In Kumba, a village in the southwest, one civilian, one police officer and one suspected separatist were killed in the last week alone. “We’re not preparing for war, but wherever there is fraud, there will be a firm response,” said MRC spokesman Paul-Eric Kingue. Despite the ubiquity of Biya’s posters across Cameroon, he has been virtually invisible during the campaign. Biya made a brief public appearance in the electorally-crucial far north region last weekend but otherwise has not been seen or heard. Results must be posted within 15 calendar days of the poll by law, and authorities have previously waited the full fortnight before announcing the winner.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2018 15:11 UTC