"No major incidents" at close of general elections in Cameroon despite threats by separatists

An election officer counts the votes in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

Voters look for their names on the list at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

An election officer counts the votes in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

A voter prepares to cast his ballot at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

A voter get his finger inked at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

African Union observers work at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

A voter(R) comes to a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

An election officer counts the votes in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)

Election officers count the votes in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 9, 2020. Polling at Cameroon legislative and municipal elections ended at 6 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Sunday, with authorities expressing satisfaction with the conduct of the polls, despite threats from armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking regions. (Photo by Jean Pierre Kepseu/Xinhua)