Cameroon Sets February Date for Long-Delayed Parliamentary and Local Elections

Cameroon will hold parliamentary and local elections on 7 February 2027, setting the stage for a vote that could test the ruling party’s grip on power after a contested presidential election last year.

“See you on February 7,” read the headline of the state-owned Cameroon Tribune on Tuesday, a day after a decree from 93-year-old President Paul Biya announced the date for the polls.

The elections, which have been postponed twice, will be the first nationwide vote since Biya was declared the…