Cameroon has re-elected Paul Biya, the 92-year-old incumbent leader of the country. Only the country’s second leader, Biya has led the country for over four decades. The elder statesman faces a number of continuing challenges including language divides, a separatist movement and growing opposition. Host Marco Werman learned more from Julius Amin, a Cameroonian scholar and professor of African history at the University of Dayton, Ohio.
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