Can this planet's most aged president keep the position and woo a country of youthful voters?
This planet's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has assured the nation's voters "the best is still to come" as he seeks his eighth consecutive term in office this weekend.
The nonagenarian has already been in power since 1982 - another 7-year mandate could see him rule for 50 years making him almost 100.
Campaign Controversies
He resisted widespread calls to leave office and drew backlash for attending just a single campaign event, devoting much of the political race on a 10-day personal visit to the European continent.
Negative reaction over his use of an computer-generated election advertisement, as his opponents sought constituents directly, saw him rush to the northern region upon his arrival.
Young Population and Joblessness
Consequently for the vast majority of the citizenry, Biya remains the sole leader they remember - more than sixty percent of the nation's thirty million inhabitants are younger than the quarter century mark.
Young advocate Marie Flore Mboussi urgently wants "fresh leadership" as she maintains "extended rule typically causes a sort of complacency".
"After 43 years, the population are weary," she states.
Employment challenges for youth remains a notable issue of concern for nearly all the candidates running in the political race.
Almost forty percent of youthful Cameroonians aged from 15 and 35 are jobless, with twenty-three percent of college-educated youth facing challenges in obtaining formal employment.
Opposition Candidates
Apart from young people's job issues, the election system has generated controversy, especially with the exclusion of an opposition leader from the presidential race.
The removal, confirmed by the Constitutional Council, was generally denounced as a ploy to stop any significant opposition to the incumbent.
12 aspirants were cleared to vie for the country's top job, featuring an ex-government official and another former ally - the two former Biya allies from the north of the country.
Election Difficulties
Within the nation's Anglophone North-West and South-West areas, where a extended rebellion persists, an election boycott lockdown has been enforced, paralysing economic functions, movement and schooling.
Insurgents who have enforced it have promised to target anyone who does vote.
Since 2017, those seeking to create a independent territory have been clashing with government forces.
The violence has so far killed at least 6k individuals and compelled almost half a million people from their houses.
Vote Outcome
After Sunday's vote, the highest court has 15 days to announce the findings.
The government official has earlier advised that none of the contenders is authorized to announce winning in advance.
"Candidates who will try to announce results of the leadership vote or any self-proclaimed victory contrary to the laws of the nation would have broken rules and must prepare to encounter penalties appropriate for their violation."