Cameroon counts votes as 92-year-old Biya seeks eighth term

Vote counting is underway in Cameroon following the presidential election on October 12, 2025.

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Vote counting is underway in Cameroon following Sunday’s presidential election, in which the incumbent—and the world’s oldest head of State—92-year-old Paul Biya, is seeking an eighth term after ruling the Central African country uninterrupted for 43 years.

A total of 8,010,464 eligible Cameroonians—including 34,411 in the diaspora—were registered to vote, with 11 opposition candidates challenging the long-serving leader.