False! President Boakai did not denounce Cameroon’s election as “fraudulent mockery”

Claim: A social media user shared a link on Facebook claiming that President Joseph Boakai “denounced the Cameroon election as a ‘fraudulent mockery.’”

Verdict: False! There is no evidence that President Boakai denounced the election in Cameroon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed the claim as fabricated and malicious.

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Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, was recently declared the winner of the country’s presidential election by the Constitutional Council, securing 53.66% of the vote for an eighth term in office.

Following the announcement, a Facebook user identified as Blatta Blatta shared a publication link alleging that Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai had “denounced the Cameroonian election as a ‘fraudulent mockery of democracy’” and urged the African Union (AU) to suspend Cameroon from the bloc.

The post was captioned “Boakai has started interfering in another country’s domestic affairs.”

A screenshot of the claim

In the report, the claimant alleged that the comment by the Liberian president was contained in a statement “released by the Liberian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.”

DUBAWA decided to investigate the claim as part of its commitment to combating misinformation and disinformation, as well as to prevent a possible diplomatic row between Liberia and Cameroon.

Verification

To verify the authenticity of the claim, DUBAWA first visited the Foreign Ministry’s pages, as the claimant had specifically cited them. The researcher reviewed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ official Facebook page and found two press releases contradicting the claim.

In paragraph 2 of an October 30, 2025, press release, the Ministry said:

“The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, categorically rejects the article and states unequivocally that the Liberian President has neither made such comments about the Cameroonian elections nor has he called for Cameroon’s suspension from the AU or the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).”

Similarly, in a follow-up release on October 31, 2025, the Ministry confirmed that President Boakai had, in fact, sent congratulatory messages to newly elected and re-elected African leaders, including Cameroon’s President Paul Biya:

“The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent a message of congratulations to the newly elected and re-elected presidents across the African continent, including the president of Cameroon.”

The researcher also contacted Daniel Sando, Deputy Minister for Press and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Information, Cultural Affairs, and Tourism.

In a telephone call with DUBAWA, Deputy Minister Sando dismissed the publication as “seditious and misleading,” adding that it does not reflect the position of the Liberian government. He further referred our researcher to the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for clarification.

Conclusion

The claim that President Joseph Boakai denounced Cameroon’s presidential election as a “fraudulent mockery” is false. There is no evidence that the Liberian leader made such remarks. On the contrary, official government statements reviewed by DUBAWA show that Liberia congratulated Cameroon’s president, reaffirming diplomatic respect and non-interference in other nations’ domestic affairs.