Cameroon's 92-year-old President Biya to seek eighth term
Biya, 92, posted the announcement on X in French and English.
'I am a candidate for the 12 October 2025 presidential election. Rest assured that my determination to serve you is commensurate with the serious challenges facing us,' he wrote.
'Together, there are no challenges we cannot meet. The best is still to come.'
Biya was already the de facto candidate of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), of which he is party leader.
Several longstanding supporters of Biya have appeared to distance themselves from him in recent months, and there have been two high-profile defections from Biya's camp in recent weeks.
But the opposition is deeply divided and is struggling to unite behind a single candidate.
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