New Delhi, July 15 -- Cameroon on Friday set the next presidential election for Oct. 12, according to a statement from the country's longtime president. The vote comes at a key time for the west African nation whose 92-year-old leader has not ruled out that he would seek another term.
Paul Biya, Africa's second longest-serving president after Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, is frequently sick and abroad, and last year, talk spread that he had died, prompting the government to publicly deny the rumors.
The over 40 years of Biya's stay in power has left a lasting impact. His government has faced various challenges, including allegations of corruption and a secessionist movement in Cameroon's English-speaking provinces that has forced t...