Paul Biya, the president of Cameroon, is commemorating his 41 years in office on Monday, November 6.
The president did not attend the event last year, despite the fact that thousands of people gathered in Yaoundé, the capital.
On November 6, 1982, former prime minister Paul Biya assumed power in Cameroon after initial president Ahmadou Ahidjo resigned.
He has already been urged by numerous members of the ruling Democratic Rally of the Cameroonian People (RDPC) to run for an eighth, seven-year term in the 2025 presidential election.
Nonetheless, Sunday was a black day for his regime’s detractors. A succession dispute, poor leadership, and corruption were mentioned by several.
The president of Cameroon, who marked his 90th birthday in February of last year, is the second-longest serving leader in Africa.
Under his leadership, Cameroon has seen a number of difficulties recently, from a separatist movement in the English-speaking areas of the nation to the threat posed by Islamic extremists in the north who are affiliated with the Boko Haram group, which is based in Nigeria.
2018 saw Paul Biya’s most recent presidential victory.
