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Cameroon

Paul Biya (Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo)

Date of Birth: 13/02/1933


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Biya to defy critics and run again

Despite mounting calls for Paul Biya to end his 42-year-long reign, the Cameroonian president intends to run again this year, hoping to lead the Central African nation for another seven years...


Chantal Biya gains ground as an old ally falls

He headed no unit of the Cameroonian armed forces nor did he even grace its highest ranks let alone did he earn President Paul Biya's eternal gratitude by rescuing him from some plot or other but Rear-Admiral Joseph Fouda was the most important military man of the last 20 years – nearly half the President's time in power...


Biya missing in action

Paul Biya has not been seen in public since leaving Beijing on 8 September after attending the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC)...


Biya's government blocks bids to unite opposition

Nji who is based in the prime minister's office and presides over the ruling party's strategy for the 2025 elections wants to pave the way for a comfortable victory for President Paul Biya or any handpicked successor...


Contenders spar in the waiting room

With every birthday – 13 February was his 91st – the succession to President Paul Biya draws nearer as does the intensity of the rivalry of the factions aiming to replace him...


Biya's belt-tightening has risks

Cameroon has had a worrying start to the year with President Paul Biya's four-decade-long dictatorship facing economic challenges that could turn political at a moment's notice...


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