Cameroon: Parliament Approves Return of Vice-President in Cameroon

President Paul Biya is set to get a vice-president for the first time in his four-decade rule following controversial constitutional changes backed by parliament.

The position was scrapped in 1972.

In recent years, the leader of the Senate was expected to act as president, but only until a fresh election was arranged.

Biya is expected to sign the widely criticized bill into law after it was approved in a joint session of the National Assembly and Senate and boycotted by the main opposition…