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Cameroon's Biya, world's oldest president, sworn in for 8th term

Cameroon President Paul Biya addresses a campaign rally in Maroua on October 7, 2025. [AFP]

Paul Biya, who has been president of Cameroon for 43 years, was sworn in on Thursday for an eighth term, after a contested election that sparked mass protests and subsequent repression in which several demonstrators died.

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