African Union Deploys Long-Term Election Observation Mission ahead of Presidential Elections in the Republic of Cameroon
Yaoundé, 5 September 2018: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat has authorized the deployment of a 12-member long-term election observation mission to the presidential elections scheduled to take place on 7 October 2018 in the Republic of Cameroon. Four (4) core team of analysts and eight (8) long-term observers (LTOs) arrived in Yaoundé, Cameroon on 5 September 2018 and will remain in the country until 19 October 2018 to comprehensively assess the electoral process in line with the African Union Long Term Election Observation Methodology.