Cameroon’s President, world’s oldest head of state, seeks to extend rule to age 99

Open this photo in gallery:At 92 years old, Paul Biya is running for another seven-year term as president of Cameroon.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images In the latest extreme example of the gerontocracy that dominates many African countries, Cameroon’s …

Cameroon president seeks to remain in power until almost his 100th birthday

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who has held an iron grip on the Central African nation for nearly 43 years has launched a reelection bid that could keep him in power until almost his 100th birthday. “Much remains to be done,” said Biya, who is …

No letter from Queen for budding Cameroon centenarian

They are well-known in cricket circles as the nervous 90s, the scores at which batsmen make uncharacteristic mistakes that prevent them from reaching a century. If he is unsettled at reaching the age of 92, Paul Biya is showing no signs of it, because he …

Cameroon’s president seeks an eighth term at the age of 92

Cameroon needs to harness forests, natural wealth for sustainable growth: WB report

Long Shortz with DY6 Metals: $4.6M raise fuels Cameroon rutile ramp up

Stockhead’s Tylah Tully catches up with newly appointed DY6 Metals (ASX:DY6) CEO Cliff Fitzhenry after the company secured $4.625 million in a strongly supported capital raise. Existing holders, new sophisticated and institutional investors, and the DY6 …

Cameroon President Biya says will seek eighth term

YAOUNDÉ - Cameroon's President Paul Biya said Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October's elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power. Biya, 92, posted the announcement on X in French and English. "I am …

Urbanitree reimagines a kindergarten informed by ancestral African architecture in Cameroon

Barcelona-based design and research studio Urbanitree has reimagined a kindergarten informed by ancestral African architecture in Cameroon.  Named African Flow, the new 1,600-square-metre school implements the ideas of traditional African design for a …

Cameroon’s Biya, 92, announces bid for eighth presidential term

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state at 92, will run for re-election in this year’s presidential vote on October 12, a post on the president’s X account said on Sunday. “I am a candidate in the presidential election. …

Cameroon LGBTQI groups stage impactful cultural event

Spectacle Culturel featured a diverse and inclusive lineup of Cameroonian artists Dancer at the Spectacle Culturel in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Photo by Elise K)   On Thursday, July 3, Kyriakides Park in Yaoundé, Cameroon was transformed into a true cultural hub …