YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON
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Supporters of opposition party candidate Joshua Osih rally on October 5, two days before the country’s presidential election. Eight candidates ran against 85-year-old Paul Biya, who sought a seventh presidential term after ruling for 36 years. There were still no results ive days after the polls closed, and Cameroon Renaissance Movement party candidate Maurice Kamto proclaimed himself the winner.