Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October’s elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power.

“Together, there are no challenges we cannot meet,” he wrote in posts on X in English and French.

Biya, 92, was already the de facto candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), of which he is party leader.

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.
Together, there are no challenges we cannot meet.
The best is still to come.#Biya2025#PaulBiya#Cameroon pic.twitter.com/yIq7I1jTJ6

— President Paul BIYA (@PR_Paul_BIYA) July 13, 2025