Source: Bloomberg
“Cameroonian President Paul Biya was declared the winner of Oct. 12 elections that were marred by the disqualification of his main challenger, and is set to rule the central African nation until the age of 99 if he completes his eighth term. Biya, 92, won 53.7% of the vote and his closest rival, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who resigned from the cabinet in June, 35.2%, Clement Atangana, president of the Constitutional Council, said on Monday. … The nonagenarian has ruled Cameroon for 43 years and most citizens, whose median age is 18, have never known another leader.” (10/27/25)