Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the fairness of the presidential election held in Cameroon on 7 October.

The African Union's Election Observation Mission found that the elections were conducted in a relatively orderly manner in most of the country but violence affected polling in the Anglophone regions. The Minister for Africa was concerned by reports of violence and casualties on polling day in Anglophone regions and by how difficult it was for citizens to vote there. She called on all parties to follow proper procedure for tallying results and exercise restraint.