Cameroon election, highly likely to extend the 36-year rule of President Paul Biya, making him one of Africa’s last multi-decade leaders

Cameroon's Presidential Candidates- Paul Biya (RDPC/CPDM), Garga Haman Adji (ADD), Maurice Kamto (MRC/CRM), Libi’i Li Ngue Ngue Cabril (Univers), Serge Espoir Matomba (PURS/UPSR), Muna Tabeng Akere (FPD/PFD), Ndam Njoya Adamou (UDC/CDU), Franklin Afanwi Ndifor (MCNC/CNCM), Joshua Osih (SDF/FSD) [Courtesy]

Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday for an election widely expected to extend the 36-year rule of President Paul Biya and confirm his place as one of Africa’s last multi-decade leaders.

Victory would usher in a seventh term for the 85-year-old and see him stay until at least the age of 92, bucking a tentative trend in Africa where many countries have installed presidential term limits. The only current African president to have ruled longer is Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.