Cameroon signals urgency on biometric voter ID collection as presidential vote nears
Calls are multiplying from officials of Cameroon’s elections management agency (ELECAM) across the country for registered voters to take possession…
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Cameroon’s election agency trains staff on use of newly acquired biometric gear
Cameroon’s elections management agency known by the acronym ELECAM recently held a training workshop for trainers on the effective use…
Cameroon ends 2024 biometric voter registration drive with 755k new enrollments
The Director General in charge of Elections at Cameroon’s elections management agency (ELECAM), Dr Erik Essousse, says 755,085 new potential…
Cameroon bishops urge massive participation in ongoing biometric voter registration
Catholic bishops under the banner of the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) have launched a fervent appeal to all…
Cameroon launches last full-cycle biometric voter registration before 2025 polls
The biometric voter registration drive for 2024 in Cameroon has gone underway, with officials of the elections managing agency (ELECAM)…
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon….
Cameroon election agency wants huge ID card backlog cleared ahead of polls
The chairman of Cameroon’s election management body (ELECAM), Abrams Enow Egbe, recently held talks with the delegate general for national…
Making digital ID a tool for inclusion in Cameroon elections
Voter registrations are an important challenge for national identity systems, demanding accuracy, completeness, and verifiability to provide the assurance necessary…
