Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya emerged victorious in the country’s presidential election, securing an unprecedented eighth term in office after a staggering 43 years at the helm and 7 years as Prime Minister. This means Biya will remain in power until he reaches the age of 100, and remarkably, he is still eligible to seek re-election. […]
Protests have broken out across Cameroon following the reelection of President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, who secured an eighth term in office at the age of 92. Security forces fired tear gas and dispersed crowds in the capital, Yaoundé, as demonstrators took to the streets to reject the results announced […]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, aged 92 and the world’s longest-serving head of state, has secured an eighth term in office with 53.66% of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council. His closest rival and former ally, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, received 35.19%. The new seven-year term could extend Biya’s rule until nearly […]