Paul Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982, presenting his long tenure as a guarantor of stability. Yet Marie-Emmanuelle Pommerolle, an expert on Cameroon, argues precisely the opposite: Biya’s prolonged ...

A military officer who seized power but promised to step down is expected to win the presidential vote on Saturday.

Ilhan Omar effectively closed the door on rumors ... We’ve got good folks,” said Walz, who may instead consider a third term in St. Paul. If elected, Flanagan – who is Ojibwe – would ...

Meanwhile, Omar attended the Namaz-e-Janaza of the deceased at the Astan-e-Aaliya, Budgam. He was joined by adviser to Nasir Aslam Wani and cabinet minister Javed Dar and chief spokesperson Tanvir ...

The military general previously served as aide-de-camp to Omar Bongo before he was posted overseas to the embassies in Morocco and Senegal. He thereafter returned to lead the elite Royal Guard ...

At 92, Paul Biya, Africa’s second-longest-serving leader, announced in January that he would seek his eighth presidential term in the October elections, ending months of speculation over his candidacy ...

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections, Oct. 7, 2018, in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit ...

He campaigned on an anti-corruption ticket. He has also emphasized the need to break from the dynasty of Omar Bongo Ondimba and his son and successor Ali Bongo, who together ruled Gabon for more ...

He is a former aide-de-camp to Ali Bongo's father Omar Bongo, who served as president for more than 40 years until his death in 2009.