Cameroon's presidential campaign officially kicked off on Saturday, with initially 12 candidates in the running ahead of the election on 12 October. Among those who hope to defeat the long-serving president is his former ally Bello Bouba Maigari. During the event, Maigari presented two presidential candidates, Ateki Seta Carson and Akere Muna, who have withdrawn from the race and formed a coalition with him. Hundreds of people showed up in Douala on Sunday to support Cabral Libii, one of the youngest candidates in the race. At 45 years old, the former renowned journalist had finished third in the 2018 presidential election.