{"id":13267,"date":"2025-10-12T06:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T04:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/cameroonians-head-to-the-polls-in-pivotal-presidential-election\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:26:17","slug":"cameroonians-head-to-the-polls-in-pivotal-presidential-election","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/cameroonians-head-to-the-polls-in-pivotal-presidential-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroonians head to the polls in pivotal presidential election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cameroonians are voting this Sunday in a presidential election that could shape the country\u2019s future for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>President Paul Biya, who has ruled since 1982, is seeking another term at the age of 92, making him the world\u2019s oldest serving leader.<\/p>\n<p>More than eight million people are eligible to vote across the nation\u2019s ten regions. Polling stations opened at 7:00 CAT and close at 18:00 CAT.<\/p>\n<p>The vote follows weeks of spirited campaigning, with rallies and debates dominating the national conversation. While Biya remains a dominant political force, several opposition figures, including Issa Tchiroma Bakary and Cabral Libii, are hoping to capitalise on growing calls for change.<\/p>\n<p>The mood across the country is one of cautious optimism, mixed with unease in some areas, especially in the English-speaking regions where ongoing tensions have raised security concerns.<\/p>\n<p>This election is seen as a crucial moment for Cameroon\u2019s democracy, and the world\u2019s attention is fixed on how the process unfolds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13268,"template":"default||default","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-13267","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Cameroonians are voting this Sunday in a presidential election.||Cameroonians are voting this Sunday in a presidential election.","published_date":"2025-10-12 08:04:49||2025-10-12 08:04:49","news_description":"Cameroonians are voting this Sunday in a presidential election.||Cameroonians are voting this Sunday in a presidential election.","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18465,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/13267\/revisions\/18465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=13267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}