Official election results gave him an eighth term that, if completed, will last until he is 99. Mr. Biya is one of many leaders well over 70 across Africa, the world’s youngest continent.
Official election results gave him an eighth term that, if completed, will last until he is 99. Mr. Biya is one of many leaders well over 70 across Africa, the world’s youngest continent.
President Paul Biya, 92, after voting in Yaoundé in October. Cameroon provides the starkest example in Africa of a country of young people being ruled by leaders from a bygone era.