At least four people have been killed in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, as police and opposition protesters clashed ahead of the announcement of presidential election results, according to the regional governor.
The clashes on Sunday came after hundreds of supporters of opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma—who claims to have defeated President Paul Biya in recent elections—defied a protest ban and gathered in the streets of Douala.
Several members of the security forces were wounded, and “four people unfortunately lost their lives,” said Samuel Dieudonne Ivaha Diboua, the governor of the region that includes Douala.
Cameroon’s government has rejected the opposition’s accusations of irregularities and urged people to wait for the official election results to be announced by the Constitutional Council on Monday.
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Four Killed in Cameroon as Protests Intensify Ahead of Presidential Results
10/26/2025
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