92 years old Cameroon president, Paul biya doing non appearance campaign

The post satirizes Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya’s reelection bid for an eighth term on October 12, 2025, via a video of supporters using giant effigies for rallies, underscoring his long absences from public view despite recent appearances.

Biya, in power since 1982, exemplifies Africa’s trend of extended leadership, with constitutional amendments enabling indefinite rule; data from Freedom House rates Cameroon as “not free,” citing suppressed opposition.

Replies humorously link the tactic to aging politicians in Nigeria (e.g., 73-year-old Tinubu) and Uganda (86-year-old Deputy PM Moses Ali), reflecting regional critiques of dynastic or geriatric governance without term limits.

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