Africa and the never ending debate of ‘life presidents'

Cameroon President Paul Biya

By  Erick Mwakibete

What you need to know:

  • Consequently, some of the world’s current longest serving presidents are in Africa.
  • In most countries in Africa, presidential term limits came with the winds of political changes of the late 1980s to early 1990s.

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