Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya to seek eighth term in 2025 Presidential election
The venerable Paul Biya of Cameroon has declared his intention to seek an eighth term as president in the 2025 presidential election.
Having served as president since 1982, Biya, who is 91 years old, is among the most senior and longest-serving heads of state globally. Prior to assuming the most important position, Biya led the nation as prime minister from 1975 to 1982 under President Ahmadou Ahidjo.
The country’s parliamentary and municipal elections were recently controversially delayed until 2026 by President Biya, who cited security concerns in the Anglophone regions, where a separatist struggle has been raging since 2016.
