YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon's 92-year-old president, said he was heeding "numerous and insistent" calls to stay in office, but this year's ...

Official election results gave him an eighth term that, if completed, will last until he is 99. Mr. Biya is one of many ...

As campaigning starts on Saturday for Cameroon's presidential election, the nation is puzzling over the whereabouts of the lead candidate: its 92-year-old leader, Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of ...

Cameroon's Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Presidential Term By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state at 92, will run ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya-92 years old and in power since 1982-remains the overwhelming favorite to secure re-election in this Sunday's presidential election. In the likely event of his victory, ...

Cameroon's Biya, 92, Reshuffles Military Top Brass Ahead of Vote By Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, has ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The world’s oldest president, Cameroon ‘s 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country’s top court said Monday, after days of protesters’ clashes with security ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Nolan Quinn is the Africa program intern at the Council on Foreign Relations in ...

Paul Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, presenting his long tenure as a guarantor of stability. Yet Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle, an expert on Cameroon, argues precisely the opposite: Biya’s prolonged ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya waits to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022 (Sipa photo via AP Images). Click to share on Twitter ...

Franck Biya has never run for political office and does not appear in any official organisation chart. However, he regularly finds himself on the front page of Cameroonian newspapers, which tend to ...