Cameroon presidential election: As Paul Biya set to win, what’s at stake?
Biya, who has ruled for 43 years, is seeking an eighth term despite calls for him to step down.

Biya, who has ruled for 43 years, is seeking an eighth term despite calls for him to step down.


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Left-wing parties decry the lack of public debate on move to speed up naturalisation of immigrants.
Vietnam’s declining birthrate is most pronounced in urban areas, while nationally, male births still outnumber female.
The Dutch government collapsed after Geert Wilders pulled away from ruling right-wing coalition.
By contrast, about six out of 10 LGBTQ adults said gay and lesbian people are generally accepted in the US.
Trump administration welcomes first batch of white Afrikaners while US cuts off refugee programmes to other countries.

People & Power examines whether the forced transfer of Palestinians is Israel’s ultimate goal.
South Korea’s birth rate has risen for the first time in nine years. But the shift isn’t significant enough, say experts
Joseph Czuba faces life in prison for the murder of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi days after the war on Gaza began.

Today on The Stream, we explore the rising Gen Z trend of embracing minimalism and reducing consumption.
How do Germans remember – or forget – their colonial history and role in the Berlin Conference that carved up Africa?