At 92, Cameroon’s President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa’s aging leaders continue to cling to power, even as their nations face unrest, corruption, and calls for change.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — After a newspaper reported in 1897 that the great American writer Mark Twain had died, a bemused — but very much alive — Twain famously quipped: “the report of my death was an exaggeration.”
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Source: NPR | Published: 2025-10-11T15:32:10Z
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