The world’s oldest president, Cameroon ’s 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country’s top court said Monday, after days of protesters‘ clashes.
The world’s oldest president, Cameroon ’s 92-year-old Paul Biya, has won election again, the country’s top court said Monday, after days of protesters‘ clashes with security forces left at least four people dead as opposition supporters demanded credible results. Biya has led the central African nation since 1982, ruling longer than most citizens have been alive. Over 70% of the population of almost 30 million is under 35, and the Oct. 12 election has displayed growing tensions between Africa’s youth and its many aging leaders, reports the AP. The Constitutional Council said Biya received 53.66% of votes while former ally Issa Tchiroma Bakary got 35.
