Cameroon's Biya, 92, Announces Bid for 8th Presidential Term
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Shugaba Paul Biya na Kamaru mai shekaru 92 ya bayyana aniyar sake tsayawa takara don neman wa'adi na 8 na mulkin ƙasar da nufin ci gaba da yiwa ƙasar hidima.
Cameroon's President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of state, says he will again run for re-election in the country's October election as he seeks to extend a 43-year grip on power.
STORY: Cameroon's President Paul Biya - the world's oldest serving head of state - has announced he will run for re-election.Ninety-two year-old Biya first came to power in 1982 and if re-elected in October could remain so until he is nearly 100.
Cameroon will hold its next presidential election on October 12, amidst the potential candidacy of its long-time leader, Paul Biya. His government faces challenges such as secessionist violence and political defections,
Cameroon will hold a presidential election on October 12, a decree signed by the Central African nation's President Paul Biya showed on Friday. The vote will decide who will lead the cocoa- and oil-producing nation of nearly 30 million for the next seven years.