UN calls for fair elections as Cameroon’s Biya seeks 8th term

UN officials called for the government of Cameroon to ensure free and transparent elections Tuesday, citing several recent incidents that raised concern about the country’s upcoming election, where President Paul Biya will seek an eighth term in office.

During the bi-weekly press briefing in Geneva, Jeremy Laurence, the spokesperson for the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights warned of “rising restrictions on the…