Can this planet's most aged leader keep his position and attract a country of young voters?
The planet's oldest leader - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has pledged the nation's voters "the future holds promise" as he pursues his eighth straight presidential term this weekend.
The 92-year-old has already been in power for over four decades - an additional 7-year term could see him rule for half a century reaching almost a century old.
Election Issues
He resisted broad demands to leave office and has been criticised for only showing up for one rally, using the majority of the campaign period on a week-and-a-half personal visit to the European continent.
A backlash over his use of an computer-generated campaign video, as his rivals actively wooed supporters on the ground, prompted his quick return north after coming back.
Young Population and Joblessness
This indicates for the vast majority of the population, Biya is the only president they remember - above sixty percent of Cameroon's thirty million people are younger than the age of 25.
Young political activist Marie Flore Mboussi is desperate for "new blood" as she maintains "prolonged leadership typically causes a kind of laziness".
"After 43 years, the citizens are weary," she states.
Youth unemployment remains a specific issue of concern for nearly all the aspirants competing in the political race.
Approximately 40% of young residents between 15 and 35 are jobless, with 23% of young graduates facing challenges in securing official jobs.
Rival Contenders
Apart from youth unemployment, the election system has created debate, particularly regarding the removal of a political rival from the presidential race.
His exclusion, upheld by the legal authority, was generally denounced as a ploy to prevent any serious competition to the current leader.
12 candidates were authorized to contest for the presidency, featuring an ex-government official and a previous supporter - each former Biya associates from the north of the nation.
Voting Difficulties
In Cameroon's English-speaking North-West and South-West regions, where a long-running rebellion ongoing, an election boycott closure has been established, halting commercial operations, transport and learning.
Rebel groups who have enforced it have promised to harm anyone who casts a ballot.
Starting four years ago, those seeking to create a independent territory have been battling state security.
The fighting has to date killed at least 6,000 lives and compelled almost five hundred thousand residents from their homes.
Vote Outcome
After Sunday's vote, the Constitutional Council has 15 days to reveal the findings.
The security chief has earlier advised that no candidate is allowed to declare victory prior to official results.
"Candidates who will try to declare outcomes of the political race or any self-proclaimed victory against the rules of the nation would have crossed the red line and need to be prepared to receive consequences commensurate to their violation."
