Four people were killed in Douala, Cameroon, after clashes erupted between security forces and opposition supporters protesting alleged election fraud ahead of the official results announcement

Fresh violence has engulfed several cities in Cameroon barely 24 hours after the Constitutional Council declared 93-year-old President Paul Biya the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election.

Mr. Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, has dominated Cameroon for the past 43 years and can now govern to the age of 99 if he stays alive. He was so confident of victory that he spent 10 days at a luxury hotel in Switzerland in the middle of the election campaign.

Cameroon's government on Tuesday acknowledged that people died during protests against the disputed re-election of 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, but blamed the opposition leader for the deaths.