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Cameroon: Can one of Africa's oldest governments endure?

Eddy Micah Jr. | Josephine Mahachi
October 21, 2025

Will Paul Biya extend his 40-year presidency in Cameroon, or will a new leader emerge? The country is tense as voters prepare to hear the result of a general election on October 23. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Yaounde-based political analyst Dr. Atia Tilaruis and DW correspondent Dorcas Ekupe.

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