Can this world's oldest leader keep his title and woo a country of young voters?
This world's oldest leader - nonagenarian Paul Biya - has assured the nation's electorate "the best is still to come" as he aims for his 8th consecutive term in office this weekend.
The elderly leader has remained in power since 1982 - an additional 7-year mandate could see him rule for half a century until he will be almost 100.
Campaign Issues
He ignored widespread calls to resign and has been criticised for making merely one rally, using the majority of the election season on a 10-day private trip to the European continent.
A backlash concerning his dependence on an artificial intelligence created campaign video, as his rivals sought constituents directly, prompted his quick return north on his return home.
Young Population and Unemployment
It means that for the vast majority of the population, Biya is the only president they have known - over 60% of Cameroon's 30 million people are below the quarter century mark.
Youthful advocate Marie Flore Mboussi is desperate for "new blood" as she maintains "extended rule naturally results in a kind of complacency".
"Following four decades, the population are tired," she states.
Young people's joblessness remains a specific talking point for the majority of the candidates competing in the vote.
Nearly 40% of youthful Cameroonians between 15 to 35 years are without work, with twenty-three percent of recent graduates encountering difficulties in finding official jobs.
Opposition Candidates
In addition to youth unemployment, the electoral process has generated controversy, notably concerning the disqualification of Maurice Kamto from the presidential race.
The disqualification, approved by the Constitutional Council, was generally denounced as a ploy to prevent any serious competition to the current leader.
A dozen contenders were cleared to contest for the country's top job, including an ex-government official and a previous supporter - the two ex- Biya colleagues from the northern region of the country.
Election Challenges
In Cameroon's Anglophone Northwest and South-West areas, where a protracted rebellion continues, an voting prohibition closure has been imposed, paralysing commercial operations, travel and education.
The separatists who have enforced it have promised to attack people who does vote.
Starting four years ago, those attempting to establish a breakaway state have been battling state security.
The violence has so far resulted in at no fewer than six thousand people and caused approximately half a million residents from their homes.
Vote Outcome
Following the election, the legal body has two weeks to reveal the results.
The interior minister has previously cautioned that none of the contenders is allowed to declare victory in advance.
"Candidates who will try to declare outcomes of the political race or any unofficial win announcement contrary to the laws of the republic would have violated boundaries and need to be prepared to face penalties commensurate to their crime."
