Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, says he will seek eighth presidential term

BY SAH TERENCE The world’s oldest reigning head of state, President Biya, could be president until he is nearly 100 if re-elected in October Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has promised to stand for an eighth term as president in the presidential election on October 12 this year. Biya, who is the world‘s oldest currently–serving head of state, announced in both French and English on Sunday, July 13, 2025. “I am a candidate for the presidential election,” he wrote. “Rest assured that my commitment to serve you is commensurate with urgency of challenges we have.” President Paul Biya Biya, who…