Will the world's oldest president retain his title and attract a nation of young voters?
This planet's most aged head of state - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has pledged the nation's voters "the best is still to come" as he pursues his 8th consecutive term in office on Sunday.
The elderly leader has stayed in office for over four decades - another 7-year term could extend his reign for half a century reaching almost a century old.
Campaign Controversies
He resisted broad demands to step down and faced criticism for only showing up for one rally, spending most of the election season on a week-and-a-half personal visit to Europe.
A backlash regarding his reliance on an computer-generated political commercial, as his challengers courted supporters directly, saw him rush to the northern region on his return home.
Youth Population and Joblessness
Consequently for the large portion of the population, Biya remains the sole leader they experienced - over 60% of Cameroon's 30 million residents are below the 25 years old.
Youthful political activist Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "different faces" as she thinks "prolonged leadership inevitably leads to a kind of laziness".
"With 43 years passed, the citizens are exhausted," she says.
Young people's joblessness remains a notable discussion topic for the majority of the contenders competing in the political race.
Approximately 40% of young citizens between 15 and 35 are unemployed, with 23% of recent graduates facing challenges in finding official jobs.
Opposition Candidates
Beyond youth unemployment, the voting procedure has generated dispute, especially with the exclusion of Maurice Kamto from the presidential race.
His exclusion, upheld by the legal authority, was widely criticised as a strategy to prevent any significant opposition to the current leader.
Twelve aspirants were approved to contest for the presidency, including an ex-government official and a previous supporter - the two former Biya colleagues from the northern region of the country.
Voting Difficulties
In Cameroon's English-speaking North-West and Southwest regions, where a long-running rebellion continues, an poll avoidance restriction has been established, stopping business activities, travel and schooling.
Insurgents who have imposed it have promised to target anyone who participates.
Beginning in 2017, those attempting to establish a separate nation have been fighting state security.
The fighting has to date resulted in at minimum 6k individuals and caused nearly five hundred thousand others from their homes.
Election Results
After Sunday's vote, the legal body has 15 days to announce the outcome.
The security chief has previously cautioned that no candidate is allowed to declare victory beforehand.
"Candidates who will seek to reveal findings of the presidential election or any unofficial win announcement in violation of the laws of the country would have violated boundaries and should be ready to face retaliatory measures matching their violation."
