The world’s oldest Head of State, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has been re-election extend his 43 years in power.
He added that his decision to go for an eighth term came after “numerous and insistent” calls by people from all regions in Cameroon and the diaspora.
Biya has never lost an election since taking power in 1982 and if he wins another seven-year term he could be president until he is nearly 100.
Biya abolished term limits in 2008, enabling him to seek the presidency indefinitely.
“Never in the political history of nations have I seen or heard that a man of that age, is declaring his candidacy in a presidential election,” said one member of the public, who spoke on condition of anonymity.