Can the world's oldest president keep his position and woo a country of youthful voters?
The world's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has pledged Cameroon's electorate "the best is still to come" as he aims for his eighth consecutive presidential term on Sunday.
The 92-year-old has already been in power for over four decades - another 7-year mandate could keep him in power for half a century making him almost 100.
Election Controversies
He defied widespread calls to leave office and drew backlash for attending just one public appearance, devoting much of the campaign period on a week-and-a-half unofficial journey to the European continent.
Negative reaction regarding his dependence on an artificial intelligence created election advertisement, as his opponents courted supporters on the ground, saw him rush north upon his arrival.
Young Voters and Joblessness
It means that for the great bulk of the population, Biya is the only president they remember - over 60% of Cameroon's 30 million residents are younger than the quarter century mark.
Young political activist Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "different faces" as she thinks "longevity in power typically causes a sort of complacency".
"With 43 years passed, the citizens are tired," she says.
Young people's joblessness has been a particular talking point for nearly all the aspirants competing in the political race.
Approximately forty percent of youthful citizens aged from 15 to 35 years are without work, with twenty-three percent of young graduates encountering difficulties in obtaining official jobs.
Rival Contenders
In addition to young people's job issues, the election system has created dispute, especially with the disqualification of Maurice Kamto from the leadership competition.
His exclusion, upheld by the Constitutional Council, was generally denounced as a tactic to stop any serious competition to the current leader.
A dozen contenders were cleared to vie for the presidency, comprising a former minister and another former ally - each ex- Biya colleagues from the northern region of the country.
Voting Challenges
In Cameroon's Anglophone North-West and South-West regions, where a protracted rebellion ongoing, an voting prohibition restriction has been enforced, stopping economic functions, transport and learning.
Insurgents who have established it have warned to harm anyone who does vote.
Beginning in 2017, those working toward a independent territory have been clashing with state security.
The violence has to date killed at least six thousand individuals and compelled approximately half a million residents from their residences.
Election Results
Following the election, the Constitutional Council has 15 days to declare the results.
The interior minister has earlier advised that no aspirant is permitted to announce winning prior to official results.
"Those who will try to declare outcomes of the presidential election or any self-proclaimed victory in violation of the rules of the country would have broken rules and must prepare to receive retaliatory measures matching their violation."
