of key opposition figure Maurice Kamto from the race. The country’s electoral commission, ELECAM, announced on Saturday that Kamto had failed to meet legal criteria, effectively barring him from standing in the high-stakes contest.…