Cameroon: Outspoken Critic of Cameroon President Excluded From October Election

Maurice Kamto, a high-profile critic of Cameroon’s long-running President Paul Biya has been excluded by electoral authorities from the list of approved candidates able to run in the 12 October presidential vote.

Maurice Kamto, 71, had officially submitted his candidacy last week, one of 83 names put forward to the electoral council.

He sought to run as the candidate for the African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM).

But his name was not among the 13 candidates on the…