Too old to lead, too powerful to quit: the curse of Africa’s lifelong rulers
Pedestrians walk past a billboard of Cameroon's President Paul Biya reading: 'I thank the sovereign people for electing me' on a street in Yaounde, today, a day after the Cameroon presidential election results were announced. Biya, 92, has been re-elected for an eighth term with 53.7% of the vote, according to official results. Photo / AFP
As he campaigned for an eighth term in office, Cameroon’s 92-year-old leader confidently declared: “The best is yet to come.â€
President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, now has seven more years to fulfil that promise after victory extended his tenure to the eve of his elections.
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