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Cameroon’s 92-year-old president Biya makes rare public appearance to launch election campaign
- On Tuesday, Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya made a rare public appearance at his first campaign rally in Maroua, Far North, ahead of the October 12 presidential election.
- This campaign launch followed years of limited public appearances by Biya, after the 2008 removal of presidential term limits and the barring of candidate Maurice Kamto in August.
- Addressing supporters, Biya promised to step up security, improve infrastructure, and curb youth unemployment in the majority Muslim, poverty-stricken Far North plagued by extremist attacks.
- He acknowledged the issues residents are facing and expressed confidence, drawing from his extensive leadership, that these challenges can be overcome.
- With nine opposition candidates, accusations of electoral bias, and 43% of citizens living in poverty, Biya is still widely expected to win an eighth term.
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Cameroon's 92-year-old Paul Biya makes first campaign stop as he seeks eighth presidential term
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, appeared on Tuesday at his first campaign rally for the upcoming election. The world’s oldest head of state is seeking an eighth term when voters go to the polls on Sunday.
·Pointe-Noire, Congo
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While the election was held on Sunday, 12 October, the president, who had been in power for forty-three years and was a candidate for an eighth term, finally appeared in public at an event in Maroua, the capital of the Far North, which was politically won by him.
·Paris, France
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Cameroon's President, Paul Biya, aged 92, appeared on March at his first electoral meeting for the future elections, in which the oldest head of state of the world applies for the election.
·Romania
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