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TOPSHOT - Protesters run away after Cameroonian police officers dispersed them in Garoua on October 26, 2025. Several hundred Cameroonians took to the streets in response to opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary's call for victory in the presidential election, ahead of the Constitutional Council's announcement of the official results on October 27, 2025.Rallies were banned and movement restricted in most cities across the country until the president-elect's announcement. In the streets of Garoua (north), the stronghold of Issa Tchiroma, who claimed 54.8% of the vote compared to 31.3% for incumbent Paul Biya, activists carrying Cameroonian flags and "Tchiroma 2025" banners chanted "Goodbye Paul Biya, Tchiroma is coming." The gendarmerie, present in large numbers along the city's strategic axes, has not yet dispersed any people. For several days, dozens of them have been standing guard around Tchiroma's house, who claimed in a video on Sunday that soldiers attempted to "extricate him from [his] house" on Sunday morning. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)