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Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92

Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92

Update: 2025-07-17
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Cameroon's Paul Biya has the distinction of being 'the world's oldest sitting president' and yet at age 92, he is seeking to run for an eighth term, that will see him serve until he is almost 100 years old. How much popular support does he have, and how strong is the opposition?

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Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Tom Kavanagh, Sunita Nahar and Mark Wilberforce
Technical Producer: Gabriel O'Regan Senior
Producers: Patricia Whitehorne and Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92

Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92

BBC World Service