Will the world's most aged leader keep his position and woo a nation of youthful voters?
This world's most aged leader - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has promised the nation's voters "the future holds promise" as he aims for his eighth consecutive term in office on Sunday.
The elderly leader has already been in office since 1982 - another seven-year term could extend his reign for half a century until he will be almost a century old.
Campaign Issues
He ignored broad demands to step down and faced criticism for making merely a single campaign event, spending most of the political race on a week-and-a-half unofficial journey to Europe.
Criticism over his use of an computer-generated election advertisement, as his rivals actively wooed supporters in person, saw him rush to the northern region upon his arrival.
Young Voters and Unemployment
Consequently for the large portion of the population, Biya has been the exclusive ruler they have known - over 60% of the nation's thirty million people are below the quarter century mark.
Youthful advocate Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "different faces" as she believes "extended rule typically causes a sort of complacency".
"After 43 years, the population are tired," she states.
Employment challenges for youth has become a specific talking point for nearly all the candidates running in the political race.
Almost forty percent of young residents between 15 and 35 are jobless, with 23% of recent graduates facing challenges in finding official jobs.
Opposition Candidates
Beyond youth unemployment, the voting procedure has also stirred debate, notably concerning the exclusion of Maurice Kamto from the presidential race.
His exclusion, upheld by the Constitutional Council, was broadly condemned as a ploy to stop any strong challenge to the current leader.
A dozen aspirants were approved to compete for the country's top job, including an ex-government official and a previous supporter - both previous Biya associates from the northern region of the nation.
Voting Challenges
In Cameroon's Anglophone Northwest and Southwest areas, where a long-running insurgency ongoing, an election boycott lockdown has been enforced, stopping commercial operations, transport and learning.
Insurgents who have imposed it have promised to target anyone who casts a ballot.
Beginning in 2017, those working toward a separate nation have been battling official military.
The violence has to date resulted in at least 6k people and forced nearly half a million people from their residences.
Vote Outcome
Following the election, the legal body has fifteen days to declare the outcome.
The government official has earlier advised that none of the contenders is permitted to declare victory prior to official results.
"Candidates who will attempt to declare outcomes of the presidential election or any unofficial win announcement contrary to the regulations of the country would have crossed the red line and need to be prepared to face penalties commensurate to their offense."
