Cameroon’s presidential race starts with cautious optimism

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Cameroon’s presidential race starts with cautious optimism  The presidential campaign officially opened on Saturday in a subdued atmosphere, marked by a candidate defying a separatist lockdown, another building a coalition, and the conspicuous absence of both the long-ruling incumbent and a prominent opposition figure.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/09/29/cameroons-presidential-race-starts-with-cautious-optimism  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00In Cameroon, the presidential campaign officially kicked off on Saturday with a subdued start.

00:06In Bamenda, SDF candidate Joshua Ossi defied a separatist-imposed lockdown to launch his campaign.

00:14He has pledged to resolve the security crisis that has plagued the region for nearly a decade,

00:20starting from the first day of his mandate if elected.

00:23No other candidate knows the northwest and southwest better than I do.

00:30No other candidate comes from historic political party of the northwest and southwest.

00:35We believe we have the capacity to bring peace to these regions.

00:41In Yaounde, Belo Buba Maigari also launched his campaign and bet in a more low-key event at his party headquarters.

00:48On this occasion, he was joined by one of the 11 other candidates who has dropped out of the race,

00:54Atecky Sexta Carson, who threw his support behind Maigari.

01:00You see me today as a particularly happy candidate,

01:04not only to welcome a colleague who has now become a partner, but also my first official supporter.

01:13Before October 12th, we will move forward stronger and more united to secure victory.

01:26Supporters here say they are fully prepared to back him.

01:31We have prepared President Belo to rise to the top of the republic and manage the country's affairs.

01:38Today he has taken power and will become the third president of Cameroon.

01:42Elsewhere near Yaounde, the ruling party launched its campaign without its candidate Paul Beer, who was absent.

01:48Despite his invisibility, supporters especially the youth maintain,

01:52even after 43 years in power, he remains the country's best hope.

01:56A notable absence from the campaign launch was opposition figure Isachiroma Bakari,

02:02one of the most prominent candidates.

02:04His team states they are finalizing his program to present it at the start of this week.

02:09With just 13 days remaining, candidates have until the election to convince nearly 8 million registered voters nationwide.

02:17From Africa News, I'm Joel Norekouam.

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