Will this planet's most aged president keep his position and woo a nation of young voters?
The world's oldest leader - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has promised the nation's electorate "the best is still to come" as he pursues his eighth straight presidential term this weekend.
The elderly leader has stayed in office since 1982 - another 7-year term could extend his reign for half a century making him almost 100.
Election Issues
He ignored numerous appeals to leave office and has been criticised for only showing up for one public appearance, spending most of the campaign period on a 10-day personal visit to the European continent.
A backlash concerning his reliance on an computer-generated campaign video, as his challengers sought voters on the ground, saw him rush to the northern region after coming back.
Young Population and Unemployment
Consequently for the vast majority of the citizenry, Biya is the only president they remember - more than 60% of Cameroon's thirty million people are under the quarter century mark.
Young campaigner Marie Flore Mboussi strongly desires "fresh leadership" as she maintains "extended rule inevitably leads to a kind of complacency".
"After 43 years, the population are exhausted," she says.
Employment challenges for youth remains a particular talking point for most of the aspirants competing in the election.
Nearly 40% of young residents between 15 to 35 years are jobless, with 23% of young graduates facing challenges in finding official jobs.
Opposition Contenders
In addition to youth unemployment, the election system has generated debate, notably concerning the exclusion of Maurice Kamto from the leadership competition.
The removal, confirmed by the legal authority, was broadly condemned as a ploy to stop any strong challenge to President Biya.
12 contenders were approved to compete for the leadership position, including a former minister and Bello Bouba Maigari - both previous Biya allies from the north of the nation.
Voting Challenges
Within the nation's English-speaking North-West and South-West areas, where a extended rebellion continues, an poll avoidance closure has been enforced, halting economic functions, movement and learning.
Rebel groups who have imposed it have warned to harm people who participates.
Beginning in 2017, those seeking to create a separate nation have been battling government forces.
The violence has to date killed at no fewer than six thousand individuals and forced approximately 500,000 others from their houses.
Vote Outcome
Following the election, the highest court has two weeks to declare the findings.
The government official has previously cautioned that no aspirant is authorized to announce winning beforehand.
"Candidates who will seek to declare outcomes of the presidential election or any self-proclaimed victory in violation of the regulations of the republic would have broken rules and need to be prepared to face consequences matching their crime."
