Cameroon: Creation of Vice-President Position Adopted by Parliament

Cameroon has adopted a new constitutional provision allowing the president to choose a vice-president. The bill, proposed by the ruling party, was overwhelmingly approved during a congress of deputies and senators. Opposition leader Maurice Kamto condemned this revision as a 'constitutional coup' and announced a national petition to gather public opinion. This decision gives President Paul Biya, aged 93, the ability to designate a successor.