BREAKING: Constitution Council announces winner of Cameroon’s presidential election

The Constitutional Council in Cameroon has announced President Paul Biya  as winner of the country’s heavily disputed presidential election.

Biya, who at 92 is the world’s oldest head of state, will now serve an eighth consecutive term in office – he first came to power in 1982.

Opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary had already declared himself the winner saying the Constitutional Council will announce a tainted result.

Streets in Bamenda city in the English-speaking west are deserted amid fears of unrest

At least four people have been killed on Sunday in clashes with the security forces in the commercial hub of Douala.

More details to follow….