Cameroon’s President Paul Biya wins seventh term

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has won a seventh term in office in polls marred by low turnout and voter intimidation, BBC reports.

Biya, at 85 sub-Saharan Africa’s oldest leader, took 71.3% of the vote, according to official results.

Opposition calls for a re-run of the presidential election were rejected by the Constitutional Council last week.

Riot police were deployed on Sunday to the major cities of Yaoundé and Douala in case of opposition protests.

Two days before results were announced, Africa’s longest-serving President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea congratulated Biya on his win.