Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial 8th term

Cameroon’s 92-year-old president wins controversial 8th term

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has been declared the winner of heavily disputed elections by the Constitutional Council.

He got 53.7% of the vote compared to the 35.2% of his main challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary.

Biya, who is the world’s oldest head of state, will now serve an eighth consecutive term – he first came to power in 1982

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