Cameroon's President Paul Biya is seeking his eighth term in power [File: Charles Platiau/Reuters] Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, who is 92 years old, has announced plans to run for an eighth term ...

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon's President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, ...

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroonian President Paul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100, seeking to overcome frustration with his decades-long ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya appears at the presidential palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022 (Sipa photo by Stephane Lemouton via AP Images). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...

For many years, Marafa Hamidou Yaya, a former top official in the Cameroonian government now serving a jail term, has stayed silent – not least so as not to jeopardise the efforts of his family and ...

Cameroonian President Paul Biya is 91 years of age and has been at the helm of his country for 42 years. He holds a dubious record as the world’s oldest head of state, the second longest-ruling ...

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ABUJA, Nigeria — Authorities in Cameroon on Tuesday dismissed widespread speculation about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya after a long public absence, saying he is on a visit to Europe ...

YAOUNDE, CameroonYAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroonian President Paul Biya marked 40 years in power Sunday but stayed out of the spotlight as questions swirled about the 89-year-old who is the only leader ...

The Etoudi Palace is feeling modestly triumphant. However, the Cameroonian presidency is not claiming victory even though, according to a senior official, “the war in the Anglophone zone is almost ...

Paul Biya has been president of Cameroon since 1982, making him the world's longest-serving non-royal head of state and, at 91, the world's oldest leader. Last week the Africa Broadcasting Service ...

Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, who is 92 years old, has announced plans to run for an eighth term in this year’s presidential election on October 12. Biya, who is the world’s oldest serving head of ...