Cameroon: Opposition leader Maurice Kamto stands firm on election boycott The first legislative and municipal elections in Cameroon in seven years, scheduled for February 9, will take place in a tense context, with jihadist attacks in the North and a deadly separatist conflict in the West. Maurice Kamto, the main opponent of outgoing president Paul Biya, explains during an interview with AFP why his party will boycott the poll. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES