- A report from The East African media outlet indicated that the Cameroonian leader has confirmed he would be seeking another term in office
Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya will seek re-election for his eighth term in 2025, when he will be 93.
A report from The East African media outlet indicated that the Cameroonian leader has confirmed he would be seeking another term in office.
The last presidential election was held in 2018.
One of the world’s oldest and longest-serving leaders, 91-year-old Biya first ascended to the presidency of the Central African nation in 1982.
Before assuming the presidency, he served as the country’s Prime Minister under then-President Ahmadou Ahidjo from 1975 to 1982.
Meanwhile, Cameroon’s elections management body, ELECAM, said 7.9 million civilians have registered as voters ahead of the August 31 deadline set for the voter registration exercise.
According to Voice of America (VOA), this represents barely 50 per cent of citizens qualified to vote in the election expected in October 2025.
The opposition and civil society say most qualified voters are reluctant to register due to fears the election would not be free, fair and transparent.
The fears were heightened when Biya controversially postponed the nation’s Parliamentary and Municipal elections until 2026, citing security concerns in the Anglophone regions, where separatist conflict has raged since 2016.