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Cameroon’s opposition leaders rejected presidential election results that extended President Paul Biya’s rule for another seven years, saying the outcome did not reflect the will of the people in a country already battling a separatist conflict.
The central African nation’s constitutional council yesterday declared Biya, 92, as the winner of the disputed vote with over 53% of the ballots, triggering violent protests in several cities in the oil- and cocoa-producing nation. The court’s ruling, which is final and cannot be appealed, signals a potentially prolonged post-election standoff. END