Cameroon Alters Constitution to Appoint Vice President Amid Succession Concerns

Cameroon's parliament has passed sweeping constitutional reforms to create a vice-presidential post for the first time in over five decades, a move seen by critics as consolidating power under President Paul Biya, 93. The reforms stipulate that the vice president, who will be appointed rather than elected, will succeed the president in the event of death or incapacity, serving out the remainder of the seven-year term. Previously, the Senate president would temporarily assume power until new elec