Can the world's oldest president keep his title and woo a nation of young voters?
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The world's oldest head of state - 92-year-old Paul Biya - has promised Cameroon's electorate "the best is still to come" as he seeks his eighth consecutive presidential term on Sunday. The nonagenarian has already been in power since 1982 - another seven-year mandate could see him rule for 50 years until he will be almost 100. He defied widespread calls to step down and has been criticised for only showing up for one rally, spending most of the campaign period on a 10-day private trip to Europe. A backlash over his reliance on an AI-generated campaign video, as his opponents actively wooed voters on the ground, saw him rush north on his return home. In the vote-rich city of Maroua on Tuesday he addressed crowds of his party supporters - reaching out in particular to women and young people, promising to prioritise their plight in his next mandate. "I will keep my word," he insisted, urging them to "give me your valuable support once again". But political analyst Immanuel Wanah tells the BBC that Biya's primary focus since coming to power has been to stay in power, "often at the
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