Son and stepson of Cameroon’s Paul Biya are seen as main contenders to be vice-presidentSince taking power in Cameroon 44 years ago, Paul Biya has done without a vice-president. In 1972, a decade before he first won the presidency, the role had been scrapped as the central African country transitioned from a federal to unitary state.Now, at the age of 93, people close to the world’s oldest head of state appear to have had a change of heart, and – according to their critics – they have one thing on their mind: the creation of a dynastic system that would transfer power to his son or his stepson. Continue reading...

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/02/cameroon-president-paul-biya-successor-franck