Inside Cameroon’s Rigged Election: How 43 Years of Biya’s Rule Threaten African Stability—and America’s Interests

In the heart of Africa, Cameroon is on the brink of yet another election that threatens to cement the grip of one man who has ruled longer than most living nations. At 92 years old, President Paul Biya aims to secure an eighth term, extending his four-decade reign through October’s vote — a timeline that would see him governing well into his late nineties. Is This Democracy or a Perpetual Autocracy? This upcoming election is less about choice and more about preserving power. The leading opposition figure, Maurice Kamto, was barred from running—stripped from the race under dubious pretenses that...