Cameroon’s President Biya, 92, Announces Bid for Eighth Term in Office

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state at 92, has announced he will run in this year’s presidential election in October.

“I am a candidate in the presidential election. Rest assured that my determination to serve you matches the urgency of the challenges we face,” he posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday.

A new term would keep Biya in office until he is nearly 100. He came to power more than four decades ago in 1982, when his predecessor Ahmadou…