Tension built over the weekend ahead of today's election result announcement. Hundreds of supporters of opposition presidential candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, defied a ban to hold protests in several cities, clashing with security forces.

Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, claims victory in a disputed election, sparking unrest across the country already grappling with violence, corruption, and political tension.

Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary dismissed the Constitutional Council's declaration of President Paul Biya as winner of the October 12 election, calling the ruling a "fictitious victory" and pledging to resist.