The world’s oldest president left for a ‘brief stay’ in Europe. He hasn’t returned in two months
When Paul Biya won his first presidential election in Cameroon in 1984, Nformi Bime was 23 and still a student. Bime is now 65 and retired from teaching. Biya is 93 – and still president. Last year, he won a disputed eighth term that could keep him in office until he is nearly 100. “The […]
Paul Biya, the world's oldest sitting president, has been away from Cameroon for two months as part of what his office labeled a "brief private stay in Europe." The 93-year-old leader returned to his country on June 7, but the extent of his absence has raised questions about his health and the functioning of the government during his prolonged absence.
Despite being out of the country for an extended period, Biya has continued to make important decisions from abroad, including a recent military reshuffle. Critics, including opposition candidates and political analysts, have called for accountability and transparency in the country's governance during Biya's prolonged absence.
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