Yaoundé: As Cameroon approaches its presidential election scheduled for October 12, 2025, religious leaders, particularly within the Catholic Church, are increasingly urging for political change and reform. Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala has taken a prominent role by issuing a 16-page pastoral letter that critiques the current administration, highlighting issues such as widespread poverty, corruption, and the ongoing separatist conflict in the English-speaking regions. He emphasized that the government’s failure to address these challenges has eroded public trust in the electoral process, making elections under current conditions morally questionable.

The concerns of the Catholic Church echo broader public sentiment. Earlier this year, the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon

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